Where do I go from here? A question that I have tried to answer here with my first attempt at a White Wine Iceberg.
What's an iceberg? It's a meme template that allows you to categorize by superficial all the way down to extremely niche. In this case, the white wines above the water's surface are the introduction points for many wine lovers.
As you go beneath the surface, you get ever further away from the superficial wine styles until you're really amongst the freaks and geeks. I'll follow up with a red wine version in a day or two.
If anyone would like to get suggestions on what to try next after trying a white wine type, I'm happy to help.
by Potion_Collector
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This is awesome, definitely matches my experience getting into white wine. I’m currently at the Assyrtiko, Gruner Veltliner, Chenin Blanc depth and loving it!
You covered a lot of bases and you dropped in some fun shouts. Not sure why Verejo and Fino are below Croatia and Greece whites, but thats no biggie. Coteaux Champenois for a nomination to the bottom line. Good stuff.
sorry about that extra question mark in the title. i’m not one of those people who say everything like a question
Apparently I’ve only made it about halfway down. Never even heard of some of these.
You sir, are deep into this.
Love it, but would like White Burgundy and Bourgogne to be split up. That is not grapes, but it seems all the other are.
Love Burgundy. Mainly Chardonnays of course, but I miss Aligoté (one of my favourite grapes) on there.
Loire sauv blanc.have not tried but Def curious now.
I find a lot of people that are relatively casual about wine will know of Chablis or Sancerre but not have tried white Bordeaux blends 🤷♂️
Why is pinot grigio ramato so far down the list? That style seems like it’s about the same level of weirdness as a normal orange wine.
Do a red!
No Timorasso?
This is so weird, but interesting – from a European (not wine-producing country’s) perspective. Our iceberg would not look anything like this. Thanks for the image!
Nice one, although obviously US centered. Maybe worth pointing out? I’m opening a Godello now, couldn’t find it, would it be even further down?
I approve
I wonder about Gavi di Gavi and Greco di Tufo, or is this covered and I missed it?
In the niche area, if you ever get your hands on a Tyrell’s Vat 1 Semillon hold it and reap the rewards 10+ years later
Very Nice! My wife and I went to Alsace as we love Riesling, and came back loving Sylvaner a varietal I had only read about before then. Don’t get me wrong we still love red wines (dominantly Gamay or Cab Franc) but our go to is mostly white wines.
ps everyone should go to Alsace!
I’d move Txacoli down and Fino up
White Burgundy isn’t under the iceberg as much as above the clouds in that picture. Either way, you don’t see it.
Shouldn’t Riesling be above the surface?
Well, seems like u are an us citizen
Do you even Airen? Why no Vidal? I’m shocked by the lack of petite manseng!
Jk this is cool. I’d maybe have a few tiers added but it’s a fun pic.
I know, but your „apparent whines“ are highly influenced by your region. US chardonnays anf sav blanc, also moscato, basically dont exist here. We are dominated by a massiv variety of chardonnays, riesling, and cheap pinot grigio/pino gris/grauburgunder is a very dominant staple.
Pinot Blanc/Weißburgunder seems a big miss but maybe i overlooked it!
Are a lot of you drinking us chard? Would love some recs cause I don’t like classic oaky chard, but I know a lot of wineries moved away from that.
Did I miss Godello?
an “Iceberg for Americans” more specifically
So glad to see txakoli on there, but I’ve been extremely disappointed at the exported txakoli I’ve had since my time in Spain. It’s not the same as the no-label ones served at the pintxos bars in Hondarribia and Donostia. No frizz.
Surprised to see Etna Bianco with such depth! Same for German dry Riesling. It’s very common here but I’m in a neighbouring country.
Interesting to see how this is in your area!
I don’t see Concord on the list 😉
More fun options: Vin santo, Grk, petit manseng, muscadet!
Portuguese Alvarihno and Spanish Albariño missing?
Torrontes in the depths…
CMS: “let’s keep that testable for certified”
This is fun but I also feel like there’s so much actually incredible us Chardonnay being made right now, especially in Oregon and also by the most mindful producers in California, that there should almost be a separate line for it further down, like serious US Chardonnay LOL
Where would you put Pouilly Fuisses? My favorite varietal of whites by a long shot
I’m guessing you haven’t been able to get your hands on Pecorino since it’s not listed here?
No whites from Tenerife? They have some amazing whites!
This is amazing!!
I started with vin jaune and jura savagnin (ouillé). 🤷♂️
Why would US white wines be up there at all?? They don’t belong there for a second.
The joys of being friends with winemakers… I don’t really drink the above the surface stuff.
Jura Whites, Orange Wines, S.A. Chenin Blancs, and German Rieslings are some of my favorites.
No beaujolais blanc?