have been drinking more white wine in the past few years for another ... which adds to the cost of production. I’d also posit a “perception tax”: Since many people consider reds more serious ...

While white-wine production is around 6 percent across the appellation and at most wineries, one producer, Château La Nerthe, devotes 10 percent of its vineyard acreage to white grapes and its ...

Unlike typical white wine production, the grape skins remain in contact with the juice during fermentation, producing complex flavours and textures, as well as that deeper colour. 'The resulting ...