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Chenin blanc is rare on the North Fork — no one else grows it actually.

New York Cork Club 2009

Tired after my meeting with Zander, I sat down and ordered a vin blanc from the young French waitress, who wore jeans and a white vest printed with a quotation from Baudrillard.

Ballardian » The Office Park 2010

Not that I think that chenin blanc is particularly recalcitrant in this respect, but as the wine ages it often takes on some attributes that we normally associate more with red wines, rather than white, and I often find that with significant bottle age, many chenin blanc-based wines are at their most flattering when paired with either poultry, pork or cheese courses.

Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

But I think it is pretty safe to say that anyone that has had the pleasure of tasting a smattering of mature examples of chenin blanc from a top estate has certainly been impressed with what they have tasted.

Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

Chenin blanc is rare on the North Fork — no one else grows it actually — and this is a wine that can be difficult to get your hands on.

LENNDEVOURS: 2008

Chenin blanc is rare on the North Fork — no one else grows it actually — and this is a wine that can be difficult to get your hands on.

Paumanok Vineyards 2007 Chenin Blanc (North Fork of Long Island) 2008

Chenin blanc is rare on the North Fork — no one else grows it actually.

LENNDEVOURS: 2008

Chenin blanc is rare on the North Fork — no one else grows it actually.

New York Cork Club: June Selections 2008

To my mind chenin blanc is one of the finest and least understood grapes in today’s pantheon of wine.

Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman | Dr Vino's wine blog 2009

It followed a very nice Washington chenin blanc, and now I'm seeking out Walla Walla vacation spots.

What We Drank 2009