The Mâconnais (French pronunciation: [makɔnɛ]) district is located in the south of the Burgundy wine region in France, west of the Saône river.

Some plantations of Gamay and Pinot noir are made into red and rosé Mâcon, making up no more than 30% of the total wine production.

The geology is similar to that of the Côte d'Or, but the gentle relief means that vines are mixed with other forms of farming in most of the area.

In the south the land rises up to form Mont de Pouilly and other limestone hills, covered in the alkaline clay that best suits Chardonnay.

The region formed the border between the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire from 843 to 1600 and grew rich on customs duties in that time.