Always the Bridesmaid

Marsanne, the ignored little sister of the Rhône whites, has good bones.

California Terroir

Wines that taste like they’re from somewhere.

Chicken with Goat Cheese and Figs

Served with a port reduction sauce.

Syrah from Somewhere in Between

Look for wine bargains next door to the big names.

Mushroom-Stuffed Chicken with White Wine Sauce

Whether for a dinner party or a weeknight meal, this elegant, convenient dish can be prepared ahead of time.

We can’t get enough ginger!

A Viognier discovery.

Rhone white: Roussanne, Marsanne, or Viognier (or blend thereof).

I would agree 100% with the other replies. Both Treana’s red and white are excellent wines. The white is a Viognier/Marsanne blend (with the % changing slightly with vintage). The Marsanne adds a wonderful drying dimension...

white and one red. For those who don’t know this already, the restaurant only features Rhone varietals, not a Cab, Zin or Chardonnay to be found. The white flight consisted of a Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne and a...

from Willow Creek in Paso Robles. The wine with this was a 2003 CORE 613(56% Grenache blanc, 13% Rousanne, 31% Marsanne) Our first course while seated was a duck liver mousse with cranberry jus and puffed rice accompanied by a...

'00) plus a neat Australian white, “Stump Jumper”, a 75%/25% blend of Riesling and Marsanne. Discovered that Moishe’s Pippic doesn’t tout itself as a NY deli, but CHICAGO! Got a kosher dill to nosh on...

OH-kay. No Rose Champagne. Damn. Then...instead...if you must...for hubby’s sake...something with richness and high acid. Chardonnay with acid, Gavi, Tocai Friulano, Roussane, Marsanne, Rose, a frisky light-bodied red. Lots...

in the great Bourride/Bouillabaise restaurants of Marseille. If it was white wine that you had, it is most likely from a blend of bouboulenc, ugnin balnc and marsanne grapes, although one can find wines purely from marsanne....

Alsace Riesling. Has generous fruit and noticeable weight to match up with those things you’ve listed. Other “heavy” whites include Vouvray (Chenin Blanc) and Marsanne, Also I recently had a surprisingly dry and...