Cherry with light earth and spice on the nose. Cherry-cola, dark fruit, tea and earth on the palate with a lingering finish. Good plus.

29 Best Dry Wines For Different Palates in 2021The bright colors of the California Pinot Gris are not just a stunning sight to behold; they're indicative of what lies inside. The wine is packed with fruit flavors and juicy texture that give it excellent food pairing potential. Stainless steel fermentation helps preserve this lively personality by retaining its vivid fruit and fresh taste while adding depth in flavor notes like pear, honeydew, or tangerine naturally coming with the grape variety itself. The Vintner's Reserve Pinot Gris wine is a unique blend of grapes from the Rhône region, including Roussanne, Viognier, and Muscat. The winemaker also added Albariño to create this complex yet floral flavor that will be sure to please your taste buds.

29 Best Dry Wines For Different Palates in 2021Treat yourself to one of the best white wines that are refreshing and fruit-forward. The crisp lemon and lime aromas meet a crushed seashell tone to create an inviting smell that is sure to please.The Nielson Vineyard is a hidden gem in Santa Barbara. One of the most beneficial features in this area is the unusually cool mesoclimate. The cool Pacific winds whip through this area, so there’s no surprise that the perfect soil, complete with marine sediments and alluvial material from riverside forests, combine to create an ideal land for cultivating Pinot Blanc. The aroma is sweet and fruity like peaches and tangerines, while flavors reflect a light fruit salad of pineapple, pear, grapefruit. Its long finish leaves your mouth watering in anticipation of more!

29 Best Dry Wines For Different Palates in 2021Wine enthusiasts who love crisp and refreshing wines will find the Monterey County Riesling to be a go-to drink. It features delightful apricot, peach, and pear flavors intermingle with aromatic jasmine for an extra flavorful taste. To live up to their reputation for producing only the finest quality wine, Kendall-Jackson Riesling wines carefully match climates, soils types, and vineyards with each varietal. These signature rich layers of flavor have made them world-renowned since 1982. They committed themselves relentlessly to this high standard through a proprietary approach that guides every lot throughout the entire winemaking process.

29 Best Dry Wines For Different Palates in 2021It's time to experience a white wine that not only tastes amazing but looks impressive too. Embark on a sensory journey, and explore the unique taste of the Brewer-Clifton 3D Chardonnay. The first vines planted on their family farm were 3D in 2007, and the wines in this collection are sourced from the bottom of one field, mirroring a tuna's body. They're leaner and firmer at the top, where there is less sand, closer to their Wente and Mount Eden selections. They become more fleshy or oily as they descend into darker soil with Chotoro and Otoro. This wine was fermented on its lees for 16 months before aging in barrels used many times over.

If the aromas of jasmine and lychee jumping out of the bottle don’t entice you, then perhaps knowing this wine was produced by Greg Brewer, who was named the Wine Enthusiast’s 2020 Winemaker of the Year, will persuade you to give it a try. The grapes for this citrusy whole cluster Chardonnay were grown on a two-acre plot in the sandiest portion of Brewer-Clifton’s Machado vineyard. The wine is fermented in neutral barrels to promote its bright and elegant taste.

Cambria Estate Winery has been a sustainable winery, focusing on single vineyard wines since Jess Jackson and Barbara Banke bought the property in 1986. Most of the grapes are sourced from Cambria’s biggest vineyards, named after the couple’s daughters, Katherine and Julia, who now serve as proprietors of the family company. This 2017 offering displays red fruit characters but gets a savory kick from notes of baking spice.

3 Wines to Celebrate National White Wine DayOne of the newest expressions released from Kendall-Jackson, the Lower Calorie Chardonnay, is perfect for those who want to enjoy their wine without all of the sugar and calories. This Chardonnay has notes of grapefruit, pineapple, a creamy lemon meringue, and delicate flowers. With only three grams of carbs per serving, this vegan-friendly wine is a guilt-free option for white wine lovers.

Nielson Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2019 delivers admirable complexity and tasty easy drinker at the price. Excellent QPR (quality-price ratio). Soft, supple in the mouth. Ripe fruit-forward with food-friendly pinch of salinity in the mid-palate and finish. Hits the middle-ground between austere un-oaked chards and oak and butter bruisers. Nice wine, worth a try. Pair with pork; rich fish; shellfish; poultry, vegetarian fare; excellent with soft cheese, young cheese.

A pair of stylish Tuscan beautiesTenuta di Arceno is located in the southernmost commune of Chianti Classico region of Tuscany – Castelnuovo Berardenga. Bordered by the ancient walled town of San Gusmè, this estate makes three Chiantis and three IGT Toscana wines, and I have very much enjoyed their kindly, entry-level, Merlot-dominant Bordeaux blend, il fauno, in the past. Having said this, my featured wine is a cut above, and if there is one bottle to get you in the mood for the rest of the portfolio at this estate, then this is it!While I am very keen on this classy red wine, it is not what I call a ‘firework wine’. There is nothing showy, explosive or shocking about this creation – thank goodness. By contrast to so many freakshow Tuscan wines found on this famous region’s catwalk, Tenuta di Arceno’s portfolio is measured, calm and sophisticated. With a medium-bodied chassis, admirable control throughout the experience, a surprising amount of juiciness and completely controlled oak, this is a treat for the senses. If only more Chiantis could capture the grace and resonance of this wine. If you are a little disillusioned with the musculature, forestry and astringency found in hosts of wines that seem to garner much admiration and also nose-bleed scores from some of the world’s wine, commentators then find solace here.

Wine of the Day: Nielson Pinot NoirOver five decades ago Uriel Nielson saw the cool terrain of Santa Barbara and said, I can grow grapes here. I am sure some thought he was crazy because at the time the region was considered too cool to grow grapes, but Nielson saw it as the ideal place to grow two key varieties that thrive in cool temperatures, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Today the Nielson wines shine as approachable, varietally correct examples of these two loved varieties thanks to the influence of the Pacific Ocean that benefits from evening fog to keep grapes cool, and then an early fog burnoff in the morning allowing sunshine-filled days to ripen delicate fruit. Nielson Pinot Noir layers ripe black cherry, blackberry, and cherry with black tea, fragrant violets and roses, and a touch of earthiness. The finish is toasty with caramel and spice notes, enhanced by twelve months of French oak aging. #Cheers

“Increasingly convincing, American-owned Tenuta di Arceno (Kendall-Jackson Group), which produces wines of impeccable quality and craftsmanship." - Gambero RossoOn the property they grow 50% Sangiovese and 50% other varieties (mostly international) - the other 10% of this Chianti is Cabernet Sauvignon taken from the highest point of the estate; aged 10 months in French (with never any new used) - total aging ends up being 24 months before release. The alcohol is a high 14.5%, which helps create that rich, round almost sweet dark fruit note to this Chianti, but the balancing act the acidity plays here helps it from being an over-the-top, weighty mess and even shows a freshness and age-ability: Smoky black cherry, floral, tobacco, cassis, cinnamon, aniseed, black licorice, a little char and even some herbal/savoury notes all help add to the enjoyment of this wine. Love the complexity. The tannins are quite tight now but should loosen their grip over the next 10 or so years. (****+)

Chianti Classico Connection At this Manhattan-based event, I was able to taste the three different Chianti Classico example, including the Tenuta di Arceno Strada al Sasso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2018, rich and luscious with velvet tannin. This classification is the pinnacle of quality for Chianti Classico.

This Merlot-led blend (74%) is a very different wine compared to the other Merlot-based blend, Il Fauno.The first key difference is that Vanderno has elevated, racy acidity. The reason is that it is sourced primarily from the Valadorno and Capraia blocks.These two blocks produce the estate’s most complex and mineral-based expressions of this variety. The blocks are located within the cooler part of the estate, naturally irrigated by the stream that undulates through it, and feature sandy brown soils and lower yields than typical. These blocks are often the last Merlot blocks to ripen at the estateThe other two varieties used are 19% Cabernet Sauvignon 11% Cabernet Franc 5%.Beyond the acidity, to me the wine really speaks of its terroir with rich black cherry, blackberry, mission figs, and rich, decadent dark chocolate.

Cabernet Franc (74%) makes up most of this delicious wine. Ten percent each of both Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon even out the blend with six percent of Petit Verdot.Succulent flavors of wild cherry, milk chocolate, rose, licorice, and dark earth are just some of the complex flavors in this wine. It ages in French oak for a year.Arcanum is the pinnacle of the estate’s offerings. Based on Cabernet Franc, the true signature of the estate, built to age but drinkable young.Arcanum is sourced primarily from the Apparita and Belvedere blocks of Cabernet Franc. With superb exposure and sandy clay soils, each year these blocks.

This is a Merlot-based blend (54% Merlot) with 32% Cabernet Franc. 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Petit Verdot. It ages for 12–15 months in French Oak.The wine is rich, with a rich texture that encompasses corduroy to velvet. Elegant wine with fresh acidity and a long finish. Flavors include ripe morello cherry, black currant, ripe plum and vanilla bean.This Bordeaux-style blend embodies the diversity of the estate and is sourced primarily from the Arceno di Sotto, La Curva, Colombaio and San Giovanni blocks.

This citrusy, low-alcohol Chardonnay is made from a percentage of wine that has been de-alcoholized and wine from grapes harvested at full ripeness. Winemaker Randy Ullom say, "I'd rather do it this way than pick unripe grapes and make a low-cal, low-carb wine that tastes horrible."