Chenin Blanc This is the main white grape of the western Loire in France, where it makes a range of wine styles from basic to stunning, from dry to medium to lusciously sweet (appellation names such as Anjou and Saumur Blanc, Savennières, Chenin vin de pays and Vouvray for dry wines, and sweet examples of Vouvrays, Coteaux du Layon, Chaume and several more), as well as sparkling wines, especially from Saumur. Chenin has high acidity and a honey-and-flowers and apple skins flavour, sometimes a flavour rather like wet straw. Its sweet wines come about thanks to 'noble rot' or 'botrytis' - they are honeyed and luscious, with a piercing acidity to balance. Fine Loire Chenin, because of all that acidity, can mature for years. It is also grown widely in South Africa, USA, Australia, California, South America and a bit in New Zealand. These also range from cheap to expensive, and tend to softer but still crisp. Marks Spencer UK - Dental Insurance - Austin Reed UK - Woolworths - NetZero Download - Free Shipping, Dom Perignon Champagne