Pinot Noir
Wine styles : can produce brilliant
scents, texture, flavor and body. Blends sweet fruit with savory
complexity. Can be sparkling.
Regions : Burgundy, Champagne, Alsace,
Sancerre, Germany, Northern Italy, Switzerland, California, Oregon,
Australia and New Zealand
Camay
Wine styles : fragrant, fruity, youthful,
low tannin
Regions - Beaujolais, Loire, Switzerland
Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine styles : spicy, herby, tannic with
characteristic blackcurrant aroma. Blends well with Merlot or Shiraz.
Regions : Bordeaux (Medoc), California,
Australia, South America, South Africa and Washington State
Barbera
Wine styles : medium to full-bodied, sweet
/ sour-flavored fruit with highish acidity.
Regions : Italy, Argentina, Australia and
California
Merlot
Wine styles : fragrant, fruity and soft.
Generally low tannin
Regions : Bordeaux (Pomerol and St Emilion),
California, northern Italy, South America and South Africa
Shiraz / Syrah
Wine styles : rich flavored, smoky, tarry
and spicy. Tannic when young
Regions : Rhône Valley (northern),
southern France, Australia, California, South America and South Africa
Mourvedre (Monastrell. Mataro)
Wine styles : rich, damson-like fruits,
powerful
Regions : southern Rhône, south of France,
Spain, Australia and California
Cabernet Franc
Wine styles : 'grassy', raspberry fruit,
with highish acidity
Regions : the Loire, Bordeaux, northern
Italy and Australia
Grenache
Wine styles : spicy, peppery,
strawberry-scented, red and rosé
Regions : southern Rhône, south of France,
Spain and Australia
Tempranillo
Wine styles : wild strawberry, combining
with herby, savory, tobacco-like characteristics
Regions : Rioja, Ribera del Duero (Spain)
and Argentina
Sangiovese
Wine styles : top vines produce
concentrated reds with pronounced tannin and acidity. When mature,
cedary, plummy fruit flavors are apparent.
Regions : Tuscany, Romagna, and Marche
(Italy) and Argentina
Nebbiolo
Wine styles : traditionally tannic that
requires ageing, or a lighter, fruity, modern style with less tannin. At
best, savory and complex
Regions : Piedmonte-Barolo and Barbaresco
(Italy) and Australia (Victoria)
Zinfandel
Wine styles : 'White-Zin' to red. Best
from old vines, oak aged, rich with blackberry fruit flavors, peppery
and tangy acidity
Regions : California
Pinotage
Wine styles : often sweet thick, can have
overstated esters on the nose. Best are concentrated and earthy
Regions : South Africa and New Zealand
Carmenère
Wine styles : deep color, red pepper
aromas, lush, blackberry, blueberry, chocolate flavors
Regions : Chile and Bordeaux
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