2009 Petit Chenin

We had this 2009 Petit Chenin at The Cheeky Monkey in Narragansett, Rhode Island and fell in love with the acidity balanced with the fruitiness and did a little research on Ken Forrester, the brand. The wine is from Stellenbosch, South Africa. That reminded me of the story that Prof. Carole Meredith recounted in the UC Davis Introduction to Winemaking, where in South Africa, they have to deal with herds of baboons instead of herds of deer. It also sounded like the baboons were more clever than deer because the older baboons would send the younger baboons to test the electrified fences and if there was no current, they would hop the fence, but if it was hot, only the younger, less savvy baboons would get zapped.
Anyway, I am digressing.
The Chenin blanc made us think about the possibility of growing Chenin blanc in our area. When we looked at the area vineyards, we learned that Charles Massoud of Paumanok Vineyards on the North Fork of Long Island was making high acclaimed Chenin blanc. We were excited about the possibility that we could also grow Chenin blanc in the Northeast.