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	Wine Grape Varieties
		Each grape variety has its own unique combination of characteristics including color, size, skin thickness, acidity, yield per vine and flavors.
		While many grape varieties are used to produce wines, only a few grapes have distinguished themselves as being particulary suited for the production of fine wine.
		These 'noble grape varieties' must still be matched with the right micro-climate and winemaking techniques in order to live up to their potential.
	www.cellarnotes.net /key_grape_varieties.html (108 words)

	List of grape varieties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of varieties of cultivated grapes, whether used for wine, or eating as a Table grape, fresh or dried (raisin, currant, sultana).
		Hybrid grape varieties (see Hybrid grapes) or "hybrids" is, in fact, the popular term for a subset of what are properly known as hybrids, specifically crossings between one species of the genus vitis and another.
		The scientific definition of a hybrid grape is any crossing (intra- or inter-specific) of two grape varieties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_grape_varieties (258 words)

	Grape Varieties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		PETITE SIRAH: Widely grown grape variety in California that a recent DNA analysis report, (9/1997), has shown as likely to be derived from the Peloursin and Syrah parent cultivars found in the Rhone region.
		Semi-classic grape grown in the Hermitage-Rhone and southern Cotes du Rhone region of France.
		Semi-classic grape variety grown in the northern Rhone region of France.
	www.klwines.com /grapes.asp (4229 words)

	grape varieties
		Many of the varieties on this list are the result of breeding work at the University of Minnesota, of Elmer Swenson’s private breeding program in Wisconsin, or of the collaboration between Elmer Swenson and the University of Minnesota during the years 1969 to 1978.
		This variety is hardy throughout the southern half of Minnesota.
		One of the main commercially grown grape varieties in Minnesota, St. Croix is gaining acceptance in New England.
	fruit.coafes.umn.edu /grape/varieties.htm (1208 words)

	Wine Grape Names & Varieties, Pictures, Facts & Guides
		While there can be differences in the wine made from a single grape variety, the fact that a certain type of grape was used lets you know the basic infomation about what the winemaker intended to produce.
		Grapes do take on the flavor of the soil and grow sweeter in the sun as they hang on the vines, but still, knowing which wine grapes went into the mash gives you a head start on getting a wine you'll enjoy.
		Grapes and the Wines of the World - A treasure of wine-related information, but here the focus is on the grape vine incuding photos and illustrations of every part of the root, stem, leaf structure, and more grape anatomy.
	www.chiff.com /wine/grapes.htm (593 words)

	Winegrape Varieties and Clones
		Varieties that are considered to be "cool-climate" types do not develop the same flavors nor the balanced chemistry in a hot climate as they do under the slow-ripening conditions of a cool climate.
		Therefore, varieties that are known to perform well in a hot climate are the most likely to ripen their fruit with good varietal character and produce high quality wines in Texas.
		A 12-year variety trial on the Texas South Plains concluded that the varieties with the greatest potential for that region were: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon blanc, Chenin blanc, White Riesling, Zinfandel, Ruby Cabernet, Merlot, and Semillon.
	winegrapes.tamu.edu /grow/varieties.shtml (1266 words)

	Chief Greek Red Grape Varieties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The grapes are thereby subject to a long growing season during which alcohol achieves favorably high levels in concert with favorable acidity.
		It is the sole variety permitted under the Naousa and Amyntaio (OPAP) appellations and one of two (with Negoska) under the Goumenissa appellation.
		Still the two grapes have a few important characteristics in common: they generally have small grapes in tight clusters, they have reasonably high acidity and they are more fickle than many grapes of less complex nature.
	www.greekwinemakers.com /czone/varieties/redvar.shtml (3463 words)

	Wines from Austria / Wine & Wineries / Grape Varieties in Austria
		There are currently more than 30 varieties of grape admissible for the production of quality and "Prädikatswein" in Austria.
		In this part of our web site we wish to give you an overview of these grape varieties, their characteristics and the composition of the wines from which they are made.
		A click on one of the grape variety names in the adjacent navigation bar will deliver the appropriate information to you.
	www.winesfromaustria.com /wine/grapevarieties.html (104 words)

	MadeiraWineGuide: Grape Varieties
		The grape variety indicated on the label does not only name the grape that the wine was made from, but also indicates a certain taste.
		The grapes are grown in São Jorge and Santana on the north coast and in Câmara de Lobos and Estreito de Câmara de Lobos on the south coast.
		The grape is a cross of Pinot Noir and Grenache.
	www.madeirawineguide.com /2006/05/grape_varieties.html (2056 words)

	Chief Greek White Grape Varieties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		It is yet another grape revived by a forward-thinking vintner, in this case the late Konstantinos Antonopoulos, the late founder of Antonopoulos Vineyards in Patra, Peloponessos.
		Moschato Alexandrias is the Muscat Gordo Blanco, the Lexia of Australia, the Hanepoot of South Africa, Moscatel de Alejandria of Spain, the grape of Moscatel de Setubal of Portugal and the variety used to produce golden raisins in California.
		It is a component grape, with Goustolídi, Pávlos and Skiadópoulo, of the traditional Ionian blend known as Verdéa, which, in keeping with a theme, is the Italian name for a style traditional to both Italy and Greece, likely having ancient Greek roots.
	www.greekwinemakers.com /czone/varieties/whitevar.shtml (3230 words)

	Grape Varieties: Red Wine, White Wine, Australian wines, Cabernet Sauvignon,Shiraz, Merlot: My Wines Direct (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Storing Wine Serving Wine Tasting 101 Grape Varieties Food and Wine Pairing Wine F.A.Q. The choice of grape variety is inextricably linked to where it is grown, since different types of grapes have different needs.
		The grape variety used to make wine is the single most important factor in how the wine ultimately tastes.
		The grape itself is relatively neutral and takes on its individual character from the climatic conditions where it is grown and from winemaking techniques.
	www.mywinesdirect.com /mywineguide/grapes.asp (1010 words)

	International Grape Varieties
		It buds late, lessening the danger of damage from spring frosts, the grape-bunches are loosely formed, and the grapes are thick-skinned, have a high skin to pulp ratio and are resistant to rot and insects.
		Merlot is the second fl grape variety of Bordeaux and the dominant one in Saint Emilion and Pomerol.
		A classic grape variety which is planted widely in Bordeaux, the Loire Valley (Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume) and the New World (where is it often called Fume Blanc).
	www.wine-searcher.com /country.html (866 words)

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