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Chenin Blanc can do almost anything: crisp dry Vouvray, sparkling Saumur, sweet Coteaux du Layon and rich old-vine Swartland. This quick guide explains how its thrilling acidity makes that possible, how noble rot creates the sweet wines, and how to tell from a label how sweet a bottle will be.
Page two compares eight regions across the Loire, South Africa and California, with bottles to try, the label names that hide Chenin and five styles with food matches.
What's inside
Chenin Blanc at a glance: home, family, body and other names
A cool-to-warm flavour scale, from green apple to honey
How place shapes the wine, what the winemaker does, and the sweetness dial from Sec to Liquoreux
Eight key regions compared, with a bottle to try at every price
Label names that don't mention the grape, styles with food matches, serving and keeping
Chenin Blanc can do almost anything: crisp dry Vouvray, sparkling Saumur, sweet Coteaux du Layon and rich old-vine Swartland. This quick guide explains how its thrilling acidity makes that possible, how noble rot creates the sweet wines, and how to tell from a label how sweet a bottle will be.
Page two compares eight regions across the Loire, South Africa and California, with bottles to try, the label names that hide Chenin and five styles with food matches.
What's inside
Chenin Blanc at a glance: home, family, body and other names
A cool-to-warm flavour scale, from green apple to honey
How place shapes the wine, what the winemaker does, and the sweetness dial from Sec to Liquoreux
Eight key regions compared, with a bottle to try at every price
Label names that don't mention the grape, styles with food matches, serving and keeping