Wine Grape Species
Like all plants, we classify grapevines according to the system of taxonomy laid out by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in
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Pinot Noir: The Spinster
We call Pinot Noir “The Spinster” because it should never be married with other red grapes. Blending compromises the delicate
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Merlot: The Team Player
We call Merlot the “Team Player” because it is such a good blending partner with other red wines, particularly Cabernet
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Wine Regions of Australia
These Aussie schoolchildren in the photo above, including the author’s granddaughter balancing on the rail in front, know to
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Wine Regions of Australia – New South Wales
New South Wales saw the first plantings of wine grapes 200 years ago. It is now better known to the
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Wine Regions of Australia – Western & Tasmania
Western Australia is the country’s largest state and yet its wine production is relatively small: about five percent of the
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Wine Regions of South Africa
South Africa was lost to the world of fine wine for many years. For most of the twentieth century, grape
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Wine Regions of Asia – Japan
Take the humidity and temperature extremes of the US east coast, the similar difficulties of China’s east coast, and add
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Wine Regions of Asia – China
Wine consumption is on the rise in China to such an extent that the market for top quality Bordeaux classed
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Wine Regions of Asia – India
India’s large and expanding middle class, combined with high taxes on wine imports, have acted as a real impetus for
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