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Grape Varieties
Pinotage 🍷 Pinotage is a relatively young grape variety with a fascinating backstory. It was created in 1925 in South Africa by Professor Abraham Izak Perold, the first professor of viticulture at Stellenbosch University. Perold wanted to combine t...
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 Ridge Vineyards was founded in 1959 when four Stanford Research Institute engineers—David Bennion, Charles Rosen, Hewitt Crane, and Howard Zeidler—purchased a mountainside property on the Monte Bell...
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Picpoul 🥂 The ancient Picpoul wine grape originates in France’s Languedoc region, with records dating back to the 1300s. Its name translates to “lip-stinger” in the traditional Occitan language, referencing the grape’s exceptionally sharp, high na...
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The Riesling grapes for this “The Seeker” wine were discovered by a husband and wife team in the famed Mosel Valley in Germany. This region features steep vineyard sites with fine, mineral-rich slate soil and perfect exposure to sun and wind. The v...
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Riesling 🥂 Riesling (reese-ling) is a white wine grape that originated along the Rhine River in Germany, with records dating back to 1435. It was originally grown by monks and royalty. Germany is still the most famous country for Riesling. However...
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Shades of Blue Riesling is a white wine made by a family-owned winery in Germany. The grapes grow on steep river slopes where the soil is composed of slate and limestone. Because the climate in this region is cool, the grapes stay on the vines long...
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Roussanne 🥂 Roussanne (rooh-sahn) is native to the Rhône Valley in Southern France. Experts first wrote about it in the late 1700s in the Hermitage region. Today, it is still a major grape in famous French wines like Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Hermit...
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Tenuat di Nozzole is a Tuscan estate in Italy that dates back to the year 1300. Derived from nozze (meaning marriage or nuptials), the name originally designated a 14th-century meeting crossroads or land gifted for wedding celebrations. By 1300, it w...
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Sangiovese 🍷 Sangiovese is the most widely planted red wine grape in Italy. The name comes from Latin words meaning “the blood of Jupiter,” which shows that people have grown it since ancient Roman times. Its main home is the Tuscany region of Ita...
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