South African sauvignon blanc is not exactly top of mind for most American wine consumers. South Africa lacks a definitive wine grape identity, although it offers interesting and usually ...

The end of apartheid a decade ago opened the door to the export of South African wines to the United States, even if there wasn’t that much to get excited about back then. Well, now there is. A taste ...

A few days ago I wrote about my selection of favorite wines from the Selection Sauvignon competition and I promised to come back with details of the overall medal winners. So, here you can read about ...

When oceans collide off a warm land mass, a certain kind of climate happens. When the collision coincides with a coastal topography and latitude that are suitable for wine grapes, a certain kind of ...

One of the two primary green-skinned grapes of Bordeaux (where it’s most often blended with its traditional partner, Semillon), Sauvignon Blanc is, as far as we know, a French native, and it is widely ...