Last week we covered Weird Red Grapes, and fair is fair, therefore, this week Weird Whites. Most restaurant wine lists limit us to Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, or perhaps a sweet Riesling as our only white wine choices. It takes a little looking to find a Chenin Blanc, Gewurtraminer, Pinot Blanc or Torrontes. We'll talk about all these white wine grapes, their origins, and more. We'll talk about finding the Dry Riesling, it's a little elusive on American Wine Lists. And of course, it wouldn't be a complete Weird Whites without Colombard, Marsanne, Roussanne, Viognier, Verdejo, and one of my fa
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