Tag: Viognier

2014 Adelaida Anna’s White Adelaida District Paso Robles

2014 Adelaida Anna’s White Adelaida District Paso Robles

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2013 Bonterra Viognier Mendocino County

2013 Bonterra Viognier Mendocino County

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2013 Yves Cuilleron La Petite Cote Condrieu

2013 Yves Cuilleron La Petite Cote Condrieu

2014 Chateau Lagrezette Le Pigeonnier White Vision Viognier Cotes du Lot

2014 Chateau Lagrezette Le Pigeonnier White Vision Viognier Cotes du Lot

2014 Chateau Lagrezette Mas de Merveilles Viognier Rocamadour Cotes du Lot

2014 Chateau Lagrezette Mas de Merveilles Viognier Rocamadour Cotes du Lot

2014 Alban Vineyards Viognier Central Coast

2014 Alban Vineyards Viognier Central Coast

2013 Anaba Viognier Landa Vineyard Sonoma Valley

2013 Anaba Viognier Landa Vineyard Sonoma Valley

2013 Onesta Viognier Bokisch Ranch Lodi

2013 Onesta Viognier Bokisch Ranch Lodi

2014 Alban Vineyards Estate Viognier Edna Valley

2014 Alban Vineyards Estate Viognier Edna Valley

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2013 Buried Cane Heartwood Red Blend Columbia Valley

2013 Buried Cane Heartwood Red Blend Columbia Valley

2013 Calera Viognier Central Coast

2013 Calera Viognier Central Coast

2013 Two Arrowheads Viognier Roussanne Paso Robles

2013 Two Arrowheads Viognier Roussanne Paso Robles

2014 Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards Viognier Central Coast

2014 Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards Viognier Central Coast

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2013 Parducci True Grit Reserve Chardonnay Mendocino

2013 Parducci True Grit Reserve Chardonnay Mendocino

2012 Stemmari Dalila Bianco Terre Siciliane

2012 Stemmari Dalila Bianco Terre Siciliane

2013 Murrieta’s Well The Whip White Wine Livermore Valley

2013 Murrieta’s Well The Whip White Wine Livermore Valley

NEW ZEALAND WINE MASTERCLASS WITH OZ CLARKE

NEW ZEALAND WINE MASTERCLASS WITH OZ CLARKE

Britain’s most popular wine writer, irreverent Irishman Oz Clarke, led a group of San Francisco area writers and buyers including Matt Kramer, Dan Berger, Leslie Sbrocco, Richard Jennings, Rebecca Chapa, Wilfred Wong and more through an entertaining tasting of New Zealand wines this past January. Oz Clarke, one of my favorites for his down-to-earth quotes, like “Gewurztraminer […]

2011 Cross Hatch White Blend Santa Ynez Valley

2011 Cross Hatch White Blend Santa Ynez Valley

2013 Domaine des Cantarelles Viognier VDP du Gard

2013 Domaine des Cantarelles Viognier VDP du Gard

2012 Murrieta’s Well The Whip Livermore Valley

2012 Murrieta’s Well The Whip Livermore Valley

2013 Le Jade Chardonnay Viognier Pays d’Oc

2013 Le Jade Chardonnay Viognier Pays d’Oc

2011 Edict Proprietary White Napa Valley

2011 Edict Proprietary White Napa Valley

Viognier

Viognier

The precise historical origin of this varietal is unknown, but many believe it dates back to the Roman Empire. According to one story, Emperor Probus imported Viognier into Condrieu from Dalmatia (in present-day Croatia) in 281 AD as a means of replacing the vineyards destroyed by Emperor Vespasian. Legend has it that Vespasian tore up […]