Viognier, the noble white grape of the northern Rhône Valley of France, has started to gain a strong foothold in the Pacific Northwest, rolling in on the wave of interest in Rhône varieties in our ...

Viognier is a white wine produced from the grape variety of the same name. In the Northern Rhône, the grape won't typically appear on the label –– instead, the name of one of two appellations will be ...

We have selected a white, a quintet of reds, a top sweet wine from Bordeaux and a sweet fortified aperitif in the form of ...

“V” is for viognier, a “noble” white grape of France’s Rhone Valley that depends on warm, sunny climates to bring out its best features. Condreiu, located on the right bank of the Rhone River, is ...

Only one in 10 wines made in France’s Rhône Valley are white, so most California wines made with Rhône grapes are similarly red or rosé wines using grapes like Syrah or Grenache noir. But since all ...

I think just as we search out new tastes and flavors in food we crave the same in wines. If you are looking to fall in love with another grape, have I got the grape for you. It's the soft, perfumed, ...

Viognier ranks among the most maddening and confounding grapes. It is difficult to grow, and it is equally difficult to make into a balanced and delicious wine. Yet the grape and its often highly ...

Viognier could have been a star. This is the varietal wine style that many years ago, particularly in the 1990s, had an inkling of a possibility of unseating chardonnay as America’s sweetheart, go-to ...

In the Rhone Valley, as in most parts of France and the "Old World" wine-producing countries, different grapes are blended together to achieve a balanced wine -- one that expresses regional character, ...

When thinking of Long Island wines, one may think cabernet Franc for red, chardonnay, or riesling for white. But another beautiful Long Island wine to consider is Viognier. Viognier is a grape most ...

The green-skinned aromatic grape Viognier probably has roots, if you will, in Croatia, but in the States it’s most generally associated with France’s Rhone regions (in Condrieu it’s the only game in ...

Close your eyes and inhale: Jasmine, honeysuckle and gardenia aromas leap from the wine glass. There’s a sweet honeyed note, and a memory of apricot and peach nectar. Slowly, you take a sip, savoring ...