Something Different This Way Comes!

Shake up your routine
 with Oak Knoll's Niagara

Like most people, I get tired of the same old thing.  Much as I like a cool glass of white wine in summer, I occasionally get a little bored with chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and Riesling.  There must be more to life, I’ve concluded, so this summer, I’ve been making a special effort to try more unusual white varietals.  Fortunately, it’s getting easier and easier to find a lot of these wines – even in Central Oregon.  I’d like to recommend a few to you.

Typically in this column, I suggest specific wines from specific winemakers.  This time, however, I want you to learn about the varietal (or type of grape) that the wine is made from.  The idea is not necessarily to find the best of a particular varietal; it’s to find out how different these varietals taste from the usual chardonnay or sauvignon blanc that most people automatically offer up when you ask for “white”.  If this is successful, the next time you’re asked your preference you can give a really different answer!