Last night a friend and I attended A French Wine Affaire sponsored by the French Wine Society and held at the French Embassy.

There were more than 200 wines and I think we managed to taste most of them :). When I think of French wine I normally think of Bordeaux or Champagne so it was nice to see the other regions well-represented. There were some really good wines from Burgundy, Rhone, Loire and the South of France.

One of the more interesting wines was from Boisset, the producers of the French Rabbit wines I have mentioned previously. The wine, called Lulu B, is from the South of France and they make a Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and a Syrah (aside: the representative from Boisset had a great sense of humor he joked that they had talked about making a blend that was 50% Syrah and 50% Shiraz). The label is clearly designed for an American audience, focusing on the varietal not the region and keeping the labels simple and colorful. And, Lulu B is a cute mascot :).

Another winery of note was from the producers Badet Clement & Co. and is called Les Jamelles. Also from the South of France and labeled by varietal, not region and a very good value for the money.

The highlight of the evening was clearly the cheese table from Calvert Woodley's La Cheeserie. They offered a great variety of really good cheeses.

I ordered a bunch of wines and will review as they arrive.