Showing posts with label Wine Culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wine Culture. Show all posts
Pinot Grigio is Pinot Gris
Districts: pinot grigio is planted extensively in the Venezia and Alto Adige regions of Italy. Pinot grigio is also grown in the western coastal regions of the U.S.A. It is called malvoisie in the Loire Valley and pinot gris in the rest of France. In Germany and Austria pinot grigio is known as the Ruländer or Grauer Burgunder. Similar aliases are used in the german settled regions of Australia. Source: Pinot Gris
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The Moscato Variety (Muscat Petits Grains)
From the Vidoeo Decription: The specificities of the Moscato grape called Moscato Bianco di Canelli in the Canelli region of Piedmont where organic wine producer Alessandra Bera and her family live in Piedmont is discussed. Genetically similar to Muscat Petits Grains that is grown in the south of France, the expression of the grape is quite different from what you would find elsewhere. Allesandra and her family make wine at Vittorio Bera & Figli and she sat with Ask a Winemaker at Red and White in Chicago in 2013.
(Mos-cato) The moscato variety belongs to the muscat family of grapes - and so do moscatel and muscat ottonel.
Food pairings: Moscato shows best on its own: without food but sweet wines will pair with dessert.
Districts: moscato grows in most vine-friendly climates, including Italy, the Rhône Valley (where it is called muscat blanc à petits grains) and Austria (where it is called Muskateller).
Typical taste: often sweet and always fruity, with a characteristic grapefruity and musky aroma. Moscato wines are easily recognizable to anyone who has tasted a Muscat table grape. Via: French Scout
Sauvignon Blanc Originates from Bordeaux
Sauvignon
blanc is a green-skinned grape variety that originates from the
Bordeaux region of France. The grape most likely gets its name from the
French words sauvage and blanc due to its early origins as an indigenous
grape in South West France. Wikipedia
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Chardonnay - The Most Popular White Wine
A popular white wine, Chardonnay is also one of the most widely planted grape varietals in the world. It is also a wine with a wide range of flavors, aromas, and styles
Chardonnay
"(Shar-do-nay) Chardonnay was the most popular white grape through the 1990's. It can be made sparkling or still.
Food pairings: a good choice for fish (even salmon) and chicken dishes.
Districts: chardonnay makes the principle white wine of Burgundy (Bourgogne, France), where it originated. Chardonnay is versatile and is grown with success in most viticultural areas under a variety of climatic conditions. Yet it only amounts to 2 percent of the world vine areas. Total chardonnay vines cover more than 160,000 hectares (400,000 acres)." Via: frenchscout.com
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| White Burgundy wine made from Chardonnay in the Meursault region of France (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
White Wine Grape Varieties
From the Video Description - Chardonnay is the white grape of Burgundy and this moderate growing region of France is where you find some of it's greatest expressions. Names like Montrachet, Chablis and Pouilly-Fuissé. This is the region where the chardonnay grape developed and today it's made in a range of styles. From bone-dry wines with minerality and acidity to full-bodied wines with complex tropical fruit, citrus and spice. In this program, discover the white wines of Burgundy.
Types of White Wines Link
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Barbera-Another Red Classic
From the Video Description - Aged for one year in Slavonian oak barrels and then in French barrique this robust and long-lasting red wine can be drunk young now or left to age in the bottle. It is characterised by its ruby red colour, by its intense vinous aroma and by its full-bodied and well-balanced dry flavour.
Outside of Italy, Barbera is rarely found in Europe except for small plantings in Greece, Romania, and the coastal region of Primorska in Slovenia. Outside of Europe, there are some plantings in Israel. Source: Wikiepedia
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| A bottle of the R. Voerzio Barbera d'Alba Vigneti Cerreto 2004 from the Italian wine region of Piedmont (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Beloved Zinfandel Grape
History of Zinfandel - The first documented use of the term Primitivo appears in Italian governmental publications of the 1870s.[4] The name derives from the terms primativus or primaticcio, which refer to the grape's tendency to ripen earlier than other varieties. This name's appearance, 40 years after the first documented use of the term Zinfandel, was previously thought to suggest that Primitivo was introduced to Italy from across the Atlantic; however, this hypothesis has become unlikely since the discovery of the vine's Croatian origin. Excerpt from Wikipedia
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| English: Zinfandel grapes ripening on a vine in Amador county, California (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Noble Pinot Noir Grape
Is Pinot Noir the Holy Grail Of Wine?
"Pinot noir grapes are grown around the world, mostly in the cooler regions, but the grape is chiefly associated with the Burgundy region of France. Other regions that have gained a reputation for Pinot noir include the Willamette Valley of Oregon, the Carneros, Central Coast and Russian River AVAs (American Viticultural Area) of California, the Walker Bay wine region of South Africa, Tasmania and Yarra Valley in Australia and the Central Otago, Martinborough and Marlborough wine regions of New Zealand. Pinot noir is also a primary variety used in sparkling wine production in Champagne and other wine regions." Source: Wikipedia
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| Pinot noir grapes hanging on the vine in the Cote de Beaune wine region of Pommard in Burgundy,France. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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