{"id":3656,"date":"2017-08-23T06:11:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T06:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/bbwines?p=3656"},"modified":"2023-05-02T12:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T12:11:37","slug":"know-wine-chenin-blanc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/?p=3656","title":{"rendered":"Know your wine: Chenin Blanc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3903\" src=\"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Know-your-wine-Chenin-Blanc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"995\" height=\"668\">For the warm tropical climes of India, white wines may be a great idea. They\u2019re generally lighter than reds in terms of alcohol levels. They pair well with a wide variety of food. And they\u2019re a great substitute for an ice-cold beer, as they\u2019re lower in carbs. We can get you started on an incredible exploration of white wines. Know all there is to know about each varietal, savour them, and pick your favourite.<\/p>\n<p>First up, Chenin Blanc.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Grape varietal<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nChenin Blanc, a white wine grape variety.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Place of origin<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nFrance.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Pronounced as:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nShen-in blahnk<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Where it\u2019s grown:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nSouth Africa, France, USA, Argentina and even India.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Popular as:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nSteen (in South Africa), Vouvray, Blanc d\u2019Anjou, etc.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Colour:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nGolden hue.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Body:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nTypically a light bodied wine.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Acidity:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nMedium.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Flavour versatility:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nFrom sparkling wine to well-balanced dessert wine, Chenin Blanc is used to make variety of wines.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Big Banyan Chenin Blanc:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nOur wine is laced with the delicate fruity aroma of yellow apple, lemon and peaches, tossed up with light, spicy notes of thyme and coriander. It is dry, fresh and fruity with a spunk of acidity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tFor the warm tropical climes of India, white wines may be a great idea. They\u2019re generally lighter than reds in terms of alcohol levels. They pair well with a wide variety of food. And they\u2019re a great substitute for an ice-cold beer, as they\u2019re lower in carbs. We can get you started on an incredible exploration of white wines. \t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7723,"featured_media":5056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,12],"tags":[39,15],"class_list":["post-3656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-intellect","category-knowledge","tag-chenin-blanc","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7723"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5114,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3656\/revisions\/5114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}