Orange-wine drinkers used to style themselves as insurgents against the claret establishment. Now this wine colour hasn’t ...

In a landscape where most consumers are buying chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon, what prompts a California winemaker to produce wines from cinsault, ribolla gialla or chenin blanc? “I think ...

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier, the holy trinity of Champagne, are familiar sights in the region’s great cuvées.

In Champagne, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier are the grapes that make up 99% of the region’s vines. However, some winemakers are making an effort to revive Champagne’s ancient ...

Chardonnay is the most popular white wine, although for us it doesn’t refresh the palate as much as, say, a crisp sauvignon blanc. If you’re looking for something different, try a chenin blanc from ...

With almost 500,000 acres, Chardonnay is in second place among white grapes in the world. It is a well-travelled grape whose grown all over the world. The world loves Chardonnay, with good reason.

It may be known for big reds like Zinfandel, but this California wine region has recently become a hub for obscure whites, ...

Part of the fascination of visiting PA Wine Land is enjoying the many different wines made from many different grape varieties. A wine made from two or more different grapes is called a “blend ...

And the grapes — Day seeks out legacy varieties from Oregon’s experimental days, before winemakers settled mostly on pinot noir and chardonnay.

In the heart of Boston, a wine shop is rewriting the rules — one bottle at a time. Founded in 2010 by visionary couple TJ and ...

In contrast, 49 percent of all wines purchased in the United States and 43 percent of worldwide wine sales involve white wines. Types of red wine grapes There are roughly 700 different types of ...

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