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Carménère (佳美娜)
Tuesday, 6 May, 2008 – 18:23 | No Comment

Carménère

Wine Style:
A full-bodied wine with lots of fruits, spices, berries, smokes and earth best enjoyed young.
Flavors:

Origin:
Chile
Found:
Chile only
Carmenère is yet another grape that was eventually exiled from the Bordeaux blend. In the late 1800’s, …

Malbec (干红)
Tuesday, 6 May, 2008 – 0:34 | No Comment

Malbec

Wine Style:
It’s full-bodied, rustic with softer flavors and firm tannins.
Flavors:

Origin:
France
Found:
France, South America, Australia and Chile
Malbec has a different name and is known as Auxerrois in Cahors, Cot in the Loire …

Sauvignon Blanc (白苏维浓)
Monday, 5 May, 2008 – 18:05 | No Comment

Sauvignon Blanc

Wine Style:
Grassy & herbaceous flavors and aromas mark this light and medium-bodied wine, sometimes with hints of gooseberry & black currant. In California it is often labeled Fume Blanc. New Zealand produces some of …