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2023 Viña Progreso Overground Viognier ($26) The Viña Progreso Overground collection is named “overground” in contrast to “underground” because these wines are more refined and approachable. Their objective is never to replicate an international mo...
2018 Alto de la Ballena Reserva Tannat-Viognier ($26) Alto de la Ballena is a small winery founded by husband and wife Paula Pivel and Alvaro Lorenzo. They began its plantations in 2001 with first harvest in 2005 and the first wines were presented ...
2021 Vitis Ridge Viognier ($22) Vitis Ridge is currently owned and operated by Chris & Sharon Deckelmann. What started as a hobby in their garage over 20 years ago has evolved into one of the North Willamette Valley’s most popular wineries. Vi...
2018 Alto de la Bellena Reserva ($24) Nine miles away from the Atlantic Ocean, Alto de la Ballena is a small winery producing high-end wines from over 20 acres of vineyards in Uruguay. Starting vine plantations on a slope of Sierra de la Ballena (“W...
2021 Amrita Seiza White Blend ($35) Amrita Cellars, founded in 2017, prides itself on finding vineyards off the beaten path and sourcing their grapes from family-owned wine growers that use the best practices in renewable and sustainable farming. S...
Winemakers sometimes co-ferment Syrah with Viognier. But, why would they combine a red-wine grape and a white-wine grape during fermentation? Well, this began in the Côte-Rôtie, a wine-growing region in France’s Northern Rhône Valley where Viognier...
Viognier (Vee-own-Yay) is a wine that has taken an extreme backseat in the past to Chardonnay, yet shares a lot of similarities. This grape is originally from the Northern Rhône region of France. And, while France still grows approximately one-third...