Chardonnay! Truth be told, the Monterey AVA, aka wine region, is vast. Over 40,000 acres of wine grapes grow there, and eight sub-appellations have unique growing conditions. Hundreds of wineries are contained within, and many grape types are used, including Bordeaux types, such as Cabernet...
Chardonnay
Is the Champagne of Spain mainly from the plain?
No, Catalonia. Cava is not restricted to a geographic boundary and can be made anywhere in Spain. However, most Cava is produced in Catalonia. Cava, or cave in English, is Spain’s answer to French Champagne. It is a sparkling wine made using the traditional French...
How to Untangle Burgundy 2
It is essential to learn about Burgundy’s geography and the association of wine with its region to fully understand it. The land. The major regions of Burgundy are located in the valleys and slopes west of the Saône River, and from north to south, they are...
How to Untangle Burgundy
The easy. It’s easy to purchase Burgundy in some respects because there is one red, Pinot Noir, and one white, Chardonnay. In truth, white Aligoté and red Gamay are grown in small amounts in Burgundy but are not primary grapes. The difficult. The difficulty...
Viognier was almost gone forever!
The Viognier grape has existed since Christ’s time; however, its popularity dwindled over the years to almost extinction. In 1965, less than twenty acres of Viognier remained on the planet! At some point in the mid-nineteen sixties, its value as a blending grape emerged, using...