The Top 12 White Wines to try before you die!
"Life is too short to drink bad wine," said John Wolfgang von Goethe and I tend to agree with him. Don't waste your precious, limited time drinking the plain old ordinary stuff. Drink something good and something with meaning. Before you grab another bottle of vin ordinaire here's 12 interesting white wines that have real meaning. Make sure you've tried them before you die!
- Assyrtiko from Santorini
The Assyrtiko grape makes a magical wine from a magical island and there's nothing else quite like it. It's as simple as that. - A really good white Burgundy
Burgundy is the birthplace of Chardonnay and is the reason it is the most planted white wine grape on the planet. If you haven't tried a really good white Burgundy you need to. - Californian Chardonnay
Californian Chardonnay helped change the wine world forever ... and for the better. - Mosel Riesling
This is the original low alcohol wine. But, unlike many modern constructions, Mosel Riesling is layered, complex, and age worthy. Oh, yes, and it's utterly delicious! - Schloss Vollrads
This phenomenal German winery has been making wine continuously for over 800 years! No other winery on the planet can say that! Indeed, not many producers of anything can say that! - Savennières
This small appellation in the Loire Valley makes a wine from the Chenin Blanc grape that is truly unique and a paradox to boot: it smells like a sweet wine but is dry as bone when you taste it. - Alsace Gewürztraminer
Gewürztraminer is one of the most distinctive and unforgettable grape varieties on the planet. The wine is heady, exotic, and exuberant and no one does it better than Alsace. - Condrieu
Condrieu is made from the Viognier grape and is liquid hedonism. Once, this tiny appellation was the only place Viognier grew and it very nearly became extinct - so you're lucky your still able to taste this vinous treat! - Bordeaux Blanc - Cru Classé
Although no longer Bordeaux's flagship wine, this blend of primarily Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon is a fine wine classic and emulated around the world by quality driven producers. - Aged Hunter Valley Semillon
This is Australia's (accidental) gift to the world of fine wine. Nowhere else does Semillon quite like this. - Chablis
The Chardonnay grown in this small French appellation expresses itself in a truly unique way. Ethereal and filigree yet substantial and dense. There's no other Chardonnay like it. - Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
No other Sauvignon Blanc on the planet tastes as much like Sauvignon Blanc as does Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand's Marlborough region ... and that's a scientific fact!
No one knows when they'll pop their clogs. Drinking wines with meaning, with history, and with distinction is one way of adding a bit more texture, a bit more depth, a bit more color to our, let's face it, relatively short lives. Drinking wines like the ones above will help achieve that.
Remember ... life is short, drink better.