Of the white wine grape varietals, which are you favorite, and can you recommend a good vintner or producer..?

Question

... of each?

I am currently quite fond of Pinot Grigio and Gewürztraminer ... but I love trying out different wines from all regions in both white and red, but I am learning more about whites as it is coming upon summertime where I reside.

Answer 1

There are some great white varietals.

Personal favorite is Sauvignon Blanc, which is a fruity not-so-sweet wine that is great by itself or with seafood. Suavignon Blanc and sushi is the best. The best Sauvignon Blanc in the market is Caymus Conundrum, which is actually a blend but primarily Sauvignon Blanc based. At $25 per bottle, it is pricier than others. You can get some cheaper ones, including Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc, Duckhorn Sauvognon Blanc, most of those $14-20. New Zealand also has wonderful Sauvignon Blanc.

Other favorite include Viognair, which is a small floral wine similar to Sauvignon Blanc. They tend to be cheaper than Sauvignon Blanc and offer an interest contrast. Pride makes the best Viognair, at $35 each.

Gwertztreminer and Reisling are a bit sweet for meto drink all the time, but for the right occasion, they are fun wines. Gwertztreminer is a bargain, since you can pick up some of those wine under $10 and work great for dessert. Reisling has various type, some sweeter and others not. The best way to look is to see the alcohol content - the higher alcohol, the less sweet. Germans have a system to tell that as well. There are Reisling produced from California to East Coast to France Alsace to Germany and others. They can run anywhere from $10 to $100.

Pinot Grigio is a dry wine more popular from Italy and Chile. They are everyday cheap dry white wine. I found a few treasures Pinot Grigio from US, however, including Alexana from Oregan. Chardonnay in California tend to be too dry and too oaky, especially the cheaper ones.

One last unusual white wine to mention is a dry Muscato. Muscato tend to be a sweet wine similar to Gwertztreimer, but there is one from Napa that is dry and floral and not sweet, called La Sirena Muscato Azure, which at $35 is one of the most unusual white wine on the market and a personal favorite.

Answer 2

absolute fave is Sauvignon Blanc. I love mostly New Zealand producers like Isabel Estate and Oyster Bay. Pretty much anything from Marlborough region. However, domestically there are some good choices as well. Kunde in Sonoma, CA. Silverado Vineyards in Napa, CA are some of my other faves.

I also like Pinot Gris (same thing as pinot grigio) from King Estate in Oregon.

Answer 3

For Pinot Grigio, check out Canaletto, it's excellent, and slightly newer is Voga. It has a very interesting shaped bottle and the wine is very good, crisp and light with alot of green apple.

Blends are becoming very popular too. Give Lindemans (Australia)Chardonnay/Reisling a try, it's different and fun for summer.

Answer 4

Resiling is nice, but I prefer a dry one, that is going to be a bit closer to the Gewurztraminer than a late harvest sweet resiling. A specific wine produced called Niagra (made with the niagra grape) and it is a great white wine and a reasonable price, in Oregon it is around 5-6 dollars a bottle the last time I checked.

Answer 5

I love sauvignon blanc when the weather is hot. I find the good ones crisp and refreshing. There are some very good ones coming out of New Zealand. Nobilo is my favorite; it runs about $9 a bottle in my area.

Answer 6

riesling is the best white grape by far in my opinion. try egon mueller, from the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer. anything they touch is good, and expensive
Zilliken is a far more affordable producer in the Saar, cooler climate and the wines have amazing grip. you can find backvintages. Riesling ages better than cabernet sauvignon sometimes