Let's go back two decades. Michael Lonsford visits Beringer, and reports on how some of their old wines have aged, at the Houston Chronicle . I thought it'd be fun to see how they held up,' he said. The Boston Phoenix suggests Pinot Blanc as an alternative to a more standard white choice. Pinot blanc grows in most major wine regions, but it's hardly ever taken seriously - the eternal bridesmaid of the wine world.
People often mistake the relatively obscure white varietal for chardonnay.
But pinot blanc, called pinot bianco in Italy and weissburgunder in Germany and Austria, is no mere lesser cousin. The Atlanta Journal Constitution has some more advice for trying a white away from the ordinary. Getting out of the box where wines are concerned can be exciting. In white wines, one isn't stuck with chardonnay, nor with chardonnay that's turned into a tank of butter and vanilla. From all over the globe come white wines of different styles and types.