Wednesday, July 25, 2012

WINE GRAPES

As we discussed about wines, wine is made from GRAPES.  we know that there are so many wines are available but we also should know about the grapes by which the Wines are made.
There are two categories of grapes are found which are used in wine manufacturing:-

  1. Red wine grapes 
  2. White wine grapes
Most of the best wine grapes are harvested in France. and in France there are certain places which are well known for the special kind of grapes like:-
  • Bordeaux for Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Rhône for Syrah
  • Loire for Sauvignon Blanc
  • Bourgogne for Chardonnay
Traditionally, many French wines have been blended from several grape varieties. Here are the various grapes used in wine manufacturing:-

RED WINE GRAPES
  • Merlot
  • Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Gamay
  • Pinot noir
  • Pinot meunier
  • Zinfandel
  • savignonese
  • Cabernet sauvignon
  • Malbec
  • Marselan
  • Fer
  • Negrette
  • Villard Noir
  • Caladoc

WHITE WINE GRAPES
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Semillon
  • Muscatel
  • Sylvaner
  • Traminer
  • Reisling
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Roussanne
  • plantet
  • Muscadelle
  • Colombard
  • Aligote

India is also having its own vineyards which are near the Nashik region like Chateau Indage, Grover Vineyards and Sula Vineyards.

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