Grapes of the World - Part 3

Grenache - This black grape is originally from Spain, where it says Grenacha. It is for the production of red table wine and is also grown in France and California. This vine grows best in hot and dry regions. It produces wines that varies in color from a light rose to an inky black.

Merlot - This grape is an important blending variety for the great Bordeaux chateaux wines of southwestern France. Merlot wine has become very popular in the United States, withdeveloped many new vineyards in California and Washington. This grape produces a full-bodied wine with lots of black fruit and chocolate aromas and flavors.

Pinot Noir - grows best in northern Burgundy in east-central France. Although also produced in both California and Oregon, but Oregon has developed a reputation with this grape variety. Pinot Noir is usually a low production yields and produces a light body, bright wine, a distinctiveCoffee-like bouquet. Pinot Noir is regularly seen as one of the largest varieties of Black, that the burden of production as one of the hardest to bear. This grape is the most sensitive of grapes and is very sensitive to frost, disease and mold.

Nebbiolo - From the renowned wine-growing regions of northern Italy, this gray-blue grape produces wine that is the cake, heavy and have a touch of raspberries in the bouquet. Less clear wine fromNebbiolo is full of fresh red fruits and violets. The older and better forms have hints of black truffles to fruit into an ethereal quality rose. California's vineyards have been trying to grow Nebbioo, but not succeeded, in proportion to their Italy-developed skills.

Is Syrah - Shiraz as acquaintances in Australia, Syrah thought that after a town in Persia, where he believes he has designated its origin. This grape makes full, rich wines that are intense in color and flavor. In the warmerClimate, such as Australia to produce the grapes taste sweeter and riper wines. This grape is the most widely planted grape variety in Australia, where it is sometimes blended with Cabernet Sauvignon or with Mourvedre. Syrah is a fine red table wine.

Touriga Nacional - This is considered the best of the grapes, which are the fortified wines like port known mixed. Touriga Nacional produces wines that are both heavy in red fruit and structure. It is used for making Portin the United States, Chile, Argentina and Australia.

Barbera - Although grown throughout the world, this variety is best grown in Piedmont and Lombardy in Italy. Wine produced from this grape is a great game for full flavored dishes that use a tomato sauce. It is believed that produces Barbera found more than half of all wine in Italy.

Gamay - This is a first cultivated, blue-skinned grape in France. It produces a light-bodied table wine (thebetter vineyards yield a rich red table wine). Gamay wines are in general should be consumed within two years after bottling.

Durif - Developed in the late 1800's by a French gardener named Dr. Durif who found their best climate vineyards in California. Durif wines are made from fully seasoned and often blackcurrant overtones. Durif wines are best with roast beef, stew served spiced and full of cheese. In California, it is oftenincorrectly identified as Petite Syrah.