Chardonnay This white grape takes its name from a village in the Mâconnais region of Burgundy in France. It remains widely grown there today, but the variety became so popular in the 1970s that for a ...

The six wines selected are Chardonnay Carneros 2011; Sauvignon Blanc, St. Helena, Napa 2012; Merlot, Napa 2010; Cabernet Sauvignon, Yountville-Napa 2010; Family Reserve Generations Estate Bottled ...

Primary Grape Pinot Noir This popular red grape originated in Burgundy but has spread across the New World. Like its white Burgundian counterpart Chardonnay, Pinot Noir is early-budding, ...

Most of the many wines we have reviewed are the more moderately priced sauvignon blancs. However, recently we tasted two current releases from Cloudy Bay that showed the new depths of New Zealand ...