Wine Grape Varieties – Semillon
As Jancis Robinson says, ‘Sémillon is a very odd grape indeed’. It is capable of producing some of the greatest wines on earth, such as […]
Wine Grape Varieties
Wine Grape Varieties – Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo is a wine grape variety that produces some of the greatest dry red wines in Italy. More than that, as Jancis Robinson says in […]
Wine Grape Varieties – Touriga Nacional
This is probably a variety that not too many of you are familiar with. Touriga Nacional comes from Portugal, which boasts a huge array of […]
Wine Grape Varieties – Merlot
Merlot is grown all over the world, including Chile, Australia, New Zealand, China, Argentina, Spain, South Africa, Switzerland, Bulgaria and Italy. In fact, some of […]
Wine Grape Varieties – Grenache (Garnacha)
The Grenache grape started life in Spain as Garnacha, but has spread all over southern France, reaching its apogee in the vineyards of Châteauneuf-du-Pape whose […]
Wine Grape Varieties – Chardonnay
There is plenty to say about Chardonnay, and so I will spread my thoughts over two sections. In the first I will make some general […]
Wine Grape Varieties – Tempranillo
Here I’m deliberately choosing a grape variety which the great experts of the wine world would put further down the scale, after, for example, Merlot […]
Wine Grape Varieties – Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon’s home is the Medoc in France, the heart of Bordeaux’s red wine vineyards. Here are the famous chateaux that have made claret the […]
Wine Grape Varieties – Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon, ah, Sauvignon! Such a crowd-pleasing, easy-drinking variety. It typically displays lots of aroma on the nose, and is light and unchallenging in the mouth. […]