If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. If there was a boxing match of sorts for sommeliers, it wouldn’t be hard to get them to trade punches over ...

Chenin blanc is enjoying a moment in Australia right now. Following the success of non-mainstream Italian grape varieties in the local market – white fiano, red nero d’avola – winemakers, particularly ...

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 ...

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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 ...

A new insult has emerged in right-wing circles: “wine mom.” As in “organized gangs of wine moms” (meaning “educated snobs”), who use “antifa tactics” (meaning they go to protests) to ...

My grandfather was a Cab man, generally speaking, but when he drank white wine, his go-to was always Chenin Blanc, a Loire Valley native that also goes by the aliases Vouvray, Agudelo, Pinau Gros, and ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the people, business and politics of the wine industry. Today, June 20, is the annual celebration of Drink Chenin ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cugnette. Steen. Pineau de la Loire. Vouvray. What do these four wine terms have in common? They’re all synonyms for chenin blanc, a stunningly drinkable white wine so worthy of your affection that ...