Chenin Blanc

Chenin is a noble grape, one with a long and storied history in France’s Loire Valley.
Chenin Blanc
California grows more than 4,000 acres of chenin blanc. Fabio Balbi/Shutterstock
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Fifty years ago, the most popular wine in this country was a fresh, flowery white that was never intended to be aged and sold so fast that it was often out of stock long before a year was up.

It was made by a Napa Valley winery that eventually couldn’t supply the consumer demand and couldn’t increase production because Napa had a limited supply of grapes.

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