Gouveio is a white grape with deep roots in Portugal, most closely associated with the Douro Valley. Its exact origins are debated, but it has been grown in the region for centuries and is firmly… 

Godello is a white grape from northwestern Spain that has quietly gone from near-forgotten to highly respected. Its roots lie in Galicia, especially the Valdeorras region, where it’s believed to have been grown for centuries.… 

Glera is a white grape best known as the backbone of Prosecco, the sparkling wine that put northeastern Italy on the global wine map. Its history stretches back to Roman times in the Veneto region,… 

Gewürztraminer is one of wine’s great extroverts. It doesn’t whisper; it announces itself, usually with rose petals, lychee, and a spice cabinet kicked open. Few white grapes are so immediately recognizable, and fewer still provoke… 

Garganega is one of those grapes that quietly rewards patience. It doesn’t shout with perfume like Gewürztraminer or flex with acidity like Riesling, but give it the right hillside and a little restraint, and it… 

Aligoté is one of Burgundy’s quieter intellectuals: sharp-minded, historically important, and long underestimated because it lives next door to celebrity siblings. Spend a little time with it, though, and it reveals a very Burgundian kind…