After returning from a West Texas junket, I mentioned to my wife that I'd met Vijay Reddy, owner of one of the Lubbock area's larger vineyards. "'V.J.' - what a great name for a Texas grape grower", ...

Viognier, the noble white grape of the northern Rhône Valley of France, has started to gain a strong foothold in the Pacific Northwest, rolling in on the wave of interest in Rhône varieties in our ...

When thinking of Long Island wines, one may think cabernet Franc for red, chardonnay, or riesling for white. But another beautiful Long Island wine to consider is Viognier. Viognier is a grape most ...

Viognier ranks among the most maddening and confounding grapes. It is difficult to grow, and it is equally difficult to make into a balanced and delicious wine. Yet the grape and its often highly ...

We asked RTD Wine & Spirits columnist Jack Berninger to harvest some grape information for thirsty (or simply curious) Virginians. Here's a mouthful – starting with the name. Background: In France, ...

“V” is for viognier, a “noble” white grape of France’s Rhone Valley that depends on warm, sunny climates to bring out its best features. Condreiu, located on the right bank of the Rhone River, is ...

Viognier is a white wine produced from the grape variety of the same name. In the Northern Rhône, the grape won't typically appear on the label –– instead, the name of one of two appellations will be ...

Viognier is a white grape variety. Its origins are unknown. It is widely believed that it originated in Croatia and was brought to the Rhone Valley by the Romans, although there is no evidence of this ...

Viognier could have been a star. This is the varietal wine style that many years ago, particularly in the 1990s, had an inkling of a possibility of unseating chardonnay as America’s sweetheart, go-to ...