Loire Valley Wine Guide: Four Regions Along One River
A guide to Loire Valley wine: the four regions along the river from Muscadet to Sancerre, their grapes and styles, how to read the labels, and where the sources disagree.
Why New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc Tastes Like Passionfruit
Yeast, not the vineyard, makes the passionfruit in New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. How a country that paid farmers to pull up vines ended up planting two-thirds of its vineyards with…
Chenin Blanc: The Complete Guide to the World’s Most Versatile White Wine
Chenin Blanc produces more wine styles than almost any other grape: bone-dry, off-dry, sparkling, sweet, and botrytised wines that age for half a century. This is the complete guide to…
Goat Cheese and Wine Pairing: The Complete Guide
Sancerre with fresh chèvre is the benchmark, but the pairing changes with the cheese's age. Aged chèvre, ash-ripened styles, and goat brie all call for something different. The complete guide.