Indigigenous and Local Grapes Flashcards

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What is Albillo Mayor?

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A white grape grown in Ribera del Duero in Spain.

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What is Albillo Real?

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A white grape grown in Toro in Spain.

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What is Alfrocheiro?

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A red grape grown in Portugal.

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What is Amigne?

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A Swiss grape with bitter mandarin flavors, made into semisweet and sweet wines.

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What is the Amur Grape?

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The Amur grape is a grape indigenous to China.

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Where is Arbois (Orbois) grown?

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Arbois (Orbois) is planted in small quantities in the Loire Valley.

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What is Argaman?

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Argaman is a red grape indigenous to Israel. It is a cross between Carigñan and Sousão created in 1972.

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What is Arinto?

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A white grape grown in Portugal.

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What is Arneis?

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A white grape grown in Piedmont.

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What is Arrufiac?

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A white grape grown in Southwest France.

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What is Arvine?

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A ancient grape variety grown in Valais, Switzerland.

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What is Athiri?

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Athiri is a white grape grown in Rhodes and Santorini in Greece. It has low acidity, good weight, and high aromatics.

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What is Baga?

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A red, highly tannic grape grown in Portugal.

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What is Bastardo?

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A red grape from Portugal.

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What is Blauburger?

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Blauburger is a red grape grown in Hungary.

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What is Boğazkere?

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Boğazkere is a red grape from Turkey.

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What is Bobal?

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A Spanish red grape grown in Castilla-La Mancha.

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What is Bogdanuŝa?

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Bogdanuŝa is a high yielding white grape from Croatia.

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What is Blauer Wildbacher?

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A red grape grown in the Steiermark region of Austria. It is used mostly for rosés.

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What is Brachetto?

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A red grape grown in Piedmont.

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What is Calkarisi?

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çalkarisi is a red grape from Turkey.

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What is Canaiolo Nero?

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Canaiolo Nero is an indigenous grape of Tuscany, with a velvety texture. It is used in small quantities for blending with Sangiovese.

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What is Castelão?

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Castelão is a red grape from Portugal grown in Tejo and the Setubal Peninsula

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What is Cayetana Blanca?

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A white grape grown in Spain.

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Describe Cereza.

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Cereza is a light red/pink skinned grape grown in Argentina. It is one of the descendants of “Mission Grapes brought from Europe in the 16th Century.

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What is Chasselas?

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A white grape grown in Switzerland.

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What is Colorino?

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Colorino is a grape indigenous to Tuscany, and has deep pigment and deep tannins. It is used for blending with Sangiovese in small quantities.

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What is Cornalin?

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A red grape from the Valais area of Switzerland that is a cross between two northern Italian varieties on the verge of extinction. Also known as Rouge de Pays

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What is Criolla Chica?

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Criolla Chica is a red/pink skinned grape grown in Argentina. It is descended from “Pais” or “Mission Grapes” brought from Europe in the 16th century.

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What is Criolla Grande?

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Criolla Grande is a red/pink skinned grape grown in Argentina. It is descended from “Pais” or “Mission Grapes” brought from Europe in the 16th century.

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What is Crouchen Blanc?

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Crouchen Blanc is a white grape grown in South Africa, formerly called Cape Riesling.

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What is Crystal?

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Crystal is a hybrid grape grown in Yunnan, China

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What is Cserszegi Fűszeres?

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A white grape grown in Hungary.

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What is Cygne Blanc?

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An Australian grape with miniscule production. The only grape that appears to have had its start in Australia. Also known as White Cabernet. Name means “white swan”.

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What is Dabouki?

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Dabouki is a red grape variety grown in Israel.

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What is Dimiat?

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A white grape grown in Bulgaria, common in eastern Europe.

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What is Dornfelder?

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Dornfelder is a red grape from Germany.

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What is Encruzado?

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Encruzado is a white grape grown in the Dao region of Portugal.

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What is Erbaluce?

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A white grape grown in Piedmont.

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What is Erbamat?

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A white grape variety in Lombardy, may be used in sparkling wine production for Franciacorta.

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What is Fer Servadou?

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A red grape grown in Southwest France.

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What is Feteascâ Alba?

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One of the most planted white grape varieties in Romania. It is light, aromatic, with variable sweetness levels.

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What is Feteascâ Neagrâ

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Feteascâ Neagrâ is a red grape grown in Romania. It is the second most grown grape in Romania after Pinot Noir.

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What is Feteascâ Regalâ?

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A widely grown white grape from Romania. Light, aromatic, with sweetness levels that vary.

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What is Folle Blanche?

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Folle Blanche is a white grape planted in small amounts in Nantais, in the Loire Valley.

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Describe Frappato.

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Frappato is a low tannin red variety grown in Sicily. It is know for its cherry and berry aromas.

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What is Freisa?

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A red grape grown in Piedmont.

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What is French Wild?

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French Wilde is a hybrid grape grown in Yunnan, China.

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What is Frontenac?

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A cold-hardy hybrid grown in Canada.

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What is Gamza?

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Gamza (also known as Kadarka) is a red grape grown in Bulgaria.

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What is Godello?

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A white grape from Galicia in Spain.

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What is Gongniang No. 1?

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A Chinese hybrid crossing of Muscat Hamburg and Vitis Amurenis, widely used due to its extreme cold resistance.

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What is Gouveio?

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Gouveio is a white grape grown in Portugal that is used for White Port.

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What is Graciano?

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A red grape grown in Spain, used in Rioja.

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What is Grignolino?

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A red grape grown in Piedmont.

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Describe Grillo.

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Grillo is a white grape grown in Siciiy used in the production of Marsala.

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What is Gros Manseng?

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A white grape grown in Southwest France.

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What is Hárslevelű?

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A white grape grown in Hungary used for making Tokaji Aszú.

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Describe Inzolia.

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A white grape grown in Italy, used for making Marsala.

60
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What is Irsai Oliver?

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A white grape grown in Hungary.

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What is Juhfark?

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A rare native Hungarian grape sometimes blended with other Hungarian whites for dry white wines. Also used for oxidized white wines of Nagy-Somló.

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What is Kabar?

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Kabar is a white grape grown in Hungary that can be used in Tokaj.

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What is Kerner?

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Kerner is a German white grape, a cross between Riesling and Schiava Grossa (Trollinger).

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What is Kriályleányka?

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A white grape grown in Hungary. The name means “little princess”.

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What is the Kisi grape?

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A white grape from Georgia.

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What is Kövérszőlő

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A white grape grown in Hungary, authorized for use in Tokaj.

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What is Longyan?

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Longyan is a vinifera variety in China that has been around for hundreds of years. It has a reddish pink skin, makes wines similar to Gewurztraminer with peach and lychee. As a table fruit it is called Dragon Eyes.

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What is Loureiro?

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A white grape grown in Portugal (and parts of Spain)

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What is Malvazija Istarska?

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A white grape grown in Croatia and Slovenia.

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What is Marawí?

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Marawí is a white grape planted in Israel, dates back to the 17th century.

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What is Marselan?

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Marselan is a French created crossing of Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. It is grown in China, and it was also approved in 2021 for limited use in Bordeaux.

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What is Marzemino?

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A red grape from Trentino-Alto Adige.

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What is Maturana Blanca?

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A white grape grown in and allowed to be used in Rioja.

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What is Mauzac?

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Mauzac is a white grape grown in Limoux in southern France, where it is used to make both still and sparkling wines.

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What is Mavro?

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A red grape grown on Cyprus used for Commandaria.

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What is Mavrud?

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A red grape from Bulgaria.

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What is Melnik?

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A highly tannic red grape variety grown in Bulgaria.

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What is Mencia?

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A red grape grown in northern Spain.

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What is Merseguera?

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Merseguera is a white grape grown in Valencia in the Levante.

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What is Merwah and where is it grown?

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Merwah is a white grape grown in Lebanon.

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What is Misket Cherven?

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Misket Cherven “Red Misket” is a highly aromatic pink skinned grown in Bulgaria. It produces high quality white wines.

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What is Moschofilero?

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A Greek grape used to make white wine. It is pink and similar to Pinot Gris. It is grown in Peloponnese.

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What is Mtsvane?

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A white grape indigenous to Georgia.

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What is Muscat Bailey-A and where is it grown?

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Muscat Bailey-A is a hybrid grape grown in Japan. It is a crossing between Bailey (a vinifera/repestris hybrid) and Muscat Hamburg (Black Muscat). It has a grape juice like flavor and is either used for sweet wines or as part of blends.

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What is Negrette?

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A Red grape grown in Southwest France.

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What is Őküzgözü?

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A red grape from Turkey.

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What is Pamid?

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A thin skinned, early-ripening red grape grown in Bulgaria.

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What is Papazkarasi?

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A red grape from Turkey.

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What is Petit Manseng?

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A white grape grown in Southwest France.

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What is Picolit?

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An ancient white grape grown in Friuli.

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What is Piedirosso?

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A grape grown near Mount Vesuvius that may date back to Roman times.

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What is Pineau d’Aunis?

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Pineau d’Aunis is a red grape sometimes used in the Saumur-Champigny blend with Cabernet Franc.

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What is Pinotage?

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A South African crossing of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut,

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What is Plavac Mali?

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A red, Zinfandel-like grape grown in Croatia.

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What is Poŝip?

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A white grape grown in Croatia.

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What is Prunelard?

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A red grape grown in Southwest France.

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What is Rabigato?

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A white grape grown in Portugal, used in White Port

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What is Raboso?

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An indigenous red grape of Veneto.

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Describe Ramisco.

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Ramisco is a red grape from Portugal with high acid and high tannins.

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Describe Refosco.

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Refosco is an ancient red grape variety grown in Friuli.

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What is Ribolla Gialla?

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An indigenous grape grown in Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Collio and It is often used in orange wine often in an oxidized style.

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Describe Rkatsiteli.

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Rkatsiteli is the most grown white grape in Georgia. It is the predominant white grape of much of Eastern Europe. It is produces light, floral and crisp wines.

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Describe Roditis.

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Roditis is one of the most widely planted white grape varities grown in Greece. It produced easy drinking whites that are crisp and fruity.

104
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What is Rose Honey?

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Rose Honey is a French Mission grape brought to the Yunnan Province in China. It is still grown in China but extinct in France.

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What is Rotgipfler?

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Rotgipfler is a white grape grown in the Thermenregion of Austria.

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What is Rubin?

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Rubin is a Nebbiolo/Syrah Cross from Bulgaria.

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Describe Sagrantino.

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Sagrantino is a red grape grown in Umbria in Italy. It makes a dry, full-bodied, wine with high tannins, high alcohol, and medium-high acidity, and has flavors of plum, licorice, tea, olive and pepper. It is the main grape of Sagrantino di Montefalco DOCG.

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Describe Saperavi.

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Saperavi is a leading red grape in Georgia. It makes high alcohol wine with good aging potential.

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What is Savagnin?

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A white grape grown in the Jura region of France as well as Switzerland.

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What is Schiava?

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A red grape from Trentino-Alto Adige.

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What is Seyval Blanc

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A cold-hardy hybrid grown in Canada.

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What is Ŝkrlet?

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A white grape grown in Croatia. The name means “scarlet fever”, referring to the red speckles on the grape skin.

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What is St. Laurent?

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A red grape grown in Austria.

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What is Sumoll?

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A red grape from Spain, allowed for use in Cava.

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What is Teranno (Teran)?

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Teranno is a red grape from Croatia.

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What is Teroldego?

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A red grape from Trentino-Alto Adige.

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What is Terrantez?

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Terrantez is a white grape from Portugal.

118
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What is Touriga Franca?

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A red grape grown in Portugal, one of the grapes used for making Port

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What is Treixadura?

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The main white grape of Ribeiro in Galicia Spain.

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What is Trepat?

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A red grape grown in Spain, allowed for use in Cava.

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Describe Trincadeira.

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Trincadeira is a red grape grown in Portugal. It is drought tolerant, with spicy red berry flavors and medium tannin. It is also known as Tinta Amarela.

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What is Trollinger?

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Trollinger is a red grape grown in Germany.

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What is Verdejo?

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A white grape grown in Spain.

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Describe Verduzzo.

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A unique white grape grown in Trentino-Alto Adige, used for sweet white wines in Ramandolo.

125
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What is Vernaccia?

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A white grape grown in Tuscany.

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What is Vinhão

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Vinhão is a red grape from Portugal. It produces deeply colored, full bodied wines with high acidity.

127
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What is Viura?

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A Spanish white grape used in Rioja.

128
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What is Welschriesling?

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A white grape grown in Austria.

129
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What is Xynisteri?

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A white grape grown on Cyprus used for Commandaria.

130
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What is Yamasachi?

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Yamasachi is a Japanese grape variety.

131
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What is Yan 73?

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Yan 73 is a crossing of Muscat Hamburg and Alicante Bouschet grown in China.

132
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What is Yapincak?

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A white grape, in Turkey, that is difficult to grow.

133
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What is Žametovka?

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A red grape grown in Slovenia.

134
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What is Zeta?

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Zeta is a white grape from Hungary, approved for use in Tokaj.

135
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What is Zierfandler?

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A white grape from Austria.

136
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What is Zweigelt a crossing of?

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Zweigelt is a crossing of Blaufrankisch and St. Laurent.