Wines from the French terroir
The wines selected here are not products on a shelf — they are the work of 29 producers and artisans chosen by a Michelin-starred chef for the quality of their land, their gestures and their honesty. Discover them, learn their story, and find the right address for your kitchen.
29 producers and artisans
Coteaux du Languedoc wines
AOC Coteaux du Layon
AOC Montlouis-sur-Loire
AOC Pommard
AOC Touraine wine
Banyuls
Bourgogne Aligot
Champagne
Clairette de Die
Costières de Némes
Cote de Beaune
Gewurztraminer
Graves de Vayres
Branceilles Wine
Roussette
Gros-Plant du Pays Nantais
Les Baux de Provence
Muscadet
Frontignan Muscatel
Corsican Cape Muscatel
Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh
Pouilly Fuiss
Quincy
Rose des Riceys
Saint-Pouréain
Sancerre
Vin Gris des Cétes de Toul
Vin Jaune
Medoc wines
Why these wines, and not others
France has thousands of wines. We have not tried to list them all. Chef Patrick Asfaux, Michelin-starred chef, has selected here only the producers and artisans whose work he knows, uses, and would put on his own table. No paid placement, no invented description — only real addresses, real people, real products.
Each producer in this section comes with their location, their story, the way they work, and a way to contact them directly. Some hold a protected appellation (AOP, IGP, Label Rouge), others simply have the silent recognition of those who have always done things well. The list is not exhaustive — it grows with the encounters, the seasons, and the loyalty of those who keep their word.
Use these wines in your cooking, find the recipes that bring them to life, and the wines that go with them. Going back to honest products is the simplest way to cook well — it always has been.