Wines made from Chenin blanc grapes of Columbia Gorge Washington

Discover the best wines made with Chenin blanc as a single variety or as a blend of Columbia Gorge Washington.

More informations about the variety Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

More informations about the region of Washington

The wine region of Columbia Gorge Washington is located in the region of Washington of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine K Vintners or the Domaine Idiot's Grace produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Columbia Gorge Washington are Riesling, Pinot noir and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Columbia Gorge Washington often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

What are the typical flavors of the Chenin blanc grape variety?

News about the grape variety Chenin blanc

Lake County Winegrape Commission to host first regional pruning school for vineyard workers

The course will be taught by the masters of vineyard management, Simonit & Sirch, and their Master Pruner, Jacopo Miolo. Lake County sits north of California’s most famed region, the Napa Valley, but the techniques being taught by Miolo (in both English and Spanish) are employed at an impressive list of wineries. Their client list includes some of the world’s most renowned producers; Château d‘Yquem, Chateau Latour, and Roederer, among others. In  Napa, names like Corison, Diamond Creek, Sha ...

Rare Lafite 1887 magnum tops £22,000 in Sotheby’s auction

A magnum of Lafite Rothschild 1887 sold for £22,500 ($28,300) at a Sotheby’s auction of ‘vinous treasures’ spanning nearly 200 years. The wine, held in storage with Octavian group in Wiltshire, had a pre-sale high estimate of £18,000. A single bottle of Château d’Yquem 1831 sold for £27,500 (pre-sale high estimate: £20,000). Another bottle of Yquem, from the 1896 vintage, sold for £15,000, tripling its pre-sale high estimate. ‘An extraordinary wine from a very great Sauternes vintage,’ said Sere ...

Lilian Bérillon: vine supplier to the stars

You don’t need a state-of-the-art winery to make wine. You don’t need rows of pristine oak barrels. One thing you do need to make good wine is good vines. Have you ever asked yourself where all these vines come from? How do they find their way into the ground? It used to be easy. In the past, winemakers simply took cuttings from their vineyards, propagated them, and planted them in the ground. But phylloxera put a stop to that. What was a simple process acquired layers of complexity: winemakers ...