Viognier is a white wine produced from the grape variety of the same name. In the Northern Rhône, the grape won't typically appear on the label –– instead, the name of one of two appellations will be ...
“V” is for viognier, a “noble” white grape of France’s Rhone Valley that depends on warm, sunny climates to bring out its best features. Condreiu, located on the right bank of the Rhone River, is ...
I think just as we search out new tastes and flavors in food we crave the same in wines. If you are looking to fall in love with another grape, have I got the grape for you. It's the soft, perfumed, ...
When thinking of Long Island wines, one may think cabernet Franc for red, chardonnay, or riesling for white. But another beautiful Long Island wine to consider is Viognier. Viognier is a grape most ...
Viognier ranks among the most maddening and confounding grapes. It is difficult to grow, and it is equally difficult to make into a balanced and delicious wine. Yet the grape and its often highly ...
Close your eyes and inhale: Jasmine, honeysuckle and gardenia aromas leap from the wine glass. There’s a sweet honeyed note, and a memory of apricot and peach nectar. Slowly, you take a sip, savoring ...
In the Rhone Valley, as in most parts of France and the "Old World" wine-producing countries, different grapes are blended together to achieve a balanced wine -- one that expresses regional character, ...
Viognier could have been a star. This is the varietal wine style that many years ago, particularly in the 1990s, had an inkling of a possibility of unseating chardonnay as America’s sweetheart, go-to ...
The green-skinned aromatic grape Viognier probably has roots, if you will, in Croatia, but in the States it’s most generally associated with France’s Rhone regions (in Condrieu it’s the only game in ...
In Orange County, a place where wineries and vineyards are ubiquitous, Sharon Horton stands out for her achievements in the wine industry. Horton, who owns and operates Horton Vineyards in ...