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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Asti Spumante
Wine Style:
Light-bodied, sweet and refreshing, dry finish and low in alcohol.
Flavors:
Origin:
Piedmont
Found:
Italy only
The wine is made entirely with 100% Moscato.
Asti or Asti Spumante is a DOCG white sparkling wine produced in the Asti district in Piedmont, Italy. Made from the Moscato Bianco grape, it is sweet and low in alcohol, and often enjoyed with dessert. […]
Auslese
Wine Style:
A Riesling Auslese is a late harvest Riesling wine, made from individually selected grape bunches. This method of harvesting leads to intensely flavored, very sweet, and more pricey wines.
Flavors:
Origin:
Germany
Found:
Austria and Germany
Auslese is a German wine term for a late harvest wine and is a riper category than Spätlese in the QmP category […]