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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
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A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Pane Vino 79.016
- #39 Parcelle 22 79.016
- #39 Petrossian (this place) 79.016
- #39 Philovino 79.016
- #39 Pinard 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Parcelle 22 79.016
- #39 Petrossian 79.016
- #39 Philovino (this place) 79.016
- #39 Pinard 79.016
- #39 Plaka 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Petrossian 79.016
- #39 Philovino 79.016
- #39 Pinard (this place) 79.016
- #39 Plaka 79.016
- #39 Poison 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Philovino 79.016
- #39 Pinard 79.016
- #39 Plaka (this place) 79.016
- #39 Poison 79.016
- #39 Poissonnerie du golfe 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Pinard 79.016
- #39 Plaka 79.016
- #39 Poison (this place) 79.016
- #39 Poissonnerie du golfe 79.016
- #39 Poissonnerie Viot 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Plaka 79.016
- #39 Poison 79.016
- #39 Poissonnerie du golfe (this place) 79.016
- #39 Poissonnerie Viot 79.016
- #39 Poissons 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Poison 79.016
- #39 Poissonnerie du golfe 79.016
- #39 Poissonnerie Viot (this place) 79.016
- #39 Poissons 79.016
- #39 Popolo 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Poissonnerie du golfe 79.016
- #39 Poissonnerie Viot 79.016
- #39 Poissons (this place) 79.016
- #39 Popolo 79.016
- #39 Profil Grec 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Poissonnerie Viot 79.016
- #39 Poissons 79.016
- #39 Popolo (this place) 79.016
- #39 Profil Grec 79.016
- #39 Provisions 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Poissons 79.016
- #39 Popolo 79.016
- #39 Profil Grec (this place) 79.016
- #39 Provisions 79.016
- #39 Prunelle 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Popolo 79.016
- #39 Profil Grec 79.016
- #39 Provisions (this place) 79.016
- #39 Prunelle 79.016
- #39 Pulpa 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Profil Grec 79.016
- #39 Provisions 79.016
- #39 Prunelle (this place) 79.016
- #39 Pulpa 79.016
- #39 Qualité Vin 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Provisions 79.016
- #39 Prunelle 79.016
- #39 Pulpa (this place) 79.016
- #39 Qualité Vin 79.016
- #39 Quentin le poissonnier 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Prunelle 79.016
- #39 Pulpa 79.016
- #39 Qualité Vin (this place) 79.016
- #39 Quentin le poissonnier 79.016
- #39 Racine Carrée 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Pulpa 79.016
- #39 Qualité Vin 79.016
- #39 Quentin le poissonnier (this place) 79.016
- #39 Racine Carrée 79.016
- #39 Racines Essences de Terre 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Qualité Vin 79.016
- #39 Quentin le poissonnier 79.016
- #39 Racine Carrée (this place) 79.016
- #39 Racines Essences de Terre 79.016
- #39 RadioVino 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Quentin le poissonnier 79.016
- #39 Racine Carrée 79.016
- #39 Racines Essences de Terre (this place) 79.016
- #39 RadioVino 79.016
- #39 Raffinati 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Racine Carrée 79.016
- #39 Racines Essences de Terre 79.016
- #39 RadioVino (this place) 79.016
- #39 Raffinati 79.016
- #39 Renée 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Racines Essences de Terre 79.016
- #39 RadioVino 79.016
- #39 Raffinati (this place) 79.016
- #39 Renée 79.016
- #39 Rerenga Wines 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 RadioVino 79.016
- #39 Raffinati 79.016
- #39 Renée (this place) 79.016
- #39 Rerenga Wines 79.016
- #39 Retour verre le futur 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Raffinati 79.016
- #39 Renée 79.016
- #39 Rerenga Wines (this place) 79.016
- #39 Retour verre le futur 79.016
- #39 Ritournelle 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Renée 79.016
- #39 Rerenga Wines 79.016
- #39 Retour verre le futur (this place) 79.016
- #39 Ritournelle 79.016
- #39 RN7 Vins 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Rerenga Wines 79.016
- #39 Retour verre le futur 79.016
- #39 Ritournelle (this place) 79.016
- #39 RN7 Vins 79.016
- #39 Rock Bottles 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Retour verre le futur 79.016
- #39 Ritournelle 79.016
- #39 RN7 Vins (this place) 79.016
- #39 Rock Bottles 79.016
- #39 Saint Cochon 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Ritournelle 79.016
- #39 RN7 Vins 79.016
- #39 Rock Bottles (this place) 79.016
- #39 Saint Cochon 79.016
- #39 Satriale 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 RN7 Vins 79.016
- #39 Rock Bottles 79.016
- #39 Saint Cochon (this place) 79.016
- #39 Satriale 79.016
- #39 Sémélé 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Rock Bottles 79.016
- #39 Saint Cochon 79.016
- #39 Satriale (this place) 79.016
- #39 Sémélé 79.016
- #39 Septime La Cave 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Saint Cochon 79.016
- #39 Satriale 79.016
- #39 Sémélé (this place) 79.016
- #39 Septime La Cave 79.016
- #39 Sézanne 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Satriale 79.016
- #39 Sémélé 79.016
- #39 Septime La Cave (this place) 79.016
- #39 Sézanne 79.016
- #39 Sistaou 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Sémélé 79.016
- #39 Septime La Cave 79.016
- #39 Sézanne (this place) 79.016
- #39 Sistaou 79.016
- #39 Soif de Vins 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Septime La Cave 79.016
- #39 Sézanne 79.016
- #39 Sistaou (this place) 79.016
- #39 Soif de Vins 79.016
- #39 Solar 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Sézanne 79.016
- #39 Sistaou 79.016
- #39 Soif de Vins (this place) 79.016
- #39 Solar 79.016
- #39 Source 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Sistaou 79.016
- #39 Soif de Vins 79.016
- #39 Solar (this place) 79.016
- #39 Source 79.016
- #39 Stop Andouilles 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Soif de Vins 79.016
- #39 Solar 79.016
- #39 Source (this place) 79.016
- #39 Stop Andouilles 79.016
- #39 Substrats 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Solar 79.016
- #39 Source 79.016
- #39 Stop Andouilles (this place) 79.016
- #39 Substrats 79.016
- #39 Tata Bouteille 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Source 79.016
- #39 Stop Andouilles 79.016
- #39 Substrats (this place) 79.016
- #39 Tata Bouteille 79.016
- #39 Terres à Vin 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Stop Andouilles 79.016
- #39 Substrats 79.016
- #39 Tata Bouteille (this place) 79.016
- #39 Terres à Vin 79.016
- #39 The Butcher of Paris 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Substrats 79.016
- #39 Tata Bouteille 79.016
- #39 Terres à Vin (this place) 79.016
- #39 The Butcher of Paris 79.016
- #39 Tripa 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Tata Bouteille 79.016
- #39 Terres à Vin 79.016
- #39 The Butcher of Paris (this place) 79.016
- #39 Tripa 79.016
- #39 Umai 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Terres à Vin 79.016
- #39 The Butcher of Paris 79.016
- #39 Tripa (this place) 79.016
- #39 Umai 79.016
- #39 Ursa Major 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 The Butcher of Paris 79.016
- #39 Tripa 79.016
- #39 Umai (this place) 79.016
- #39 Ursa Major 79.016
- #39 Vache Tigre 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Tripa 79.016
- #39 Umai 79.016
- #39 Ursa Major (this place) 79.016
- #39 Vache Tigre 79.016
- #39 Viande & chef 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Umai 79.016
- #39 Ursa Major 79.016
- #39 Vache Tigre (this place) 79.016
- #39 Viande & chef 79.016
- #39 Viande à Part 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Ursa Major 79.016
- #39 Vache Tigre 79.016
- #39 Viande & chef (this place) 79.016
- #39 Viande à Part 79.016
- #39 Viande Viande 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Vache Tigre 79.016
- #39 Viande & chef 79.016
- #39 Viande à Part (this place) 79.016
- #39 Viande Viande 79.016
- #39 Vinaigrerie la Guinelle 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Viande & chef 79.016
- #39 Viande à Part 79.016
- #39 Viande Viande (this place) 79.016
- #39 Vinaigrerie la Guinelle 79.016
- #39 Vins d'Une Oreille 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Viande à Part 79.016
- #39 Viande Viande 79.016
- #39 Vinaigrerie la Guinelle (this place) 79.016
- #39 Vins d'Une Oreille 79.016
- #39 Vins sur Vans 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Viande Viande 79.016
- #39 Vinaigrerie la Guinelle 79.016
- #39 Vins d'Une Oreille (this place) 79.016
- #39 Vins sur Vans 79.016
- #39 VivaVino 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Vinaigrerie la Guinelle 79.016
- #39 Vins d'Une Oreille 79.016
- #39 Vins sur Vans (this place) 79.016
- #39 VivaVino 79.016
- #39 Vivre(s) 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Vins d'Une Oreille 79.016
- #39 Vins sur Vans 79.016
- #39 VivaVino (this place) 79.016
- #39 Vivre(s) 79.016
- #39 Vivres 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Vins sur Vans 79.016
- #39 VivaVino 79.016
- #39 Vivre(s) (this place) 79.016
- #39 Vivres 79.016
- #39 Volatiles 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 VivaVino 79.016
- #39 Vivre(s) 79.016
- #39 Vivres (this place) 79.016
- #39 Volatiles 79.016
- #39 Workshop Issé 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Vivre(s) 79.016
- #39 Vivres 79.016
- #39 Volatiles (this place) 79.016
- #39 Workshop Issé 79.016
- #39 Yaoya 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Vivre(s) 79.016
- #39 Vivres 79.016
- #39 Volatiles 79.016
- #39 Workshop Issé (this place) 79.016
- #39 Yaoya 79.016
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The awards
- Le Fooding Le Fooding: Le Fooding Guide
- Le Fooding Le Fooding Guide
A Tie
There are 217 places with the exact same Score, so they share #39. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #39 Vivre(s) 79.016
- #39 Vivres 79.016
- #39 Volatiles 79.016
- #39 Workshop Issé 79.016
- #39 Yaoya (this place) 79.016
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A chalk body wrap paired with a glass of Champagne is either peak indulgence or a science experiment, and Manoir Henri Giraud leans into both. This boutique hotel and oenotourism destination sits inside a UNESCO-listed wine region, offering private cellar tours, fine dining built around the house's multi-vintage cuvées, and a spa that literally rubs the local geology on you. A Discovery from The 50.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Champagne Henri Giraud (this place) 71.400
- #256 Château Beychevelle 71.400
- #256 Château de Beaucastel 71.400
- #256 Château Haut-Brion 71.400
- #256 Château Margaux 71.400
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The name itself tells the story: passing ships once lowered their sails in salute to the admiral who owned this estate, and "bêcha vêla," lower sail in Gascon, stuck. A visit to this Saint-Julien château means guided tours through formal French gardens, centuries-old cellars, and a nautically themed winery that leans into the river mythology rather than pretending it isn't there. Classic Médoc, dressed up and proud of it.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Champagne Henri Giraud 71.400
- #256 Château Beychevelle (this place) 71.400
- #256 Château de Beaucastel 71.400
- #256 Château Haut-Brion 71.400
- #256 Château Margaux 71.400
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A historic Châteauneuf-du-Pape estate that went biodynamic before most winemakers knew the word, Beaucastel has been farming with obsessive restraint for decades. Their flagship rouge draws on all 13 permitted grape varieties, each harvested by hand and vinified separately before blending. Visits are by appointment, so this is a pilgrimage for the seriously wine-curious rather than a casual drop-in.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Champagne Henri Giraud 71.400
- #256 Château Beychevelle 71.400
- #256 Château de Beaucastel (this place) 71.400
- #256 Château Haut-Brion 71.400
- #256 Château Margaux 71.400
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Samuel Pepys wrote about the wine here in the 1660s, which is either a great sales pitch or proof that some things never change. Château Haut-Brion is one of only five Bordeaux estates to hold Premier Cru Classé status, and its vineyards sit inside the city limits of Pessac, an odd suburban setting for something this storied. The visit is for the wine, the cellars, and the quiet thrill of walking ground that shaped what red Bordeaux became.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Château Beychevelle 71.400
- #256 Château de Beaucastel 71.400
- #256 Château Haut-Brion (this place) 71.400
- #256 Château Margaux 71.400
- #256 Château Mouton Rothschild 71.400
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A tree-lined drive delivers you to a Neo-Palladian manor before you've even reached the vines, which feels about right for one of Bordeaux's original First Growth estates. Pre-booked tours move from the 19th-century main house through Norman Foster's glass-fronted winery and tasting rooms, walking the full sweep of the property. Come for the history as much as the wine; the architecture alone makes a strong case for the detour.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Château de Beaucastel 71.400
- #256 Château Haut-Brion 71.400
- #256 Château Margaux (this place) 71.400
- #256 Château Mouton Rothschild 71.400
- #256 Coulée de Serrant 71.400
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The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Château Haut-Brion 71.400
- #256 Château Margaux 71.400
- #256 Château Mouton Rothschild (this place) 71.400
- #256 Coulée de Serrant 71.400
- #256 Domaine Henri Bourgeois 71.400
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Horses still plough the steep slopes above the Loire at Coulée de Serrant because tractors simply can't manage the grade. Nicolas Joly's estate is a pilgrimage stop for anyone curious about biodynamic viticulture, and a visit makes his conviction hard to argue with: that wine should be "true" to its terroir, not just pleasant. The cellar has been around forever, and the vines are tended with corresponding seriousness.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Château Margaux 71.400
- #256 Château Mouton Rothschild 71.400
- #256 Coulée de Serrant (this place) 71.400
- #256 Domaine Henri Bourgeois 71.400
- #256 Domaine Marcel Deiss 71.400
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Sancerre's goat cheese and its wines were made for each other, and the Bourgeois family seems to have organized their entire estate around proving it. The winery sits at the foot of the Monts Damnés vineyard in the medieval village of Chavignol, and between the cellar visits, the twelve-room hotel, and a Michelin-starred restaurant on site, a weekend here has a way of becoming two.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Château Mouton Rothschild 71.400
- #256 Coulée de Serrant 71.400
- #256 Domaine Henri Bourgeois (this place) 71.400
- #256 Domaine Marcel Deiss 71.400
- #256 Domaine Weinbach 71.400
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A family estate in Bergheim where the tastings come with a gentle philosophical challenge: stop cataloguing flavours and start paying attention to texture. The approach is grounded in field blends, different grape varieties grown together on the same plot, many tended by organic and biodynamic methods. The wines are poured from some of the domaine's most prized vineyard sites, and the surrounding old-town streets make the detour easy to justify.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Coulée de Serrant 71.400
- #256 Domaine Henri Bourgeois 71.400
- #256 Domaine Marcel Deiss (this place) 71.400
- #256 Domaine Weinbach 71.400
- #256 E.Guigal 71.400
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A brook runs through the estate and gives it its name, which tells you something about how long this Alsatian winery has been thinking things through. The vines at the heart of the property, a walled plot called Clos de Capuchins, go back centuries. The 28 hectares are farmed organically and biodynamically, with Grand Cru sites on the storied Schlossberg hill among them. Come to taste, to walk, and to recalibrate your sense of what Riesling can do.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Domaine Henri Bourgeois 71.400
- #256 Domaine Marcel Deiss 71.400
- #256 Domaine Weinbach (this place) 71.400
- #256 E.Guigal 71.400
- #256 Joseph Drouhin 71.400
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The vineyards clinging to the Côte Rôtie are so steep they look structurally implausible, and they've been there since the Romans, which puts your own productivity in perspective. Tours of the E. Guigal estate take you through the ancient cellars of one of the Rhône Valley's most celebrated producers, housed inside a Renaissance château that was a medieval fortress first and is now a French National Monument.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Domaine Marcel Deiss 71.400
- #256 Domaine Weinbach 71.400
- #256 E.Guigal (this place) 71.400
- #256 Joseph Drouhin 71.400
- #256 Maison Trimbach 71.400
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The cellars beneath this family-run Burgundy négociant once belonged to the Dukes of Burgundy, which sets an appropriately intimidating tone before you've opened a bottle. Maison Joseph Drouhin produces wines across nearly 90 appellations, leaning on old-school respect for terroir without the lecture. Visitors can tour the cellars in central Beaune, and the estate hosts workshops and themed tastings for anyone who wants to go deeper than a quick sip.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Domaine Marcel Deiss 71.400
- #256 Domaine Weinbach 71.400
- #256 E.Guigal 71.400
- #256 Joseph Drouhin (this place) 71.400
- #256 Maison Trimbach 71.400
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Twelve generations of the same family have been growing grapes on these Alsace hillsides since the 1600s, which makes most wine dynasties look impatient. Maison Trimbach is a winery visit in Ribeauvillé, set among the Vosges slopes that turn every shade from yellow to deep red come autumn. The hiking and biking trails that wind through the vineyards give you an excuse to earn your tasting. Named a Discovery by The 50.
The awards
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
There are 13 places with the exact same Score, so they share #256. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #256 Domaine Marcel Deiss 71.400
- #256 Domaine Weinbach 71.400
- #256 E.Guigal 71.400
- #256 Joseph Drouhin 71.400
- #256 Maison Trimbach (this place) 71.400