Merlot

Wine Style:
A light to medium bodied wine with fewer types of tannin and takes well to oak and bottle aging. It’s used frequently as a blending wine with Cabernet Sauvignon.
Flavors:

Origin:
Bordeaux in France
Found:
Most if not all of the wine-growing regions
Merlot is very productive, ripens early, thin skin dark blue grape variety and is adaptable […]

Above: The vineyards of Wehlener Sonnenuhr, located in the Mosel valley, Germany.
Sonnenuhr
The German word Sonnenuhr means “sundial“, and for any wine lover it’s a good word to know. Several of Germany’s top vineyards are called Sonnenuhr vineyards, and since German wines usually name the vineyard site, you’ll see this word on the label.
For example, the […]

Wine Grapes & Styles (釀酒葡萄和作風)

This is a resource which may be helpful to curious newbies, or as a refresher to existing wine drinkers.
To better understand wine, we have simplified the way wine grapes and its style is written with the ample use of photographs and images. Each segment is broken down to (1) […]

Albariño

Wine Style:
It is known for being a light-bodied wine with crisp, refreshing, fruit flavors. Suggested food pairings for Albarino wines include Fried Shrimp or Oysters and Sushi and Sushami (light fish).
Flavors:
Apricot Citrus Peach […]

Aligoté

Wine Style:
Medium-bodied, crisp, dry wines with spicy character.
Flavors:

Origin:
Burgundy only
Found:
Burgundy in France only
Bourgogne Aligoté is a light white wine blessed by high levels of acidity. People in Burgundy drink it young as Aligoté, which is sold cheaply in France is not a wine that can age such as others.
Aligoté stands for a white grape […]

Amarone

Wine Style:
Amarone is a very special, powerful northern Italian red wine made from shriveled grapes that have dried for several months. In short this is a full-bodied wine weighing in at about 15% or 16% alcohol, and when in best condition, tastes of chocolate, mocha, and dried figs. Suggested food pairings include Steak au Poivre […]

Arneis

Wine Style:
This is a light-bodied dry wine from the Piedmont region.
Flavors:

Origin:
Piedmont in Italy
Found:
Italy and Australia
Arneis means “rascal” in Italian, and is so named for its ability to beguile the most patient winemakers. It is a white wine grape that originated (and is still primarily grown) in the Roero hills of Italy’s southern Piedmont, […]