Category: Delicious

'One of California's fastest-growing wine regions is the coast's San Luis Obispo county. A handful of wineries spotted its potential more than 25 five years ago, but its grape-growing and winemaking culture really took off in the late 1990s.'

'After decades of trial and error, pinot noir, a variety that for 1,000 years has been the king of grapes in Burgundy — is finally making itself at home in the New World.'

'… the apps have matured to a include an assembly of features that help you discover new wines and to find them in local stores, as well as to track the bottles you’ve had and those you covet.'

'White Burgundy fans should be very happy. The 2007 vintage produced a wide array–from Chablis to Mâcon–of excellent white wines.'

'Hot weather demands cold wines. But that doesn’t mean you have to stop exploring new varietals and regions. In fact, summer is arguably the best time to hit the trail in search of crisp, unoaked whites that refresh your palate and your interest in wine.'

'The wine was very dry and clean, with fine bubbles and notes of green apple, herbs, bread, yeast and minerals. I liked its slightly bitter finish.'

'A selection of good cheap wines to ensure your cellar doesn't run dry this summer'

'The big three white-wine grapes, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and pinot grigio, account for plenty of fabulous wines in wide-ranging styles both familiar and, occasionally, not so familiar. But as August's sultry "dog days" wreak relentless heat and humidity, enjoying well-chilled, refreshing white wines made from perhaps less-familiar, esoteric grapes can provide respite with intriguing new aromas and flavors.'

'By and large, our favorite Chilean sauvignon blancs came from the Casablanca Valley and the San Antonio Valley, both coastal regions north of Santiago that have been planted only since the 1980s. Unlike the better-known regions, like Maipo and Rapel, Casablanca and San Antonio are both cooled by Pacific breezes, making them more hospitable to white grapes like sauvignon blanc than regions farther inland.'

'I’ve been tasting so many notable wines lately that I thought I’d depart from my usual format and tell you, in brief, about some of my favorites whites and rosés. What unites these wines is that they are all slightly off the beaten path, from albariño to viognier and quite a few in between.'