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Viognier Pronunciation: Vee-oh-nyay Planted in: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Greece, Turkey, Malta, Israel, USA, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa Viognier is... Read more...

Wine Grapes: Rousanne

Rousanne Pronunciation: Rue-san Planted in: France, Italy, Portugal, Greece, USA, Australia, South Africa Roussanne is a traditional variety of the northern Rhône, where it was first mentioned in 1781 in... Read more...

Wine Grapes: Muscat de Frontignan

Muscat de Frontignan Pronunciation: muh-skat duh fron-ti-nyan Planted in: Greece, Hungary, Mediterranean France, Spain, South Africa, Argentina, Italy, United States of America, California, Australia. Muscat de Frontignan grape variety... Read more...

Wine Grapes: Harslevelu

Harslevelu Pronunciation: Harsh-level-oo Planted in: Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania, South Africa Aromatic, descriptively named Hungarian variety used for both sweet and dry whites. Hárslevelű, meaning ‘linden leaf’, in reference to... Read more...

Wine Grapes: Códega

Códega Pronunciation: Co-dega Planted in: Portugal, Spain Síria is a very old variety that is known in the northwest of the Iberian peninsula under various synonyms, mainly Códega, Doña Blanca,... Read more...

Wine Grapes: Semillon

Semillon Pronunciation: Seh-mee-yown Planted in: France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Russia, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Israel, USA, Canada, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa The grape variety of... Read more...

Wine Grapes: Riesling

Viura Pronunciation: Reez-ling Planted in: France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, The Republic of Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand,... Read more...

Wine Grapes: Muscat

Muscat Pronunciation: Moos-khat Planted in: Italy, Greece, South America, Spain, England The name Muscat, or Muscat Something, in various languages, is given to over 200 distinct and often unrelated white,... Read more...

Wine Grapes: Grenache Blanc

Grenache Blanc Pronunciation: Gruh-naash blahnk Planted in: Spain, France, Italy Garnacha is an old variety that has undergone several mutations affecting berry color (ie Garnacha Blanca, Garnacha Roja) and the... Read more...

Wine Grapes: Clairette

Clairette Pronunciation: Kl-erreht Planted in: France, Italy, Russia, Australia, South Africa. The name Clairette, meaning ‘light white’, might come from the color of the berries, but since there were... Read more...

Wine Grapes: Sauvignon Gris

Sauvignon Gris Pronunciation: sow-vuh-nyon pee-noh gree Planted in: Chile, Bordeaux, Australia and New Zealand Sauvignon Gris is perhaps the most obscure grape in the entire Bordeaux wine appellation. The grape came close to being extinct... Read more...

Wine Grapes: Pinot Gris

Pinot Gris Pronunciation: Pee-noh gree Planted in: France, Italy, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Romania, The Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, USA, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, South... Read more...