A Few Chardonnay Questions

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Beaujolais is actually the southernmost part of the larger region known as Burgundy. Though there are a few minor white grapes, the major white grape of the entire region is chardonnay. It ranges from Chablis in the north to White Beaujolais in the south.

There are several French and other wines with regional names such as Beaujolais that are made with different grapes to make different wines. In the Lorie Valley for example they have a regionally named wine called Sancerre. The white one is made from sauvignon blanc, but there are rose' and red ones made from pinot noir. Cotes du Rhone come in red and white, Port comes in red and white, etc, etc.