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  Varietal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Varietal wines are made primarily from a single variety of grape, and identify this variety on the label.
New World varietal wines from newcomers like Australia and Chile have made a significant dent in traditional French export markets like the UK, and so the French are adopting varietal labeling in some cases, particularly for vin du pays.
For example, in Oregon, wines subject to its regulation must be identified by the grape varietal from which it was made, and must contain at least 95% of that varietal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Varietal   (520 words)

  
 Consumerism | Varietal Wine Labels | Professional Friends of Wine
The idea of varietal labels began to catch on with the public in the "wine boom" of the 1970s.
The consumer embraced the varietal nomenclature, as much simpler and easier to remember and identify: a dozen or two grape types versus thousands of geographic appellations and vineyards.
Varietal labeling is also the predominant method of identifying wine types in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, Argentina, and most all other wine-producing countries of the New World.
www.winepros.org /consumerism/varietal.htm   (1222 words)

  
 TMEP Section 1202.05, Varietal and Cultivar Names (Examination of Applications (BitLaw)
Varietal or cultivar names are designations given to cultivated varieties or subspecies of live plants or agricultural seeds.
The terms 'varietal' and 'cultivar' may have slight semantic differences but are the same for trademark purposes.
Problems arise when trademark registration is sought for varietal names, when arbitrary varietal names are thought of as being trademarks by the public, and when terms intended as trademarks by plant breeders become generic through public use.
www.bitlaw.com /source/tmep/1202_05.html   (587 words)

  
 Blended and Varietal Wines
Varietal wines are made from a single grape variety, while blended wines are made using two or more.
The distinction between varietal and blended wines is less clear in practice.
Many varietal wines are made from blends of wine grown in several regions.
www.chiff.com /a/wine-blended-varietal.htm   (432 words)

  
 Varietal Profiles | Professional Friends of Wine
Varietal character, however, while somewhat predictable, is not precise; variations occur, since virtually all vines are propagated by cloning.
The name of a particular varietal, therefore, should be considered a "surname" for vines that share a genetic history.
Each varietal "family" may, in turn, include only a few or very many individual "sibling" clones, each with its own particular traits.
www.winepros.org /wine101/grape_profiles/varietals.htm   (573 words)

  
 theWineTaster.com - California Wine
Grenache wines tend to be sweet, fruity and low in tannins, although it is rarely produced as a varietal.
Tempranillo [tem-prah-NEE-yoh] is a Spanish varietal that often produces wines with characteristics of strawberry, tobacco and spice, and because of it's low acid, is most often used for blending.
White Zinfandel is not a varietal in any means- it is made from the (red) Zinfandel grape and gets it's pale pink (blush) color by quickly removing the skins from the juice after the grapes are pressed.
www.manick.com /Wine/Varietals.html   (2264 words)

  
 Varietal Characteristics
Increasingly popular as both stand-alone varietal and blending grape, Cabernet Franc is used primarily for blending in Bordeaux, although it can rise to great heights in quality, as seen in the grand wine Cheval-Blanc.
As a varietal wine, it usually benefits from small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and can be as intense and full-bodied as either of those wines.
Another white with a notable aroma, this one "grassy" or "musky." The pure varietal is found mainly in the Loire, at Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, As part of a blend, the grape is all over Bordeaux, in Pessac-Léognan, Graves and the Médoc whites; it also shows up in Sauternes.
home.austin.rr.com /mead/varietal.htm   (5104 words)

  
 International Wine Club's Grape Variety - Types of Grapes
Grape varietals are the individual types or varieties of grapes that find their way into the world's wines.
Some of these varietal names are easily recognizable (Chardonnay Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot for examples), while others are literally unknown to average consumers and serious tasters alike.
Conversely, in Europe, the finest wines are known primarily by geographic appellation rather than their primary varietal (although this is changing; more and more French and Italian wines from less celebrated wine producing regions are being bottled with varietal names).
www.winemonthclub.com /grapetypes.htm   (397 words)

  
 Varietal Organic Coffee
Beantrees' varietal coffees are carefully selected from the finest hand-tended organic beans.
Many of our varietals are "estate" coffees, which means all the beans derive from a single farm.
You will be amazed at the quality and distinct flavor of each of our wonderful varietal organic roasts.
www.beantrees.com /orvar.html   (62 words)

  
 CNN Food Central - Resources: Wine Varietals
Each type of wine, or varietal, takes the name of the grape variety from which they were produced.
Wines must be made up of at least 75 percent of a particular grape variety to carry the varietals name.
Table wines may carry varietal names or names describing the color (for example, blush) or region (such as Chablis) or a name coined by the winery.
www.cnn.com /FOOD/resources/food.for.thought/beverages/alcohol/wine/wine.varietals.html   (1601 words)

  
 Wine.com - Learn about Varietals
Varietal is one word you'll see applied to most non-European wines; it simply refers to the grape variety used to make the wine.
In California and Washington any wine referred to by the name of the grape (Chardonnay, for example) must be at least 75% of that grape; most varietals in Oregon must be 90% of the named grape; and Alsace requires 100%.
Many of the world's finest wines are a blend of varietals: almost all Bordeaux red wines contain Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc; almost all Champagnes contain Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
www.wine.com /aboutwine/basics/types.asp   (545 words)

  
 Varietal.htm   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Often called the king of wine grapes, this varietal is rich in tannins, and provides the strength and complexity necessary to make a wine that's good for aging in a cellar.
Pinot Blanc is not the same as Pinot Gris or Pinot Grigio - it is a further mutation of this varietal.
This varietal produces robust reds and is also made into the popular blush wines (white zinfandel).
home.comcast.net /~aka_grimm/varietal_htm.htm   (1601 words)

  
 Unusual Wines - Varietals - what is a varietal
A varietal wine has the name of just one grape variety on the label, and should contain the fermented juice of just that one grape variety.
The tone of this article may imply that a varietal is superior to a blend, but that is not so.
But it should be clear on the label that the wine is a blend, and thus a varietal should contain 100% of that variety.
www.winelabels.org /artvar.htm   (575 words)

  
 varietal wine; varietal Definition in the Wine Dictionary at Epicurious.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
There are rules in most areas about what can be called a varietal wine.
For example, in the United States at least 75 percent of the wine must come from the grape variety named on the label, while in Australia it's 80 percent.
Instead of using varietal names, Europeans have long labeled their better wines with the names of regions, districts, or villages, thereby giving the wine's origin utmost importance.
www.epicurious.com /drinking/wine_dictionary/entry?id=8333   (297 words)

  
 Cross-Varietal Blends — Reviews
Our current enchantment with Italian varietals is in full swing at this time.
The first is the rise of Cabernet Franc on the Central Coast (it brings the highest price per ton of fruit, next to Pinot Noir); the second is a new and exciting foray into cross-varietal blends.
Cross-varietal blends, as we noted in the previous two articles, are blends consisting of substantial percentages of different, often unrelated, varietals.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/762/63824   (424 words)

  
 De Long Wine Moment » Blog Archive » Variety or Varietal?
Pinot Noir is a grape variety, as is Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, etc. A wine that is made from a single grape variety is called a varietal wine (most wine regions require at least 85% of a single grape variety to be called a varietal but this can vary with local regulations).
In this case the confusing reality is that varietal is the adjective that modifies the noun table.
This entry was posted on Monday, January 2nd, 2006 at 6:18 pm and is filed under Random Ramblings.
www.delongwine.com /news/2006/01/02/variety-or-varietal   (246 words)

  
 Varietal Wines - Domaine Chandon Sparkling Wine and Napa Valley Restaurant, Vineyard, Still Wines and Wine Club, ...
The handcrafted varietal wines of Domaine Chandon pay homage to our unique understanding of traditional champagne varietals and the renowned Carneros appellation.
Almost 30 years ago we canvassed the globe in search of idyllic terrain for growing the classic Champagne varieties of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay.
Prior to the 2000 vintage only a small portion of our fruit went to experiment with varietal wines, which we ultimately found were too good to keep to ourselves.
www.chandon.com /wines/still.html   (162 words)

  
 Australian wine from unusual varieties
Vinodiversity Blog is a separate website where you can find up to date news and assorted trivia about the alternative varietals scene in Australia.
New varietal wines in Australia tend to be clustered into particular wine regions.
The Wine Grape Varietal Table is an incredibly useful wine reference disguised as a fine art print.
www.vinodiversity.com   (1016 words)

  
 varietal - OneLook Dictionary Search
varietal : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
Varietal : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
Phrases that include varietal: varietal mixture, varietal stability
www.onelook.com /?w=varietal   (203 words)

  
 Minnesota Varietal Trials, Jan. 2006 edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
To quickly bring you varietal trails results for 2005 crops, the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station is web-publishing its 2006 edition of Minnesota Varietal Trials Results.
A limited number of print versions of the 2006 edition of Minnesota Varietal Trials Results were published in late December 2005.
Research data for 2006, as well as for previous years, is available for individual crops here.
www.maes.umn.edu /06VarietalTrials/index.asp   (291 words)

  
 Eno Wines - Rhone Varietal Focus course at UC Davis (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
On May 25th, UC Davis Extension program hosted its second annual Varietal Focus course, this time on Rhone Varietals.
Several like Picpoul Blanc and Bourboulenc are rarely stand alone wines; it was an amazing opportunity to taste these varietals on their own and then as a final blend.
He talked about the varietals' strengths and quirks (surprisingly several red varietals struggled to get ripe enough in Lake County) based on vine performance data for three years at the Red Hills Trial in Lake County, and five years from UC Hopland Research and Extension Center.
www.enowines.com.cob-web.org:8888 /MT/archives/000186.html   (493 words)

  
 Oregon Wines Varietal Guide - Oregon Wines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A varietal is simply a type of grape used in wine production.
With more than 40 different wine grape varietals grown throughout the state, Oregon produces a broad range of wines matched for every wine drinker's palette.
To help you better understand the grapes behind Oregon's wines, we have compiled a comprehensive guide to the varietals grown in this state.
www.oregonwines.com /varietalguide.php   (106 words)

  
 Wine Grape Varietals - Appellation America - Grape Varieties Index (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The wine world is full of "varietal characters", each with a personality all its own.
Your Varietal Character will be featured on the Home Page and installed in the Varietal Character Index.
You will be given FULL CREDIT (Yippie!) and ever after glow with pride knowing that you have joined that exclusive fraternity of occasionally sober writers at Appellation America who have time for this sort of thing.
wine.appellationamerica.com.cob-web.org:8888 /varietal-index.aspx   (220 words)

  
 Halfbakery: Varietal Ketchup
Early Girl, Amana Orange, Black Brandywine, and Bulgarian Triumph are just some of the proud heirloom tomatoes waiting for their turn in the sun.
In order to produce varietal ketchup, it is essential to understand the characteristics different tomatoes offer and how those characteristics should be expressed in varietal ketchup.
This is the role of the Varietal Ketchupier: a bold entrepreneur who combines the esoteric skills of a vintner, the soul of a gambler and the spicing knack of a master chef.
www.halfbakery.com /idea/Varietal_20Ketchup   (1196 words)

  
 Imported Varietal Wines
Imported varietal wines represent a growing market that has caught the attention and favor of increasing numbers of wine enthusiasts.
Created with premium grapes from South Eastern Australia, our Black Swan varietals are bold, yet remarkably smooth in taste.
McWilliams Hanwood Estate fine wines, Australia's Undiscovered Secret, have just arrived in the U.S. With vineyards in prime growing regions, the winery is one of the oldest and most respected in Australia.
jobs.gallo.com /Portfolio/Imported.asp   (279 words)

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