For Food & Wine, Ray Isle rounds up many Chenin Blancs from around the world that overdeliver for their price. “In sommelier-land, Chenin Blanc is unquestionably one of the favorites of the moment,” Isle writes. “But head out into the world of regular U.S. wine drinkers, and this white variety remains one of the least familiar […]

For Wine Enthusiast, Christina Pickard dives deep into the world of Chenin Blanc. How did this grape become the poster child for honest, small-batch wines around the world? Interviewing industry experts like Alice Fiering and Craig Hawkins of Testalonga, Pickard recounts the rise of this grape across all four corners of the earth. Read more […]

Lettie Teague went out in search of wines with silly names that still deliver in terms of quality. She wanted real wines made by real winemakers with a sense of humor, not a mass-market brand with a clever marketing team. Our own Lukas van Loggerenberg made the short list with his 2020 Trust Your Gut […]

Neal Martin has a pretty gifted and spoiled palate, given the sheer amount of world-class and benchmark wines he has tasted. There are not many people on this planet whom have had the superstar wines with decades of age, but Neal has!  Recently one special Swartland Chenin Blanc really capture his emotions and he highlighted […]

The fall of 2020 had a great deal of uncertainty coming out of the worst pandemic of our lifetimes and minimizing every mistake along the way was always at the back of everyone’s mind.  Eric Asimov of the New York Times highlighted his top 20 values under $20 to help alleviate those mistakes and we […]