Chardonnay is versatile, approachable, and, depending on how it’s made, can have wildly different personalities.

Always on the look out for new wines to try, I have become a fan of the red Monastrell grape grown in Jumilla in Spain.

"Most mussel dishes call for a dry white wine such as an unoaked chardonnay, pinot grigio, or riesling," She explains, "Any dry white wine without a particularly dominant flavor will work well." ...

It remains widely grown there today, but the variety became so popular in the 1970s that for a time it became nearly synonymous with "white wine" in the U.S. Today, almost every wine-producing region ...

The white wines of Mâcon have always been very popular here with good reason. Generally unoaked, fresh and fruity, they offer great value for money, something increasingly difficult to find in ...