Plantings of Viognier - a classic white Rhone grape - in California have increased about 64 percent in seven years, to 2,773 acres in 2007. Viognier is used in blends but is also domestically vinified ...

These are the panel picks of the 27 California Viogniers from 2001 and 2002 tasted for today.. Wine: 2001 Beringer Vnyds Napa Valley Viognier Price: $16 Body: Medium-full Dryness: Dry Comments: An ...

Viognier can be an extremely alluring grape. In France’s Condrieu appellation, in the northern Rhone, it can produce a glorious wine with an intoxicating fragrance, flavors of white peach, honeysuckle ...

In the beginning, wine was like ice cream; there was only chocolate and vanilla — aka cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay. When people wanted a red wine, they asked for cabernet. When they wanted white ...

It was late on a Sunday afternoon and a bunch of us were sitting around on the beach, soaking up some sun, talking about nothing in particular and enjoying some easy-to-drink wines. We all brought our ...

Pugnacious viognier was supposed to be the chardonnay slayer, a great white hope to elevate consumers out of a white wine rut. But viognier turned out to be languid. Pinot grigio and riesling quickly ...

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 ...