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| x Shiraz |
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2000 Jim Barry, The McCrae Wood, Shiraz |
Syrah is a dark-skinned grape grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce powerful red wines. Syrahs enjoy great popularity in the marketplace, relatively often under the name Shiraz.
Syrah is used as a varietal and blended into other...
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| 2006 Black Box Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon | 15 | |||
| 2004 Geyser Peak "Block Collection, Walking Tree Vineyard" Alexander Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon | 5 | |||
| Penfolds 2007 Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet | 100 | |||
| 1988 Penfolds Grange | ||||
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| x Chardonnay |
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G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge Brut | 30 |
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It is believed to have originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern France but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand. For new and developing wine...
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| 2004 Domaine Prieur Brunet Jehanne de Chantal | 100 | |||
| 1999 Domaine Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet "Morgeot" | ||||
| 2005 Peconic Bay "La Barrique" New York Chardonnay | ||||
| 2005 Bedell Cellars "Artist Series" New York Chardonnay Blend | ||||
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| x Cabernet Sauvignon |
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2004 Passalacqua "TR Passalacqua Vineyard" Dry Creek Valley Cabernet Sauvignon | 100 |
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Canada's Okanagan Valley to Lebanon's Beqaa Valley. Cabernet...
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| 2003 Beaulieu "Georges de Latour Private Reserve" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon | 100 | |||
| 2005 La Capitana Cabernet Sauvignon Barrel Reserve | ||||
| 2005 Calistoga Cellars Napa Valley Zinfandel | 15 | |||
| 1993 Araujo "Eisele Vineyard" Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon | ||||
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| x Pinot Noir |
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G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge Brut | 45 |
Pinot noir (French pronunciation: [pinoˈnwaʁ]) is a red wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name may also refer to wines produced predominantly from Pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French words for "pine" and "black...
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| 1999 Domaine Romanee Conti La Tache | ||||
| 2005 Gallo Sonoma County Pinot noir | ||||
| 2005 Domaine Gabriel Billard "Milliane" Bourgogne Rouge | 100 | |||
| 2005 Sojourn Cellars "Sangiacomo Vineyard" Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir | ||||
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| x Zinfandel |
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2005 Ridge "Pagani Ranch" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | 96 |
Zinfandel is a variety of red grape planted in over 10 percent of California wine vineyards. DNA fingerprinting revealed that it is genetically equivalent to the Croatian grape Crljenak Kaštelanski, and also the Primitivo variety traditionally grown...
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| 1991 Ravenswood Dickerson Vineyard Napa Valley Zinfandel | 100 | |||
| 2005 Ravenswood "Barricia Vineyard" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | ||||
| 2005 Ravenswood "Belloni Vineyard" Russian River Valley Zinfandel | 78 | |||
| 2005 Ravenswood "Big River Vineyard" Alexander Valley Zinfandel | 100 | |||
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| x Alicante Bouschet |
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2005 Ridge "Pagani Ranch" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | 1 |
Alicante Bouschet is a wine grape variety that has been widely cultivated since 1866. It is a cross of Grenache with Petit Bouschet (itself a cross of the very old variety Teinturier du Cher and Aramon). Alicante is a teinturier, a grape with red...
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| 2005 Ravenswood "Belloni Vineyard" Russian River Valley Zinfandel | ||||
| 2005 Ravenswood "Old Hill Ranch Vineyard" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | ||||
| 2005 Acorn "Heritage Vines, Alegria Vineyards" Russian River Valley Zinfandel | 10 | |||
| 2006 Bucklin "Bambino, Old Hill Ranch" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | 10 | |||
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| x Carignane |
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2005 Ravenswood "Belloni Vineyard" Russian River Valley Zinfandel |
Carignan is a red wine grape that originated in Cariñena, Aragon and was later transplanted to Sardinia, elsewhere in Italy, France, Algeria, and much of the New World. Along with Aramon, it considered one of the main grapes responsible for France's...
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| 2005 Ravenswood "Old Hill Ranch Vineyard" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | ||||
| 2005 Ravenswood "Teldeschi Vineyard" Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel | ||||
| 2005 Ravenswood "Old Vine" Sonoma County Zinfandel | 4 | |||
| 2005 Ravenswood Napa Valley Zinfandel | 3 | |||
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| x Nebbiolo |
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1995 Bruno Giacosa Gallina di Neive Barbaresco | 100 |
Nebbiolo (Italian), or Nebieul (Piedmontese) is a red Italian wine grape variety predominately associated with the Piedmont region where it makes the Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) wines of Barolo, Barbaresco, Gattinara and...
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| 2000 Michele Chiarlo Barolo Cerequio | 100 | |||
| Barbaresco Ris. Rabajà '01 Bruno Giacosa | ||||
| x Pinot meunier |
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G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge Brut | 25 |
Pinot Meunier, also known as Meunier, is a variety of black wine grape most noted for being one of the three main grapes used in the production of champagne (the other two are the black Pinot noir and the white Chardonnay). Until recently, champagne...
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| x Grenache |
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2005 Ravenswood "Old Hill Ranch Vineyard" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel |
Grenache (pronounced gren-ash) (in Spanish, Garnacha, in Catalan, Garnatxa) is one of the most widely planted red wine grape varieties in the world. It ripens late, so needs hot, dry conditions such as those found in Spain and in the south of France...
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| 2005 Bucklin "Old Hill Ranch" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | ||||
| 2005 Shenendoah Vineyards "Special Reserve" Amador County Zinfandel | 2 | |||
| 2005 Sobon Estate "Hillside" Amador County Zinfandel | 4 | |||
| 2005 Sobon Estate "Old Vines" Sierra Foothills Zinfandel | 2 | |||
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| x Sangiovese |
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2005 Poggiarellino Rosso di Montalcino |
Sangiovese (san-jo-vay-zay) is a red Italian wine grape variety whose name derives from the Latin sanguis Jovis, "the blood of Jove". It is most famous as the main component of the Chianti blend in Tuscany, as well as Vino Nobile di Montepulciano...
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| 2005 La Fortuna Rosso di Montalcino | 100 | |||
| 2005 Baricci Rosso di Montalcino | 100 | |||
| 2005 Alexander Valley Vineyards "Temptation Zin" Zinfandel | 8 | |||
| 1999 Clos du Bois Sonoma County Zinfandel | 4 | |||
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| x Petite Sirah | 2005 Ridge "Pagani Ranch" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | 2 | ||
| 2005 Ravenswood "Barricia Vineyard" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | ||||
| 2005 Ravenswood "Belloni Vineyard" Russian River Valley Zinfandel | ||||
| 2005 Ravenswood "Old Hill Ranch Vineyard" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | ||||
| 2005 Ravenswood "Teldeschi Vineyard" Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel | ||||
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| x Mataro | 2005 Ridge "Pagani Ranch" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | 1 | ||
| 2005 Ravenswood "Old Hill Ranch Vineyard" Sonoma Valley Zinfandel | ||||
| 2003 Saxon Brown "Old Vine, Casa Santinamaria Vineyard" Sonoma Valley Estate Zinfandel | ||||
| x Sauvignon blanc | 2003 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc | 100 | ||
| 2006 Gerard Boulay Sancerre Chavignol | ||||
| x Syrah | 2005 Alderbrook "Confluence" Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel | 40 | ||
| 2003 Ballentine "Old Vines" Napa Valley Estate Zinfandel | 11 | |||
| 2003 Ballentine "Block 9, Pocai Vineyard" Napa Valley Estate Reserve Zinfandel | 5 | |||
| 2005 Cartlidge & Browne Zinfandel | 3 | |||
| 2005 Elyse "Morisoli Vineyard" Napa Valley Zinfandel | ||||
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| x Black Muscat | 2005 Bella Alexander Valley Late Harvest Zinfandel | 2 | ||
| Swanson "Les Trois Filles" Napa Valley Muscat | ||||
| x Merlot |
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2000 Clos du Bois North Coast Zinfandel | 8 |
Merlot is a red wine grape that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. Merlot-based wines usually have medium body with hints of berry, plum, and currant. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, makes...
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| 2005 Magito "Panorama" Zinfandel | 3 | |||
| 2006 Edmeades Mendocino County Zinfandel | 4 | |||
| 2005 Edmeades "Perli Vineyard" Mendocino Ridge Zinfandel | 8 | |||
| 2003 Elivette | 9 | |||
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| x Tempranillo |
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1999 Clos du Bois Dry Creek Valley Reserve Zinfandel | 5 |
Tempranillo is a variety of black grape widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain. It is the main grape used in Rioja, and is often referred to as Spain's "noble grape". Its name is the diminutive of the Spanish temprano ("early...
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| 2004 Zarus Barrica Ribera Del Duero | 100 | |||
| x Primitivo | 2003 Collier Falls Dry Creek Valley Estate Reserve Zinfandel | 7 | ||
| 2005 Elyse "Couzins" Napa Valley Zinfandel | 47 | |||
| 2004 Graziano Mendocino County Zinfandel | 1 | |||
| 2005 Boeger El Dorado County Estate Zinfandel | 13 | |||
| 2005 C.G. di Arie Amador County Zinfandel | 9 | |||
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| x Barbera |
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2004 Lake Sonoma "Old Vine, Saini Farms" Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel | 1 |
Barbera is a red Italian wine grape variety that, as of 2000, was the third most-planted red grape variety in Italy (after Sangiovese and Montepulciano). It produces good yields and is known for deep color, low tannins and high levels of acid(which...
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| 2004 Super Hero "InZINerator" Zinfandel | 24 | |||
| 2005 Montevina "Terra d'Oro, SHR Field Blend" Amador County Zinfandel | 7 | |||
| 2005 Shenendoah Vineyards "Special Reserve" Amador County Zinfandel | 3 | |||
| 2005 Shenendoah Vineyards "Vintner's Selection" Amador County Zinfandel | 4 | |||
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| x Alicante | 2004 Inspiration "Old Vine" Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel |
Alicante is a Spanish Denominación de Origen (DO) (Denominació d'Origen in Catalan) for wines located in the province of Alicante / Alacant (Autonomous Community of Valencia or València, Spain). There are two distinct sub-zones: Vinalopó, which...
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| 2005 Inspiration "Old Vine" Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel | ||||
| 2002 Inspiration "Old Vine" Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel | ||||
| 2003 Inspiration "Old Vine" Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel | ||||
| x Golden Chasselas | 2005 Marcucci Farms "Fava Brothers Vineyard" Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel | |||
| x Black Empress | 2005 Elyse "Morisoli Vineyard" Napa Valley Zinfandel | |||
| x Grand Noir de la Calmette | 2005 Elyse "Morisoli Vineyard" Napa Valley Zinfandel |
Grand Noir de la Calmette is a red wine hybrid grape created by Henri Bouschet as a cross between Aramon and Petit Bouschet. The grape was named after the breeding station it was developed at, Domaine de la Calmette. The grape acts as a teinturier...
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| x Muscat Hamburg | 2005 Elyse "Morisoli Vineyard" Napa Valley Zinfandel | |||
| x Napa Gamay | 2005 Elyse "Morisoli Vineyard" Napa Valley Zinfandel | |||
| x Cabernet Franc |
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2002 Graeser "Alex's Ruff Red" North Coast Table Wine | 20 |
Cabernet Franc is one of the major red grape varieties worldwide. It is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone, as in the Loire's Chinon. In addition to being used in...
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| 2004 C.G. di Arie California Shenendoah Valley Zinfandel | 7 | |||
| 2003 Elivette | 3 | |||
| 2004 Alexander Valley Vineyards "Cyrus" Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon | ||||
| 2005 Alexander Valley Vineyards Alexander Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon | 3 | |||
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| x Petit Verdot |
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Petit verdot is a variety of red wine grape, principally used in classic Bordeaux blends. It ripens much later than the other varieties in Bordeaux, often too late, so it fell out of favour in its home region. When it does ripen, it is added in...
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| 2006 Van Ruiten Family "Old Vine, Happy Holme Vineyard" Lodi Zinfandel | 3 | |||
| 2004 Van Ruiten Family "Old Vine, Happy Holme Vineyard" Lodi Zinfandel | 7 | |||
| 2005 Peachy Canyon "Old School House Vineyard" Paso Robles Estate Zinfandel | 5 | |||
| 2005 Alexander Valley Vineyards Alexander Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon | ||||
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| x Petit Verdot | 2005 Tres Sabores "Porque No?" Zinfandel | |||
| 2005 Arietta Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon | 8 | |||
| 2005 Joseph Phelps Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon | 4 | |||
| x Mourvèdre |
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2003 Vinos de Terrunos "Lamilla", Jumilla | 100 |
Mourvèdre, Mataró, or Monastrell is variety of wine grape used to make both strong, dark red wines and rosés. It is an international variety grown in many regions around the world.
Mourvèdre produces tannic wines that can be high in alcohol, and is...
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| 2004 C.G. di Arie California Shenendoah Valley Zinfandel | 1 | |||
| 2004 Perry Creek "ZinMan" Sierra Foothills Zinfandel | 2 | |||
| 2005 Four Vines "Biker" Paso Robles Zinfandel | ||||
| 2005 Sextant "Holystone" Paso Robles Zinfandel | 2 | |||
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| x Muscat Ottonel |
Muscat Ottonel or Muskat-Ottonel (in Germany) is a white wine grape that is a member of the Muscat family of Vitis vinifera. It is most notable for its use in dessert wines from Austria and Croatia as well as dry wines from Alsace and Hungary. In...
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| x Muscat | 2006 Renwood "Amador Ice" Amador County Zinfandel | 5 |
The muscat family of grapes of the species Vitis vinifera is widely grown for wine, raisins and table grapes. Their color ranges from white to near black. Muscat almost always has a pronounced sweet floral aroma. Muscat grapes are grown around the...
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| x Viognier |
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2006 Renwood "Amador Ice" Amador County Zinfandel | 2 |
Viognier (vee-ohn-yay) is a white wine grape. It is the only permitted grape for the French wine Condrieu in the Rhone valley.
The origin of the Viognier grape is unknown. Most experts agree that Viognier is an ancient grape that may have originated...
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| 2005 Parducci Mendocino County Cabernet Sauvignon | 1 | |||
| 2005 Parducci Anderson Valley Pinot Noir | 1 | |||
| x Charbono | 2003 JR "George's Vineyard" Napa Valley Zinfandel |
Charbono is a grape variety found in California. It is not very common in California, but is the second most commonly grown variety in Argentina, where it is known as Bonarda (which is not the same as the Bonarda Piemontese varietal). The wine made...
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| x Pinotage | 2005 Matzin "Old Vine, Locust Tree Vineyard" Lodi Estate Zinfandel | 5 |
Pinotage is a red wine grape that is South Africa's signature variety. It was bred there in 1925 as a cross between Pinot noir and Cinsaut. It typically produces deep red varietal wines with smoky, bramble and earthy flavors, sometimes with notes of...
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| x Malbec |
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2005 Peachy Canyon "Especial, Mustang Springs Ranch" Paso Robles Estate Zinfandel | 8 |
Malbec is a variety of grape used in making red wine. The grapes tend to have an inky dark color and robust tannins. Long known as one of the six grapes allowed in the blend of red Bordeaux wine, the French plantations of Malbec are now found...
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| 2005 Sebastiani Sonoma County Zinfandel | 10 | |||
| 2005 Alexander Valley Vineyards Alexander Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon | ||||
| 2005 EOS Paso Robles Estate Cabernet Sauvignon | 2 | |||
| 2004 EOS Estate Paso Robles Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon | 15 | |||
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| x Carmenère |
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2005 Chameleon "Darden Vineyard" Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon | 17 |
The Carménère grape is a wine grape variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used to produce deep red wines and occasionally used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot.
A member of the...
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| x Tannat | 2005 XYZin "10 Year Old Vines" Zinfandel | 1 |
Tannat is a red wine grape, historically grown in South West France in the Madiran AOC and is now one of the most prominent grapes in Uruguay, where it is considered the "national grape". It is also grown in Argentina, Australia, Brazil and in Italy...
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| 2006 Louis M. Martini Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon | 1 | |||
| 2004 Pine Ridge Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon | 2 | |||
| 2000 Chateau du Cayrou "Chateau du Cayrou Cahors" oregon Valdigui | 7 | |||
| x Mission |
Mission grapes are a variety of Vitis vinifera introduced from Spain to the western coasts of North and South America in the 1500s by Roman Catholic missionaries for use in making sacramental wine, table and fortified wine. The original European...
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| x Teroldego | 2002 Blackstone Dry Creek Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon | 11 |
Teroldego is a red Italian grape variety grown primarily in the northeastern region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy.
Wine has been produced since ancient times in "Campo Rotaliano", an alluvial plain between the rivers Adige and Noce....
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| 2004 Echelon Hames Valley Cabernet Sauvignon | 7 | |||
| x White Riesling | 2006 Pepi Oregon Pinot Grigio | 7 | ||
| x Pinot Grigio | 2006 Pepi Oregon Pinot Grigio | 93 | ||
| 2005 Martha Clara Vineyards North Fork Pinot Grigio | ||||
| x Dornfelder |
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2003 Spellbound Cabernet Sauvignon | 20 |
Dornfelder is a dark-skinned variety of grape of German origin used for red wine. It was created by August Herold (1902-1973) at the grape breeding institute in Weinsberg in the Württemberg region in 1955. Herold crossed the grape varieties...
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| x Blaufränkisch |
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2005 Wild Horse Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon | 2 |
Blaufränkisch (German for blue "Frankish") is a dark-skinned variety of grape used for red wine. Blaufränkisch, which is a late-ripening variety gives red wines which are typically rich in tannin and may exhibit a pronounced spicy, masculine...
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| x Gros Verdot | 2005 Sterling Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon | 1 |
Gros Verdot is a red wine grape that originated in the Gironde region of France. Despite the similar name, ampelographers believe there is no relation between this grape and Petit Verdot. The grape is not widely cultivated with some plantings in...
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| x Palomino | 2004 Inspiration "Old Vine" Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel |
Palomino is a white grape widely grown in Spain and South Africa, and best known for its use in the manufacture of sherry.
Also found in Australia and California where it is also used mainly to produce fortified wines, the grape was once thought to...
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| 2003 Inspiration "Old Vine" Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel | ||||
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| 2005 Inspiration "Old Vine" Russian River Valley Estate Zinfandel | ||||
| x Vespolina | ||||
| x Aleatico |
Aleatico is a red wine grape that is believed to be a mutation of the Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains vine. It is most notable for being the primary grape in the cult wine Aleatico di Portoferraio made in Elba. It is grown most commonly in the Apulia...
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| x Ancellotta |
Ancellotta is a wine grape variety mainly grown in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, but also in some other parts of north Italy, and in south Switzerland. Synonyms include Ancelotta di Massenzatico, Ancelotti, Balsamina Nera, Lancelotta,...
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| x Avana | ||||
| x Avarengo | ||||
| x Bonarda Piemontese |
Bonarda Piemontese, now officially listed simply as Bonarda but also known as Bonarda di Chieri and Bonarda del Monferrato is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown in the northwestern region of Piedmont. Prior to the phylloxera epidemic of...
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| x Brachetto | ||||
| x Ciliegiolo |
Ciliegiolo is a variety of red wine grape from Italy, named after the Italian for 'cherry'. It is a minor component of traditional blends such as Chianti, but interest has revived in recent years. In Umbria it is made into a light quaffing wine,in...
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| x Croatina |
Croatina is a red Italian wine grape variety that is grown primarily in the Oltrepò Pavese region of Lombardy and in the Province of Piacenza within Emilia Romagna, but also in parts of Piedmont and the Veneto. In the Oltrepò Pavese, in the hills of...
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| x Dolcetto |
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Dolcetto is a black wine grape variety widely grown in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. The name means "little sweet one," though it is nearly always a dry wine. Dolcetto wines can be tannic and fruit driven with moderate levels of acidity....
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| x Doux d'Henry | ||||
| x Freisa |
Freisa is a red Italian wine grape variety grown in the Piedmont region of north-west Italy, primarily in Monferrato and in the Langhe, but also further north in the provinces of Turin and Biella. Freisa is a vigorous and productive vine whose round...
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