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Savagnin rose is a member of the Traminer family of grapes, and as such is related to both Savagnin Blanc and Gewürztraminer. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It has a different skin colour than Savagnin Blanc, and does not have the aromatic properties of the much more common Gewürztraminer , which is a musqué mutation of Savagnin rose, or of a similar red ...
The use of highly prolific grape varieties produced high yields and thin wines, which were normally blended with red wine from Algeria to give them more body. [ 4 ] The phylloxera epidemic in the 19th century severely affected the Languedoc wine industry, killing off many of the higher quality Vitis vinifera that were susceptible to the louse.
Grape Color Region Abbuoto: Red: Lazio Abrusco: Red: Tuscany Acitana: Red: Sicily Addoraca: White: Calabria Aglianico: Red: Basilicata and Campania Aglianicone: Red
Pages in category "Red wine grape varieties" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 370 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The earliest mention of Gros Verdot comes from a 1736 document detailing it as one of the grapes, along with Petit Verdot, that was growing in the Bordeaux wine region. In the 19th century, Gros Verdot was a prominent grape in the Queyries vineyard planted outside the city of Bordeaux on land that is now part of the Jardin botanique de la ...
Gewürztraminer is a variety with a pink to red skin colour, which makes it a "white wine grape" as opposed to the blue to black-skinned varieties commonly referred to as "red wine grapes". The variety has high natural sugar and the wines are white and usually off-dry , with a flamboyant bouquet of lychees .
Grolleau is often blended with Gamay (pictured) and some wine experts are recommending that plantings of Grolleau be ripped out and replaced with more Gamay vines.. The Grolleau vine is found mostly in the Middle Loire region where it is a permitted grape variety for the rosé Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC)s of Anjou, Touraine and Saumur AOC.
Criolla Grande (also known as Criolla and Criolla Grande Sanjuanina) is a red wine grape commonly found in Argentina.It is different from the Chilean wine grape Pais, also known as Criolla Chica, but ampelographers believe that both grapes share a common parent, and it is now listed as a crossing of Mission and Muscat of Alexandria. [1]