Despite Champagne’s ubiquity, the casual bubbles appreciator may not be so familiar with one of its most delicious styles—and French wine pros think that should change. Blanc de noirs, which means “white from blacks” in French, is a sparkling wine made from red-skinned grapes. Often golden in color, due to minimal skin contact during the […]
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On one hand, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc grapes couldn’t be more different, at least in how they’re commonly expressed and popularly understood. Chardonnay is a suave charmer, layered in smooth textures and warm flavors kissed with oak, with comfort as its calling card. Sauvignon Blanc is a brisk refresher, zesty in acidity, crisp on the […]
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It’s the wine on a restaurant list or shop shelf that is a sure bet at an affordable price. New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc is one of wine’s greatest success stories. Having shot to popularity in the last decades of the 20th century, it has since been enjoying the kind of success that makes other wine-producing […]
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In 1999, Bill Chambers, a fifth-generation Australian winemaker, was about to rip out the century-old vines of an obscure grape variety called Gouais Blanc on his historic family property in Rutherglen, a wine region about 180 miles northeast of Melbourne. After all, Gouais was considered a “peasant” variety incapable of greatness and the vines had […]
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Chenin Blanc is one of—if not the—most versatile wine grapes on the planet. It is produced all over the globe, from its ancestral home in France’s Loire Valley to South Africa, California and well beyond, expressing itself in various ways wherever it’s grown. The high-acid grape is best known for producing fresh, vibrant wines—especially when […]
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