My wife and I recently attended a wine tasting at Biltmore Winery. We have tried wine in the past and didn’t enjoy it but after trying some wines at the Biltmore Winery, we found that we really enjoy the Chenin Blanc and Zinfandel Blanc de Noir wines. I have tried searching everywhere on the internet about Zinfandel Blanc de Noir wine and can’t find much information about it. I know it is a rose wine, but is it basically a white zinfandel or is there another name for it or something? I would like to try some other wineries version of the Zinfandel Blanc de Noir to compare the Biltmore to but can’t find anyone else that has the Zinfandel Blanc de Noir.
Hi Josh. Welcome to the board. Looking at their website their “Zinfandel Blanc de Noir” wine seems to be an off-dry (slightly sweet from residual sugar) rose of Zinfandel so that makes it the functional equivalent of a “white zinfandel”. Not sure if you are familiar with how roses are made but since Zinfandel is a grape with dark skins, the pressed juice is only allowed to contact the skins for a short period of time to impart some flavor and pink color.
It looks like you are enjoying off dry wines so I would suggest you try what I think are the best off dry wines in the world: German Rieslings. Look for the word “Kabinett” or “Spatlese” on the label. Some good producers to get acquainted with the style are Donnhoff, Willi Schaefer, Dr Loosen, JJ Christoffel and Leitz. Look for 2007 or 2009 to start with.
Lets us know if you have any additional questions.
Welcome Josh.
I agree with Berry’s comments on German Riesling. Also, if you liked the Chenin Blanc, look into Vouvray from the Loire Valley in France. These are made from the Chenin Blanc grape, and are made from dry to dessert level sweetness. Many are in the the off-dry range though. Unfortunately, they are not always labeled as clearly as the German wines as to their level of sweetness. A good wine merchant should be able to give you that information though.