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Wine & Dine explore Taste, Savor, Enjoy Quality Whites for Under $20 There's a world of choices. By Nick Passmore ★ Now that white wine has become a staple cocktail order, it's being produced by the tanker-full, all over the world, with millions of gallons being consumed each year. The problem with this popularity, this ubiquity, is that whether it's creamy California oak-juice or thin, Italian lemon-water, too much of it is decidedly unimpressive. And that's being polite. It's hard to make good white wine, and it's even harder to make good, inexpensive white wine. But the encouraging news for wine drinkers is that more and more conscientious winemakers are pulling off this conjuring trick. So where to look if you're after an interesting white wine at a modest price? As a general rule, seek out the unfashionable, in terms of geographic origin and varietal, and the new. California's whites have become ridiculously expensive - we're just so used to it we no longer notice. And Burgundy, at least the posh parts, is even more expensive. No, if you are in search of value in white wine you'll be rewarded for scanning wider horizons. The less glamorous parts of France (Alsace, the southwest, Loire Valley), Italy, Spain, Germany, and the Finger Lakes of New York all hold the potential for exciting discovery. The former communist states of Eastern Europe, notably Croatia and Hungary, are making huge strides. In the Southern Hemisphere, South Africa is doing great things while prices are still reasonable, and New Zealand is expanding beyond generic Sauvignon Blanc. Here are 20 affordable whites that won't disappoint. ILLUSTRATION BY TRACI DABERKO Albarino de Fefinanes 2011 Rias Baixas, Spain ality from the volcanic soil of one of the world's most romantic islands Condesa Eylo 2011 Rueda, Spain Bigger and fuller than most Albarino and with a glamorous intensity $23 $18 Light and brimming with fruit, the perfect summer party wine $13 Assyrtiko-Athiri, Domaine Sigalas 2011 Santorini, Greece Dry and infused with a marked miner- Chenin Blanc, Ken Forrester Reserve 2012 Stellenbosch, South Africa Eminently quaffable, fruit-driven, and shot through with ribbons of minerality $15 Domaine Ehrhart Riesling 2011 Alsace, France Glowing with so much ripe fruit it works as well as an aperitif as it does with food $20 ➺ usairwaysmag.com JUNE 2014 17 http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - June 2014

US Airways - June 2014
Contents
Gear Up: Camping Tools
Connections: Everybody's Business
Getaway: Valencia Group Hotels
Travel Feature: Austin, Texas
US Airways Feature: New Service
Charlotte USA
Special Section: Mesa County, Colorado
To Your Health: Devereux
Special Section: Burbank, California
University Spotlight: Christopher Newport University
Industry Spotlight: Eastern North Carolina
Best of Health: Miami Foot & Ankle Surgery
Special Section: Philadelphia
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Audio Entertainment
Video Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
oneworld alliance
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Giving: Miles for Good
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - June 2014