It’s springtime, so naturally we are…spring cleaning! Groundbreaking, we know. More specifically, we’re purging our closets to round up donations and make some room, and making it all the more fun with a super affordable and vibrant South Australian Viognier (pronounced vee-on-yay).
Yalumba Y Series Viognier ($9) is bright and tropical, with green apple on the nose, mouthwatering honeysuckle on the palate and a plush, full mouthfeel.
You might be thinking – ‘an Australian Viognier? How uncommon!’ Chief winemaker at Yalumba, Louisa Rose, is highly regarded as a pioneer (and ‘Queen of Viognier’) in the industry for bringing Viognier to Australia. Viognier is native to France’s Rhône Valley and a tricky grape to grow well. Rose found that Viognier “behaves like a red wine” and mastered winemaking with Viognier in many of the vineyard’s wines.
Coincidentally, we just learned that today is International Viognier Day! This one snuck up on us because…it’s a new holiday as of 2021! Yalumba created the holiday to shine a special spotlight on this grape.
Are you joining us in a closet purge? What are your favorite donation spots, or resale stores?
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