Chardonnay, Pinot blanc, Sauvignon blanc, Grenache blanc, Riesling and Gewurztraminer are the best-known grape varieties used to make white wine, and account for the vast majority of French white wine production.
Chardonnay, Pinot blanc, Sauvignon blanc, Grenache blanc, Riesling and Gewurztraminer are the best-known grape varieties used to make white wine, and account for the vast majority of French white wine production. Other, lesser-known and too-often neglected grape varieties are also worth highlighting, such as Viognier (a wine from the south of France), Savagnin (used in particular to produce Vin Jaune du Jura), Aligoté (a cousin of Chardonnay) and Gros Manseng (a grape from the Pyrenees used to produce Jurançon).