293747 Sun Aug 10 20:07:42 -0700 2003 3 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1608844 My wife and I drank quite a bit of Kir during our recent trip in France. Our favorite was the version we had in Burdundy which was made with the local white wine they call Aligate. Can anyone recommend the type of white wines available here that would approximate what we had in Burgundy? Thanks. Sun Aug 10 20:07:42 -0700 2003 0 Jonah 1 1608847 You can find Bourgogne Aligote locally, just go to a wine shop with a good French selection - Kermit, Premier Cru, Amphora, etc. There are a few domestic producers. I had a good one from an Oregon producer recently, La Bete, I think. Any dry, crisp, minerally white with a fairly neutral palate and no oak will substitute fine. Think Muscadet, unoaked Chard. I love them made with a good dry Kabinett rieling too. Make sure you use the best (French) Creme de Cassis that you can find. I love the Edmond Briottet. Sun Aug 10 22:04:10 -0700 2003 1608844 0 Deweyman 2 1608851 You mentioned Kermit, Premier Cru, Amphora, as places to get Bourgogne -- but they are local only to those of us in the SF area! There's a similar drink in which Champagne (or sparkling wine) is used as the base. It's often called Kir Royale. (copied from web site listed below): Another wild fact about champagne cocktails is that kir -- champagne and creme de cassis -- was a popular digestive aid in turn-of-the-century Burgundy and was originally called Pig Rinse. Luckily, the name of the sweet, dry drink was changed, first to vin blanc cassis, and then, in honor of the deputy mayor of Dijon, to kir. Link: http://www.thewineman.com/chamgagne_coctls.htm Mon Aug 11 00:16:44 -0700 2003 1608847 0 Joel Teller 3 1608926 -e Mon Aug 11 16:47:30 -0700 2003 1608851 0 Deweyman