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Climate(s) Moderate, Warm, Cool, Hot Mediterranean, Moderate Maritime, Moderate Continental
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Grape(s)
Color Grape Notes
Red Barbera Grape Grape notes: Late ripening grape.
Red Cabernet Franc Grape
Red Cabernet Sauvignon Grape Grape notes: High tannins due to thick skin. Buds late and needs a long growing season. Often blended with Merlot to gain softness. Usually destemmed and crushed.
Red Catawba Grape Grape notes: Cross with Sémillon
Red Couderc Noir Grape Grape notes: A hybrid of Jaeger 70 and a Vitis Vinifera grape.
Red Grenache / Grenacha Grape Grape notes: Often used to make Roses. Often blended with Syrah or Tempranillo. Thin skin; late ripening. Garnacha in Spain; all elsewhere Grenache. Resistant to heat.
Red Malbec Grape Grape notes: Often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot. Originally from France.
Red Merlot Grape Grape notes: Aroma/Flavors vary according to ripeness. Often blended with Cab. Sauvignon to add softness. Buds and ripens early.
Red Norton / Cynthiana Grape Grape notes: A hybrid grape
Red Pinot Noir (Nero) Grape Grape notes: Low tannins due to thin skin. Susceptible to rot. Early budding and ripening.
Red Sangiovese (Chianti) Grape
Red St. Vincent Grape
Red Syrah / Shiraz Grape Grape notes: Shiraz in Australia; all elsewhere Syrah. Small with thick, dark skins.
Red Zinfandel / Primitivo Grape Grape notes: Ripens unevenly; a given bunch will have over ripe grapes next to under ripe grapes.
White Albariño Grape Grape notes: Thick skinned, fungus resistant
White Chambourcin Grape Grape notes: A teinturier grape with ping juice
White Chardonnay Grape
White Chenin Blanc Grape Grape notes: Susceptibility to Noble Rot. Suitable for late harvest (vendanges tardives)
White Colombard Grape
White Gewurztraminer Grape Grape notes: This is an aromatic grape; its nose intensity will likely be pronounced.
White Niagara Grape Grape notes: A sweeter grape
White Pinot Gris (Grigio) Grape Grape notes: Early budding and ripening.
Two main styles:
1. Harvested early. Dry, light body, medium-to-high acidity and simple flavors.
2. Delayed harvesting. Full body, medium acidity and complex flavors.
White Riesling Grape Grape notes: Susceptible to botrytis
White Roussanne Grape Grape notes: Ripens late
White Sauvignon Blanc Grape Grape notes: This is an aromatic grape; its nose intensity will likely be pronounced.
White Semillon Grape Grape notes: Think skin makes it susceptible to Noble Rot. Commonly blended with Sauvignon Blanc to add body
White Seyval Blanc Grape
White Traminette Grape
White Vidal Blanc Grape
White Vignoles Grape Grape notes: Late bud break
White Viognier Grape Grape notes: Aromatic grapes, so likely the nose is pronounced. Ripens late in the season so will have high sugar and low acidity.
Wines(s)
Type Wine Notes
Sparkling Rosé Other type of Sparkling Rosé Wine Wine notes: Made from blending red and white base wines or with a short maceration.
Sparkling White Other type of Sparkling White Wine
Still Orange Roussanne Wine (Skin-fermented)
Still Red Cabernet Franc Wine
Still Red Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Wine notes: Often able to age well.
Still Red Chambourcin Wine Wine notes: This is a red wine made from a white grape.
Still Red Chianti Wine Wine notes: Late ripening grape.
Still Red Grenache / Grenacha Wine Wine notes: Thin skinned. Typically used in a blend (including Roses). High alcohol.
Still Red Malbec Wine Wine notes: Malbec from higher elevations tend to be more elegant with fresher, more floral aromas. From lower elevations, they tend to be more full bodied with richer black fruit.
Still Red Merlot Wine
Still Red Norton / Cynthiana Wine
Still Red Pinot Noir Wine Wine notes: Burgundy Pinot Noir is typically drunk young.
Still Red Syrah (Shiraz) Wine Wine notes: High tannins due to thick skin
Still Red Zinfandel Wine
Still Rosé White Zinfandel Wine Wine notes: Usually low alcohol
Still White Albariño Wine Wine notes: Better young. Sometimes a bit of lees contact to add body and complexity.
Still White Chardonnay Wine
Still White Gewurztraminer Wine Wine notes: Usually high alcohol, complex and flavorful.
Still White Pinot Grigio Wine (Italy)
Still White Pinot Gris Wine (France)
Still White Riesling Wine
Still White Sauvignon Blanc Wine
Still White Semillon Wine
Still White Viognier Wine Wine notes: Usually high alcohol



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