Whether it’s dry or sweet, bottled on its own or as part of a blend, Chenin Blanc is a wildly versatile grape variety. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and ...

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Perhaps chenin blanc is the white grape that I like best. To the extent that you can actually have a favorite grape. There are so many that are good. But chenin blanc is unusually exciting and ...

Wine is either sweet or dry, right? It’s a simple question, yet wine is rarely that simple. Chenin blanc, the grape we have been examining over the last month, typifies some of the complexities that ...

“The Oxford Companion to Wine” calls it “probably the world’s most versatile grape variety, capable of producing some of the finest, longest-living sweet whites and a wide range of fine dry whites.” ...

Gerald D. Boyd talks about the other white wine: chenin blanc from the Loire Valley in France. Chardonnay, chardonnay, chardonnay; it’s everywhere. Makes you wonder: Is there any other white wine than ...

Move over, Chard — the ever-versatile Chenin Blanc grape offers a world of fantastic expressions at unbeatable prices. Here are 12 to try across a range of beloved styles. Lauren Buzzeo is the founder ...

Today, a small but growing number of winemakers are turning their attention back to chenin blanc, drawn by its resilience, range and historical ties to the region. In the 1940s and 1950s, Napa’s early ...

Move over, Chard — the ever-versatile Chenin Blanc grape offers a world of fantastic expressions at unbeatable prices. Here are 12 to try across a range of beloved styles. Chenin Blanc is often ...