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The Best Cheap White Wine: 2013 Cono Sur Bicicleta Viognier
I traveled all the way to a ramen place in Richmond, British Columbia, to find–from Chile–one of the best cheap white wines I’ve ever had: the 2013 Cono Sur Bicicleta Viognier. This is a grape that can produce very expensive, sublime wines in France from the tiny region of Condrieu. Viognier can also produce very oily, [More]
Your Official World Cup Party Wine
Check out my selection on the Foodista Blog; click on the title of this post to jump to it.
Posted in box wine, chenin blanc, MAN Vintners, South Africa, viognier
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The Gilda of White Wines
All my thoughts about Rita Hayworth in Gilda and a red wine sexy enough to even be in the same room as her got me thinking about what white wine could be in the same discussion. The answer is: Condrieu. It is the purest expression of Viognier and it makes you wonder why any other [More]
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