Whether it’s dry or sweet, bottled on its own or as part of a blend, Chenin Blanc is a wildly versatile grape variety. Pulsar Imagens / Alamy Stock Photo Historically, Chenin Blanc has been most ...

As you peruse the white-wine aisles of most stores, dominated as they are by chardonnay and sauvignon blanc, it's hard to believe chenin blanc ever reigned supreme in California. But it did. Known ...

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As the most versatile wine grape, chenin blanc closely follows riesling. Both grapes are prince as well as pauper, making great dry wines, dessert wines, pricey and elegant wines and cheap bulk wines.

Pinot d'Anjou,Savennieres, Anjou Blanc, Montlouis, Saumur, Steen, Vouvray, Pineau de la Loire, and Cremant de Loire. The wine inside such bottles is generally slightly sweet, but usually has excellent ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Chenin Blanc may well be the most underrated white wine grape in the world. It makes wines high in acidity that ...

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 ...

The fifth annual international Drink Chenin Day takes place on June 15, 2018, and everyone is invited. A social media initiative combined with in-person events around the world, #DrinkChenin Day ...

It was in front of their eyes the entire time, and finally they realized what they had. The “what” that we’re talking about is the chenin blanc grape variety, and the “they” are the winemakers of ...

Most grape varieties are used to produce one or, at most, two styles of wine. For instance, cabernet sauvignon on a label usually means a dry, red and ”chewy” wine. Pinot noir usually means a dry and ...

Wine is either sweet or dry, right? It’s a simple question, yet wine is rarely that simple. Chenin blanc, the grape we have been examining over the last month, typifies some of the complexities that ...