Comments on: Viognier http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/30 Because Another Wine, Food, Beer and Travel Blog would have been way too %#&@ing long! Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Power http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/30/comment-page-1#comment-25 Joe Power Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:09:26 +0000 http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/30#comment-25 I hear you, Papa Lou. Then again, what varietal isn't a mixed bag in some way? For me, part of the fun is seeking out the wines that I like then tasting them again and again. But you're right, viognier seems to have more extreme swings in taste. Maybe that is why is makes such fascinating wine, because it is so hard to define exactly what it should taste like. I suggest we all do a lot more research. I hear you, Papa Lou. Then again, what varietal isn’t a mixed bag in some way? For me, part of the fun is seeking out the wines that I like then tasting them again and again. But you’re right, viognier seems to have more extreme swings in taste. Maybe that is why is makes such fascinating wine, because it is so hard to define exactly what it should taste like. I suggest we all do a lot more research.

]]> By: Joe Power http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/30/comment-page-1#comment-782 Joe Power Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:09:26 +0000 http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/30#comment-782 I hear you, Papa Lou. Then again, what varietal isn't a mixed bag in some way? For me, part of the fun is seeking out the wines that I like then tasting them again and again. But you're right, viognier seems to have more extreme swings in taste. Maybe that is why is makes such fascinating wine, because it is so hard to define exactly what it should taste like. I suggest we all do a lot more research. I hear you, Papa Lou. Then again, what varietal isn’t a mixed bag in some way? For me, part of the fun is seeking out the wines that I like then tasting them again and again. But you’re right, viognier seems to have more extreme swings in taste. Maybe that is why is makes such fascinating wine, because it is so hard to define exactly what it should taste like. I suggest we all do a lot more research.

]]> By: Papa Lou http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/30/comment-page-1#comment-18 Papa Lou Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:15:44 +0000 http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/30#comment-18 I find that viogniers are an extremely mixed bag, and as such, I find myself shying away from them. The good viogniers I've tasted were literally a transcendental experience. But they've been outnumbered three or four to one by viogniers that taste like an overwhelming floral perfume. I'd drink them a lot more often if I felt like it was less of a roll of the dice to get a decent one. I find that viogniers are an extremely mixed bag, and as such, I find myself shying away from them. The good viogniers I’ve tasted were literally a transcendental experience. But they’ve been outnumbered three or four to one by viogniers that taste like an overwhelming floral perfume.

I’d drink them a lot more often if I felt like it was less of a roll of the dice to get a decent one.

]]> By: Joe Power http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/30/comment-page-1#comment-15 Joe Power Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:38:39 +0000 http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/30#comment-15 Thanks for the tip, Chuck. I'll have to see if I can get my hands on some that down here. Thanks for the tip, Chuck. I’ll have to see if I can get my hands on some that down here.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/30/comment-page-1#comment-14 Chuck Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:51:19 +0000 http://www.anotherwineblog.com/archives/30#comment-14 Joe--I recommend you check out Virginia viognier. I've especially enjoyed viognier from White Hall Vineyards in Crozet, VA, a town about 10 miles outside of Charlottesville. It's my understanding that the Monticello AVA, for whatever reason, is well-suited to the grape, and area wineries do a good job with it. Joe–I recommend you check out Virginia viognier. I’ve especially enjoyed viognier from White Hall Vineyards in Crozet, VA, a town about 10 miles outside of Charlottesville. It’s my understanding that the Monticello AVA, for whatever reason, is well-suited to the grape, and area wineries do a good job with it.

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