Dallas FW Wine-Wines Across America

Most of the great American wines are varietals, and a growing number of wines made from Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir are challenging their European models on sheer quality. Traditionally, the best buys are generic wines, those that used to be labeled "Chablis" or "Burgundy" but now are more often simply called table wine. One of the hottest US wines is Zinfandel, which in the 1990s came into its own as a profoundly distinctive red wine. There is no European counterpart.”—Wine Spectator