Whether you prefer a deep red wine or a crisp white wine, these beautiful French regions offer delicious sipping and views ...

A white wine grape that’s at its best in the Loire Valley and Swartland is worth exploring Aoife Carrigy's wines of the week Domaine de Bellivière L’Effraie, Coteaux du Loir 2022 Domaine de Bellivière ...

Chenin blanc is a varietal not often thought of here in the United States as a white wine selection. But there is a chenin blanc produced right here on Long Island and it is phenomenal: The 2022 ...

It’s hard to name a West Coast wine whose demise has been so nearly complete as Chenin Blanc. With its roots in France’s Loire Valley and an important outpost now in South Africa (where it’s called ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the people, business and politics of the wine industry. Today, June 20, is the annual celebration of Drink Chenin ...

I LOVE CHENIN BLANC. This is not the first time I’ve made this declaration, but it’s worth noting again as winter approaches. That’s because Chenin is a white wine particularly well-suited to winter ...

The universe of wine has a tidy delineation—the Old World and the New. Falling on the “Old” side, of course, are the European countries: France, Italy, Spain … where wine has been produced (and ...

Chenin blanc is one of my favorite grapes, with a singular texture and a rare versatility. It’s capable not only of transparently expressing the qualities of different terroirs but of making bone-dry ...

Certain wine regions and particular types of grapes often get unfairly overlooked. That’s why I made a point recently of writing about several, outstanding Pinotage red wines from South Africa. This ...

Grapes regularly fall in and out of favor among winemakers and growers. Chenin Blanc fell so far in California, it practically dropped off the winemaking map. In 1991 there were just under 31,000 ...