his family estate in the Savoie region of France is run by Jean-Francois Quénard, who took over for his father in 1987 after having studied winemaking in Burgundy, Gigondas, Bordeaux, and California. The specialty of the house is Chignin, made from the native Jacquerre grape grown on 50-year-old vines at the foot of the Alps. The village of Chignin has some of the best soil in the region. It is made up of limestone scree (fractured rocks on the slopes).