David Mahoney

A golden age of cold-climate winemaking may be on the horizon.

France’s Loire region may be the ancestral home of Chenin Blanc, but South Africa has the Loire beat when it comes to the number of vineyard acres planted with the white wine grape.

With tantalizing hints of lychee and pear, St. Germain adds a soupçon of Gallic sophistication to just about anything you put in a glass with it.

Argentina’s signature white wine brings a snootful of fresh floral aromas.

Despite the best efforts of wine pundits to promote noble, misunderstood Riesling, American wine drinkers have remained leery.

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From old-school restaurants to iconic inventions and classic characters, here’s a hand-picked list of places, people, ideas, and objects from Minnesota that have stood the test of time—yet remain au courant.

Resolve to try more unfamiliar wines this year. Start by picking up a bottle of Dehesa de Rubiales Alaia, one of many relatively obscure but surprisingly satisfying wines available at the always satisfying Thomas Liquors in St. Paul.

Some of the world’s most pitch-perfect white dessert wines come from the Coteaux du Layon appellation of the Anjou region, in France’s Loire Valley.

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