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Southern Rhone Blends Wine Style: Full-bodied reds which are rich warm and have spicy, raspberry flavors. Their whites are usually crisp with good fruit flavors and enjoyment. Flavors: Reds: Whites: Origin: The appellation of Chateauneuf du Pape in Southern Rhone, France Found: Australia, Southern France, and United States Red Rhone Blends: The vast majority of wines from [...]
Syrah/Shiraz Above: Australia’s Shiraz grape varietals. Above: (Left): Black Syrah Grapes from NapaValley. (Right): Australia’s Shiraz grape varietals. Above: Australia finest Shiraz style example. Both in style and in price. Wine Style: Like many world-popular grapes, Syrah can differ in style depending on the climate, region and winemaking techniques. Typical aromas and flavors from most Syrah-based wines [...]
Tempranillo/Tinto Fino Wine Style: Medium to full-bodied, deep-colored wine with a fruity taste and smell, with not much acidity and some of them have the taste and smell of spices and red fruits. Flavors: Origin: Spain Found: Australia, California and Spain It is best known as a Spanish, early ripening (Tempranillo means ‘early’), variety for red wine except in the hot [...]
Trebbiano Wine Style: Light aperitif wine, lean with little flavors and aromas. Flavors: Origin: Italy and France Found: Italy, France, Bulgaria, and Portugal. It is called Trebbiano in Italy and Ugni Blanc in France. It is a productive grape and the vine is easy to grow and produces high yields. Its big virtue is that it keeps a high acidity also [...]
Verdicchio Wine Style: The Verdicchio wines are light green-yellow and have a delicate bouquet. They are rather full-bodied with surprisingly strong aromas, a light acidity and slight bitter in the final. Flavors: Origin: Central Italy Found: Italy only Verdicchio is one of the most widely planted white grape varieties in the Marches region of central Italy. It has been cultivated [...]
Viognier Wine Style: It makes a floral and spicy white wine, medium to full-bodied and very fruity, with apricot and peach aromas. Flavors: Origin: Rhone in France Found: California, France, and Australia An expensive and underappreciated white grape variety originating in the Northern Rhone and which in the last ten years has been increasingly planted in the [...]
Viura Wine Style: It is generally light-bodied with firm acids, subtle floral and fruity notes. Flavors: Nil Origin: Spain and Italy Found: Spain, France, and Italy Viura is a synonym for Macaebo and is the most widely planted white grape variety in Rioja. It is a fairly straightforward grape to cultivate, although it is susceptible to disease and in particular to downy mildew and [...]