Viognier is a very common and ancient white grape that used to be fairly common. Now it is a rare white grape and the wine made from it is usually quite expensive (but also quite good!).
This wine grape probably originated centuries ago in Damatia. Roman history says it was brought to history in 281 [...]

We have recently been quite successful with South African wines, both bargain and organic. They have been quite good. But can such luck last forever? Fairview Trust is located on the south-west facing slopes of Paarl Mountain in the heart of the Paarl wine district, one of the best in South Africa. This land has [...]

Would you believe that almost half of Sicily’s huge wine production is made from white grapes? Unfortunately not many of these wines are available in North America, at least not yet. So I have suggested fine or sometimes fair to middling white wines that come from other regions of Italy. All the more reason to [...]