varietal character index

Sign In

Subscribe to our newsletter

Feature In

Hospice du Rhône 2009

Paso Robles
Paso Rhônes: Pushing, Perhaps Redefining, the Boundaries By Laura Ness

Hospice du Rhône

Paso Robles
Is Paso Robles the Rhône Region of America? By Laura Ness

Paso Robles
Kiamie Cellars:
Own No Vineyards, Cherry Pick from the Rest By Laura Ness

Wolf Mountain Winery in Georgia

Georgia
Georgia Gold Country is Now Golden for Wine By Gregory McCluney

Swan Creek
North Carolina Wine Awakening
as New Swan Creek AVA Emerges By Barbara Ensrud

Tiger Mountain Vineyards

Georgia
Wine is a Celebration at
Tiger Mountain Vineyards By Barbara Ensrud

Josh Jensen's Calera Wine Company

Mount Harlan
A Conversation With Josh Jensen:
The Original ‘Soilest’ By Alan Goldfarb

Terra Blanca Winery in Red Mountain AVA

Red Mountain
The Pilgrims Land on Red Mountain By Anne Sampson

Red Hills in Lake County AVA

Red Hills Lake County
An Up and Coming AVA in
an Up and Coming AVA By Harry Haff

Tablas Creek: a sense of place

Paso Robles
Tablas Creek Terroir:
A Sense of Place By Harry Haff

Sanford and Benedict Vineyard in Sta. Rita Hills AVA

Sta. Rita Hills
The Pursuit of Perfection:
The Evolution of
Sanford and Benedict Vineyard By Dennis Schaefer

Calera Wine Company

Mount Harlan
The Limestone Chronicles:
How Josh Jensen Mines
His Coveted Pinot Noir By Laurie Daniel

Childress Vineyards in the Yadkin Valley, North Carolina

Yadkin Valley
Recipe for Wine Success:
Take One Nascar Driver,
Add a Winemaker from Long Island,
Mix Well By Barbara Ensrud

Cambria Winery and Vineyards

Santa Maria Valley
Cambria Winery – It All Comes
Back to Terroir By Michael Lasky

Rutherford ~ Napa Valley
A Tale of Four Vineyards Gets Under the "Dust" in Rutherford By Alan Goldfarb

Lake Chelan Winery

Columbia Valley
Washington's Columbia Cascade Region: An AVA in Waiting By Anne Sampson

Zaca Mesa Winery and Vineyards

Santa Ynez Valley
Clay Brock is on Top of the World...
er, the Mesa By Dennis Schaefer

Can you discern the appellation from the taste of the wine?

Napa Valley
Regional Transparency - When Marketing Trumps Winemaking By Dan Berger

Tablas Creek has a mix of wine bottles with corks and screw caps.

Paso Robles
Are Screw Cap Wine Bottles Sensible or Not? By Eleanor & Ray Heald

The Renaissance (Winery) in North Yuba AVA

North Yuba
The "Renaissance" of the
Sierra Foothills’ North Yuba AVA By Jean Deitz Sexton

Trademarking a vineyard to protect its name and reputation.

Carneros ~ Los Carneros
Trademarked Vineyards
A hedge against the devaluation
of “Vineyard Designates” By Alan Goldfarb

An interview with Cooper Garrod Estate's Bill Cooper

Santa Cruz Mountains
Steward of the Terroir:
Cooper-Garrod's Bill Cooper By Laura Ness

Meet Craig Jaffurs, winemaker and surfer extraordinare.

Santa Barbara County
Jaffurs Wine Cellars: The vineyard is the ultimate appellation. By Dennis Schaefer

Valley View Cabernet is made from grapes grown in nearby Rogue Valley.

Applegate Valley
One of the Oldest Wineries in the Southern Oregon AVA Has Some New Ideas By Cole Danehower

Zinman is Perry Creek's most popular wine.

Fair Play
Perry Creek Adjusts Focus:
New Owners Change Winery's Direction By Jean Deitz Sexton

Rhone varietals from Domaine Berrien Cellars in the Lake Michigan Shore AVA

Lake Michigan Shore
Rhone Varietals Drive Domaine Berrien's Success By Eleanor & Ray Heald

Featured Viognier

Pearmund Cellars 2006 Viognier, Vinecroft Vineyard (Virginia)
Beautiful, warm, tropical flavors. Pineapple and peach with hints of grapefruit. Stainless steel fermentation.

buy wine

$23.00

Dover Canyon Winery 2006 Viognier (Paso Robles)
Aromas of citrus, summer hay and wildflowers precede juicy summer flavors of ripe peach and kiwi in this crisp, refreshing viognier.

buy wine

$22.00

Latest Viognier Recommendations (Reviews)

Advertisements

src="http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-56nLJV27kJUrg.gif" height="1"/>