Fuissé or Fumé?
Question: I was updating my wine list at the restaurant I manage and I’m a little confused….. is Pouilly-Fuissé mostly Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay?
Answer:
Pouilly-Fuissé is a wine region in Burgundy and it is named after the two villages in the district, called Pouilly and Fuissé. It is in the Maconnais sub-region of Burgundy, which is north of Beaujolais, and must be made from Chardonnay.
Pouilly-Fumé is a wine region in the Central Loire that is centered around the town of Pouilly-Sur-Loire. The word fumé (think of smoke) was used when …
