Comparative wine production statistics for China are a bit problematic because much of the wine produced is not pure grape wine but may be mixed-fruit wine, and the rules on what can be labeled Chinese wine are quite, er, flexible.
As this article in Nature magazine tells, authenticators are raising their game, trying to perfect the extraction and purification of grape-skin DNA from bottles of wine, in the hope they will be able to reliably distinguish between the 2, 500 grape varieties.
But it's worth giving drinkers a little credit, since the odds of finding a tasty malbec are probably better than they are with any other wine grape, from any other country--at all price points.
The Zinfandel grape is also widely used in the popular off-dry blush wine known as White Zinfandel.
Pinot Gris-or its wayward Italian sibling, Pinot Grigio (same grape, different name)-just might be your next white-wine love affair.
Pinot Gris--or its wayward Italian sibling, Pinot Grigio (same grape, different name)--just might be your next white-wine love affair.
While the two are synonymous (same grape) and some wine people deride fume blanc as simply a made-up name and marketing gimmick, there is more to the story. 45 years ago American sauvignon blanc was in its underappreciated infancy, overlooked by many quality winemakers, and what existed tended to be much sweeter and had a negative reputation.
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In warmer regions--including those in most of central and southern Italy--the grape is picked early with an eye toward keeping its acidity up, and produces a relatively neutral-flavor grape whose chief claim to our affections is the crispness of its wine.
In warmer regions-including those in most of central and southern Italy-the grape is picked early with an eye toward keeping its acidity up, and produces a relatively neutral-flavored grape whose chief claim to our affections is the crispness of its wine.
"It has become an expensive hobby, but there is so much potential in Texas wines especially in this area, " said Pruitt, who grew up in near California's wine-rich Santa Ynez Valley and still sources much of his grape juice from there.
Since CEO John Jordon took over from his parents, who founded the winery, I think the wine has become slightly fruitier and fuller-bodied, but not in an aggressive grape way, rather more pronounced taste of blackberry and blueberry rounding it out.
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This trio of bold red grape varieties may be last into the cellar, but any aficionado who appreciates brooding, dark oak-aged red wine will tell you, these are definitely worth the wait.
The star varietal is malbec, a red wine made from the malbec grape that is native to Bordeaux but actually thrives better in the high-altitude terrain of Mendoza than anywhere else in the world.
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