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Gewürztraminer Wine Style: This is a medium to full-bodied white despite its red color, and produces a spicy, pungent (or blessed with a floral bouquet) white wine. Flavors: Origin: Alsace in France Found: France, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Austria, New Zealand, California, Oregon, Washington, and Australia. It is the second most widely planted grape in Alsace and the most widely planted in [...]
Muscat Wine Style: Medium-bodied white from bone dry to rich, sweet wines. Flavors: Origin: Alscace in France, and Italy Found: France, Italy, and Australia Muscat refers to a family of grapes of which there are around 200 different branches. Muscat Blancs à Petits Grains is the most noble of the variety and makes the best and most distinctive wines. It is [...]
Pinot Blanc Wine Style: An almost neutral wine similar flavor and texture to Chardonnay and can be intense, and complex. Flavors: Origin: Alsace Found: Alsace, Germany, Italy, California, Champagne, Burgundy. A white grape which is grown in Alsace, where it is sometimes referred to as Clevner or Klevner, and in Germany and Austria, where it is known as Weisseburgunder. In Italy [...]
Pinot Grigio/Pinot Gris Wine Style: Light to medium-bodied wine which is soft, perfumed and darker in color. Flavors: Origin: North-East part of Italy Found: Alsace, Hungary, Italy. The skin of this grape has a color that can vary from almost black to white and from pale blue to pink. The color of the wine can also have a hint of pink. [...]
Riesling Wine Style: Wine made from Riesling is light in alcohol, refreshingly high in fruity acidity and has the ability to communicate the character of a terroir through its extract. It’s always referred to as delicate, racy, nervy and stylish wines that cover a wide spectrum of flavors from steely and bone dry with beautifully scented fruits of [...]