Versatility is a special thing in the wine world. Very few grape varietals are versatile enough to produce age-worthy wines, world-class sweet wines, exceptional dry wines, and delectable sparkling wine. Chenin Blanc from the Loire hits all of these benchmarks; yet, it gets NO RESPECT. In fact, Loire wines, as a whole, are underrated outside of France. Yes, there are exceptions to that statement, Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumè in particular (which are both based on Sauvignon Blanc