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Anonymous wrote:Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc/Viognier. Hands down. Bright, fruity, goes with everything, and it's $14 retail and frequently on sale for $11-12.

I also like Hogue Riesling or Gewurtzstraminer, both $10, on sale for $9. Also very clean and versatile. (Chateau Ste. Michelle makes similar ones at similar prices that I don't like quite as much, but they'll do.)

"Everyday" whites to avoid: pinot grigio, most cheap chardonnay, anything with an animal on it. I'm told the Cupcake whites are tolerable but I can't make myself try something called Cupcake.

Really? Aren't those super sweet, almost dessert wines?
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Nope, not at all.  Many Rieslings and Gewurtzstraminers are sweet, but not all of them.  They come in varying degrees of sweet and it's kind of a pain in the butt to get to know all of them if you're interested.  (For the german ones, in general, the longer the name, the sweeter the wine.  Trockenbeerenauslese, for instance, is a mighty sweet dessert Riesling.

The Hogue and Chateau St. Michelles are basic, entry-level Riesling and Gewurtzstraminer.  They're fruity but not overly sweet and go very well with most everything.  The question is "everyday," and we like these very much for everyday drinking.

If you really hate sweet, even fruity "dry" ones, i.e. if you want it really racy and acidic, then sauvignon blanc is your best bet.  Lots of sauv blanc lovers here, and nobilo seems popular.

The Pine Ridge blend I mentioned is between the two -- it's racy and acidic, but also fruity.  It's awesome with spicy food, esp. Asian, but it's really great with everything.  We love it.

We also drink quite a bit of Virginia viognier these days.  White Hall, Horton, and Pearmund are all good and not hard to find.  But they're not quite as common so they didn't leap first to mind for "everyday."  
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