Roussanne, an aromatic white wine grape from the Rhone valley of France, is one of a number of Rhone-inspired varietals being explored here in Washington. I’ve long believed that one of the best ways ...
IT’S ONE OF THE more obscure grapes in the world of wine, but you are likely to start seeing more of it on store shelves in coming years. Roussanne is a white grape traditionally grown in France’s ...
Winemaker Bob Lindquist of Qupé, one of California’s preeminent Rhône Rangers, came to the grape variety Roussanne late, perhaps because it is regarded as the most maddening of the Rhône Valley’s ...
For a grape variety that easily ranks among France's great whites, roussanne has kept a remarkably modest profile for most of its existence. Partly, geography is to blame. Roussanne comes from the ...
In the Rhone Valley, as in most parts of France and the "Old World" wine-producing countries, different grapes are blended together to achieve a balanced wine -- one that expresses regional character, ...
Wines made from the white Rhone grape varieties Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier can be refreshing, personality-packed alternatives to Chardonnay. Here are some of Master Sommelier Catherine Fallis' ...
Well, I got a little behind in my wine-a-week thing because narrowing Chardonnay down to a reasonable list of any kind turned out to be a long-term situation. So let’s take advantage of a natural ...
Typically relegated to blends (with marsanne and viognier) in the Rhône Valley, the white roussanne grape lacks the solo-player profile of, say, chardonnay or sauvignon blanc. Sad, because it can rise ...
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I DON'T know whether roussanne is a pretty grape in the flesh but it ain't always so pretty in the glass. Sometimes it's dense, as if ...
I'VE always found the wines of the Rhone region fascinating, if not charming. And particularly those of the southern Rhone where the winemakers of the Cites du Rhône villages set an exacting standard ...
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