Chenin: the grape we love (Part Two – Out of South Africa)
Read Part One of our Ode to Chenin Blanc here. Craig Hawkins makes wines in Swartland. His project is called Testalonga El Bandito, wherein he makes a pair of Chenins…
Chenin: the grape we love (Part One)
I’d give my goddam soul for a glass of Vouvray. --Jack Torrance This supremely versatile and noble Loire grape makes all styles from pétillant and sparkling through bleach-bone dry, tender,…
Variety is the spice of Loire: Notes on our recent tasting
Loire Tasting at Delfina “Run the whole gamut of Gamay from the Auvergne to the Atlantic, tripping the Loire fantastique...” The tasting journey begins in the west of the west…