Chile’s Coastal Sauvignon Blancs Chile’s Sauvignon Blancs are notably diverse, with the finest identified with the country’s coastal and cool-climate regions. These are not standard supermarket Sauvignon Blancs by any measure, but wines of person...
2019 Ritual Sauvignon Blanc ($20.99) This organic Sauvignon Blanc is from the Casablanca Valley in Chile. This cool climate area is located on the northwestern side of Chile’s coastal range that is less than 30 km from the Pacific Ocean. This win...
St. Supéry Estate Sauvignon Blanc ($22) St. Supéry Estate Vineyards and Winery is a 100% Estate Grown, sustainably farmed winery located in the renowned Rutherford growing region in the heart of Napa Valley. Committed to producing the highest qual...
2020 Ponga Sauvignon Blanc ($13) Ponga is the name used by New Zealand’s indigenous people for their country’s silver fern. As the silver reflects moonlight, the Maori used the leaves to mark their way at night. This wine from Ponga is made from ...
2018 Merry Edwards Russian River Sauvignon Blanc ($36) This is an outstanding Sauvignon Blanc! This Merry Edwards Russian River Sauvignon Blanc was fully barrel fermented in Tonnellerie Cadus French Oak barrels, 18% of which were new. It was then...
2018 Kalfu Kuda Sauvignon Blanc ($19) This Sauvignon Blanc from Kalfu is from the Las Terrazas vineyard in Leyda Valley, Chile. Leyda Valley is a sub-region of the San Antonio Valley wine region in Chile, just 55 miles west of the Chilean capital...
2018 Inurrieta Orchídea Sauvignon Blanc ($12) Here’s nice refreshing Sauvignon Blanc that will compliment any spring or summer meal. This 100% Sauvignon Blanc is from Bodega Inurrieta and comes from the Navarra region of northern Spain. It’s go...
2014 Robledo Family Winery - The Seven Brothers Sauvignon Blanc ($7) This Sauvignon Blanc from Lake County is really nice. Thinking that this was so much better than a $7 bottle of wine, I headed out to the Robledo Family Winery website (www.robl...
Last time we took a quick look at one of the characteristics of wine, its body. A wine’s body is simply based on how it feels in your mouth. And a wine’s body is affected by its alcohol level, tannin, acidity and sweetness. And each plays a role. ...
The Sauvignon Blanc grape is one of the most widely planted wine grapes in the world. While the Sauvignon Blanc grape is most famously associated with the France’s Loire Valley regions of Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, it most likely originated in Borde...
I was recently asked about Fumé Blanc. And, as you might guess, it’s made from the Fumé Blanc grape. Except, you’d be wrong. Just like I was. Fumé Blanc wine is produced from the Sauvignon Blanc grape. It was back in 1966 that wine maker Robert Mo...