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Liebfrauenkirche in Worms with surrounding grapevines Müller-Thurgau is often used in the production of Liebfraumilch.. Liebfraumilch or Liebfrauenmilch (German for 'Our Lady's Milk', in reference to the Virgin Mary) is a style of semi-sweet white German wine which may be produced, mostly for export, in the regions Rheinhessen, Palatinate, Rheingau, and Nahe.
A white wine, usually sparkling, made exclusively from white grapes, often Chardonnay. Blanc de Noirs A white wine, usually sparkling, made from red grapes. Blending The mixing of two or more different parcels of wine together by winemakers to produce a consistent finished wine that is ready for bottling.
May wine A light German wine flavored with sweet woodruff in addition to strawberries or other fruit. Mead A wine-like alcoholic beverage made of fermented honey and water rather than grape juice. Merlot-to-go law Legislation in some U.S. states allowing restaurant patrons to take the remains of an opened bottle of wine with them. [12] Meritage
Today, the Loire is the French wine region most closely associated with the variety. In 2008, 9,828 hectares (24,290 acres) of Chenin were planted in France, mostly in the Indre-et-Loire , Loir-et-Cher , and Maine-et-Loire departments with the Anjou region around the city of Angers in the Maine-et-Loire having the most significant plantings ...
Many wines have been sweet and low in alcohol, light and unoaked. Historically many of the wines (other than late harvest wines) were probably dry , as techniques to stop fermentation did not exist. Recently much more German white wine is being made in the dry style again. Much of the wine sold in Germany is dry, especially in restaurants.
Grape maturity depends on the requirement of the final product. For a sweet white wine, whether fortified or natural, sugar is the key criterion. For a dry white wine, technological maturity is calculated and the fruit is harvested just before (usually eight days [45]) the maturity of the sugar. At this point the relationship between sugar and ...
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Pinot gris, pinot grigio (US: / ˈ p iː n oʊ ˈ ɡ r iː dʒ i oʊ,-dʒ oʊ /, UK: / ˈ ɡ r ɪ dʒ i oʊ /), or Grauburgunder is a white wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera.Thought to be a mutant clone of the pinot noir variety, it normally has a pinkish-gray hue, accounting for its name, but the colors can vary from blue-gray to pinkish-brown.