Category Archives: varietals

Wine Blogging Wednesday #46: The Whiter Side of Rhône

By winecase | Published: June 13, 2008
White wines are certainly the neglected side of the Rhône vineyards. The reputation of the whites is greatly overshadowed by that of reds like Cornas, Côte-Rôtie or Châteauneuf-du-Pape. It might just be a question of math, mind you: according to official statistics, red wine represents 86% of total Rhône wine production. White is only 5%, a [...]
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In praise of Pineau d'Aunis

By winecase | Published: July 26, 2007
There really are some amazing, virtually unknown varietals out there. Take Pineau d’Aunis, for instance. I’ve had a chance to taste this rare varietal (a little over 400 hectares cultivated, only in the Loire region) three times over the last few months, at Pullman, in Montreal, and at L’Utopie, in Quebec City. In both places, the [...]
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Mixing it up

By winecase | Published: July 24, 2007
There is a New World trend in wine that is intriguing, promising and annoying, all at once. It’s the habit of mixing varietals that don’t usually go together: chardonnay and viognier, verdelho and chenin blanc, touriga and tempranillo, etc. Australians do it with particular enthusiasm, determined to go, it seems, where no wine has gone [...]
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