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- Jul 31, 2021
- 1 min
Cinsault
Cinsault is yet another Rhone Valley grape used to make thick extracted red wines. As with the other Rhone varietals, Grenache, Syrah,...
- Jul 30, 2021
- 1 min
Muscadelle
Last month, I wrote about Muscat also called Moscato. Last week I wrote about a grape called Melon de Bourgogne, produced in Muscadet, in...
- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
Tempranillo
Tempranillo is the grape that most frequently is associated with the wines of Rioja, Spain. Popular in the production of wines in Ribera...
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
On the road with WineTime
We are off to wine country! The WineTime Online crew is going to Napa and Sonoma to meet with some wine professionals and select wines...
- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
Barbera
Barbera is a purple skinned grape used to produce light bodied red wines in Piedmont, Italy as well as New world productions in...
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
Aligoté
I am on a mission to enlighten people to a variety of wine producing grapes that do not get the attention that they deserve, but produce...
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
Roussanne
One thing that I love about this project is how I get inspired to write about a grape, and I end up writing about the grapes frequently...
- Jul 19, 2021
- 2 min
Marsanne
Marsanne is a grape varietal from the northern Rhone Valley of France. Marsanne usually portrays the role of rounding out the acidity in...
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
Melon de Bourgogne
Melon de Bourgogne is rarely seen on the label of a wine bottle. The grape is used in the Loire Valley to produce the wines of Muscadet....
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
Loire Valley, France
The Loire Valley is one of my favorite areas from which to source wines that win over guests to French wine. Loire wines are perhaps less...
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
Wines of South Africa
After all of my winters in Minnesota, I have determined that I can handle winter here only by spending January in the southern hemisphere...
- Jul 12, 2021
- 1 min
Carmenère
These days Carmenère is a grape varietal that many people may associate with Chile, although it is found all over the new world....
- Jul 10, 2021
- 2 min
Cabernet Sauvignon
Early in my restaurant career, I worked at a big budget steakhouse in Minneapolis, a couple of them actually. Cabernet Sauvignon...
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
Malbec/Auxerrois
Malbec is from Bordeaux, France, where it is used as a blending grape in the Cabernet Sauvignon produced in the Medoc and the Merlot...
- Jul 8, 2021
- 3 min
Merlot
I find Merlot to be the red Chardonnay in some ways. Merlot is a French word, but not an intimidating one, and like Chardonnay that...
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
Petit Verdot
You may have never seen a bottle labelled Petit Verdot, but you may have enjoyed a small amount in a blend. Seeking solo varietal, Petit...
- Jul 5, 2021
- 1 min
Picpoul de Pinet
One easy way to impress a food and wine person is to show them something that they have likely not seen in the past. Picpoul de Pinet is...
- Jul 4, 2021
- 2 min
Alsace, France
Absolutely some of my favorite wines produced in the world come from Alsace, on the French German border. The region lies between the...
- Jul 2, 2021
- 2 min
Grenache/Garnacha
Often blended with Syrah and Mourvedre especially in the Rhone Valley of France. Grenache stands alone very well. The grape does very...