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Category Archives: Wine Grape Varieties
Grüner Veltliner – The Austrian Giant
Gruner Veltliner is slowly increasing its grip on the concisousness of many winos aroun the world at the moment. Not least as it has been planted in quantities in many new world regions in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. … Continue reading
Gruner Veltliner – Gary V. explains.
Gruner Veltliner is fast becoming a bit of fad, in fashion wine variety these days and Gary V, of Wine Library TV certainly thinks they will play a big part in the future of the global wine industry. Check out this Episode … Continue reading
Gruner Veltliner
Grüner Veltliner Grüner Veltliner Species: Vitis vinifera Also called: Grüner Muskateller, Veltliner Origin: Austria Notable regions: Lower Austria, Burgenland, Moravia, Czech Republic Notable wines: Smaragds from Wachau Grüner Veltliner is a variety of white wine grape widely grown primarily in … Continue reading
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Barbera
Species: Vitis vinifera Also called: (more) Origin: Monferrato, Italy Notable regions: Montferrat (Italy), California, Australia and Argentina Notable wines: Barbera d’Asti, Barbera del Monferrato, Barbera d’Alba Barbera is a red wine grape variety that is either the most- or second … Continue reading
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Pedro Ximenez
Pedro Ximénez (also known as PX and many other variations) is the name of a white grape grown in certain regions of Spain, and also a varietal wine, an intensely sweet, dark, dessert sherry. Pedro Giménez (Pedro Jiménez) is a … Continue reading
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Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo (Italian), or Nebieul (Piedmontese) is one of the most important wine grape varieties of Italy’s Piedmont region. //< ![CDATA[ if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } //]]> History The grape is thought … Continue reading
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Gamay
Gamay is a purple-colored grape variety used to make red wines, most notably grown in Beaujolais and in the Loire Valley around Tours. Its full name is Gamay Noir Jus Blanc. It is a very old cultivar, being mentioned already … Continue reading
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Pinot Gris
Pinot gris A bunch of Pinot gris grapes Species: Vitis vinifera Also called: Origin: Burgundy, France Notable regions: (see major regions) Pinot gris is a white wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. Thought to be a mutant … Continue reading
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Sangiovese
Sangiovese Species: Vitis vinifera Also called: Brunello, Sangiovese Grosso Origin: Italy Notable regions: Tuscany Hazards: Rot-prone Sangiovese is a red wine grape variety originating in Italy whose name derives from sanguis Jovis, “the blood of Jove”. It is most … Continue reading
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Malbec
Malbec Malbec grapes Species: Vitis vinifera Also called: Auxerrois in Cahors, Côt, Pressac Origin: France Notable regions: Argentina, Chile, Cahors Malbec is a black grape variety originally brought to France by a Hungarian peasant, where it was grown in the … Continue reading
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