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Sémillon grapes

Wine Grape Varieties – Semillon

April 11, 2021 Claire Fischer 0

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 […]

nebbiolo

Wine Grape Varieties – Nebbiolo

April 10, 2021 Claire Fischer 0

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 […]

Touriga-Nacional

Wine Grape Varieties – Touriga Nacional

April 9, 2021 Claire Fischer 0

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 […]

merlot-grapes

Wine Grape Varieties – Merlot

April 9, 2021 Claire Fischer 0

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 […]

Grenache grapes

Wine Grape Varieties – Grenache (Garnacha)

April 8, 2021 Claire Fischer 0

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 […]

Chardonnay

Wine Grape Varieties – Chardonnay

April 6, 2021 Claire Fischer 0

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 […]

Tempranillo

Wine Grape Varieties – Tempranillo

March 30, 2021 Claire Fischer 0

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 […]

cabernet-sauvignon

Wine Grape Varieties – Cabernet Sauvignon

March 28, 2021 Claire Fischer 0

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 […]

Sauvignon Blanc Grapes

Wine Grape Varieties – Sauvignon Blanc

March 14, 2021 Claire Fischer 0

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. […]

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