Grape Varieties
Below are our 9 articles in the 'grape varieties' category:
Riesling is a classic grape grown across Germany Alsace, Austria and Italy. It is also grown increasingly in the New World. It tends to produce strong and smokey wines, with slight acidity taste ...
Chenin blanc also known as ‘Pineau de la Loire’ or simply ‘Chenin’, is a distinctly versatile variety of grape. Chenin Blanc’s high levels of acidity enable its use in a wide range of drinks: dry ...
Pinot Noir is one the classic grape varieties and the one most associated with high-end red wine. It has a reputation as being a notoriously difficult grape to grow. For this reason top Pinto Noir ...
Sauvignon Blanc is one of the noble French grapes – grown widely and ever reliable. It has served in this sense as an often reasonably priced simple white wine to accompany dinner. In this way it has ...
Semillon is a classic grape not perhaps admired as much as Chardonnay, Riesling and Chenin Blanc, but is well used as a blending grape alongside Sauvignon Blanc.
Semillon is sweet in taste, and ...
Shiraz (or ‘Syrah’ as it is referred to in France) is a grape grown both in France and the new world well known for its bold fruity and spicy tastes and aromas. ‘Syrah’, the lesser used form of the ...
Tempranillo is a red grape native to Spain and central to the production of Rioja. It is often referred to as ‘the noble grape’ a sturdy and trustworthy regular and a staple of the Spanish diet. ...
Cabernet Sauvignon is the foremost classic red grape. Few would argue with its position as the noblest of all the world’s grape varieties and it is, unquestionably, along with Chardonnay, the most ...
Merlot is a classic red grape as ubiquitous with solid reliability as the noble Cabernet Sauvignon is. Merlot is cultivated the world over as a dependable, bold and fruity red. Merlot has made it's ...
