Certain wine regions and particular types of grapes often get unfairly overlooked. That’s why I made a point recently of writing about several, outstanding Pinotage red wines from South Africa. This ...

Chardonnay, chardonnay, chardonnay; it’s everywhere. Makes you wonder: Is there any other white wine than chardonnay? There’s sauvignon blanc, a crisp and fruity alternative white that’s drawing a lot ...

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I LOVE CHENIN BLANC. This is not the first time I’ve made this declaration, but it’s worth noting again as winter approaches. That’s because Chenin is a white wine particularly well-suited to winter ...

My memories of chenin blanc go back to the early 1970s with releases from Inglenook and Charles Krug that were significant upgrades from the half gallon Burgundy and Chablis Wines that were most ...

It’s hard to name a West Coast wine whose demise has been so nearly complete as Chenin Blanc. With its roots in France’s Loire Valley and an important outpost now in South Africa (where it’s called ...

The white wine grape, originally from France’s Loire Valley, was widely planted in California’s early wine-growing days, thanks to a reliably abundant, high-acid crop in almost any conditions. But ...

Chenin blanc, probably the best white wine you never tried, finally has a growing presence. You can now reliably find a few coming from the Pacific Northwest and South Africa. Chenin blanc’s Old World ...

Want to try a white wine you may not have tried to welcome spring? Try the 2020 Paumanok Chenin Blanc. While not as familiar as chardonnay, pinot grigio, or sauvignon blanc, one of the most beautiful ...

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Perhaps chenin blanc is the white grape that I like best. To the extent that you can actually have a favorite grape. There are so many that are good. But chenin blanc is unusually exciting and ...