The Viognier is a grape varietals that originally comes from the Rhone in France, but now is being grown in California and Australia with success. Its pronounced like veen- own- yay. If you like a big bodied white wine with a floral nose and tons of peach, apricot and tropical fruits try a Viognier today. Most of the time this varietals is not oaked and made clean and pairs well with a wide range of cuisine. Try it with chicken, pork, fish or spicy Asian food. Some excellent producers to check out are:

Yalumba Viognier - great with spicy food and chicken.

Zaca Mesa Viognier - try with a cream sauce over fish.

Cline Viognier - nice with grilled pork.

Smoking Loon Viognier - great value and works as a
aperitif.

Also if you can find any Rhone Viogniers for under $20 bucks, pick them up. Happy tasting and remember to "keep one hand on the corkscrew and the other on the bottle".

Arrivederci !
Jeff
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