Wine Enthusiast: How Chenin Became the Cool Kid's Grape

My husband was delighted to read this article in the Wine Enthusiast called "How Chenin Became the Cool Kid's Grape".
Where Chenin is grown:

• The Central Loire Valley of France: For over 500 years Chenin Blanc has been cultivated in famed appellations like Vouvray, Anjou, Saumur and Savennières
• South Africa: historically known as “Steen”, the first cuttings were planted near Cape Town in 1655 by members of the Dutch East India Company, comprising 18% of South Africa’s vine plantings, it grows across the western part of the country, from Stellenbosch and Paarl to Swartland
• Western Australia: In Swan Valley, Chenin is turned into fortified wines, half the plantings are in Western Australia, but can also be found in Margaret River, Victoria and South Australia,
• California: Chenin reached peak levels during the 1970s and 80s.
• Long Island, New York: Paumanok Vineyards
• Connecticut: Passionfruit Estate

The last two entries above, Long Island has been known for their excellent Chenin Blanc and we, in Connecticut hope to make wine drinkers in our area familiar with our Chenin Blanc.
Why Chenin has seen a resurgence in popularity:

• Introduction of biodynamic farming of Chenin by Nicholas Joly in Savennières
• Promotion of "natural wine" and minimal intervention wine by Alice Fiering
• Praise by top sommeliers including Pascaline Lepeltier, Alex Alan at Hotel Delmano
• Early U.S. importers like Louis/Dressner, Jenny & François, Polaner, Camille Riviere and Avant-Garde

We also make our wines with as minimal intervention as possible, using Chenin Blanc grown at our vineyard and yeast to ferment the juice. Nothing is added but yeast during the fermentation. The wine sits on lees, to gain richness and mouthfeel. Prior to the bottling process we add less than 50 ppm sulfites (legal limit 300 ppm) and filter.
So, be the cool kid in your area and come to Passionfruit Estate to purchase our Chenin Blanc! We are open on Fridays from 3-6, Saturday and Sunday from noon-4. We are located at 40 Taugwonk Spur Rd Unit 31. When we are open, our signs can be found on the corner of North Main Street and Route 1, North Main Street and Taugwonk, Taugwonk and Taugwonk Spur. If you've come this far, you've found us! Hope to see you soon!
Reference:
1. Wine Enthusiast: How Chenin Became the Cool Kid's Grape.