Viognier

[Innkeeper]

The problem with American Viognier is the same problem with most other American white wine, oak. The results are even more disasterous than with chardoanny or sauvignon, because of viognier's perfume. Perfume plus oak equals yuk.

One exception is from Horton in Virginia. Perhaps you can find it in Ohio. Barring that the are some good examples from France among the various Vins de Pays. If you want to spend the bucks, you might try viognier as nature intended, in the outstanding Northern Rhone wine, Condrieu. Condrieu is made 100% from viognier.