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Wine Grapes: Viognier
Wine Grapes: Viognier
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...