#CheninBlanc

WINE OF THE WEEK: Bellingham The Bernard Series Chenin Blanc 2021, South Africa

£11–£14.39, Tesco, The General Wine Co Chenin Blanc comes in all shapes and sizes: dry, medium, sweet, still, sparkling, oaked, unoaked,...

WINE OF THE WEEK: Wolf & Woman Chenin Blanc 2019, Swartland, South Africa

£19.68, Justerini & Brooks You can pour this and drink it straightaway with pleasure, but it repays time in the glass handsomely....

WINE OF THE WEEK: Springfontein Terroir Selection Chenin Blanc 2018, Springfontein Rim, South Africa

£16.96, Private Cellar There were a couple of other South African wines, red and white, in the running for this week's slot, but this...

WINE OF THE WEEK: Alheit Vineyards Limited Release Chenin Blanc 2018, Western Cape, South Africa

£14.99, Majestic Welcome back, Majestic. After we nearly lost the pioneering wine warehouse chain altogether earlier this year, it’s good...

WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Pierre-Bise Clos de Coulaine Savennières 2016, Loire France

£20.50/£18.50, Lea & Sandeman Savennières from a favoured vintage and good producer is an absolute treasure – dry and mineral, yet...

WINE OF THE WEEK: Ken Forrester Workhorse Chenin Blanc 2017, Stellenbosch, South Africa

£8, Marks & Spencer I don't know whether this has been getting better with each vintage or whether I'd forgotten what great value it is....

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Cady Cheninsolite 2015, Anjou, France

£14.99, Waitrose I’ve chosen this full, dry, honeyed Loire Valley white in honour of Drink Chenin Day on Saturday. I could have picked...

WINE OF THE WEEK: Zalze Reserve Chenin Blanc 2015, Coastal Region, South Africa

£7, Sainsbury's (special offer price) This Cape white, from the excellent 2015 vintage, is always one of my favourite wines at...

WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de la Grange Patrimoine Blanc 2014, Touraine, France

£13.50, joiedevin.co.uk I fall in love with too many wines, but this was love at first sip. It’s a dry white from the Loire Valley based...

Tales of the Underrated: Chenin Blanc

It was drinking an Anjou Blanc with English asparagus a couple of months ago – Château de Fesles La Chapelle 2011, since you ask – that...

WINE OF THE WEEK: The Tea Leaf Chenin Blanc 2014

£12.49, Noel Young Wines; £12, WoodWinters A sumptuous but dazzlingly crisp, zesty dry white, with rich tropical and citrus fruit, a hint...