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Article: Wine: Chenin Blanc can still be worth seeking out.
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- Investment Adviser
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- September 7, 2009
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Byline: Feargus O'Sullivan
Is chenin blanc boring?A
It certainly takes little effort to make the widely planted white variety into humdrum wine, as neutral as Switzerland and not half as pretty.AThis isn't the grape's fault, however, as grown selectively it can produce stunning stuff.
This potential for mediocrityAactually stems from the fact that, unlike stubbornly low-yielding vines like pinot noir and viognier, vineyards planted with chenin blanc sprout grapes as prolifically as teenagers sprout acne.A
The more grapes a vine carries, the blander and less flavoursome its juice will be.AAccordingly, if winemakers don't prune their ...