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Grape of the Week

Corvina

Corvina is a red grape native to the region of Veneto in northern Italy , grown mostly in the towns of Bardolino and Valpolicella where it is commonly blended with Corvinone, Rondinella and Molinara. ...

Jan 10, 2023

Muscat

The Muscat family of grapes encompasses more than 200 varieties grown around the world to produce wine, table grapes, and raisins. It is said that this ancient variety was cultivated by the Egyptians,...

Dec 22, 2022

Sangiovese

Sangiovese is the most planted red grape variety of Italy , best known for producing the world-famous wines of Tuscany . There are several stories regarding the origin of the name: some believe it com...

Dec 15, 2022

Primitivo

The bold, flavorful red grape Primitivo finds its origins in Croatia, where it is known as Crljenak Kaštelanski. Story has it that Roman soldiers were the ones that introduced this vine to the Italian...

Dec 6, 2022

Cariñena

The story of the red grape Cariñena is a bit of a rollercoaster. It was once favored for the high yields its able to produce, then despised by the lack of fruit characters when not ripen fully, to bei...

Dec 5, 2022

Verdicchio

Italy is home to approximately 2,000 native grape varieties, and about 400 of them are used to make wine commercially. One of these grapes is Verdicchio , which is believed to be indigenous to the reg...

Nov 29, 2022

Pugnitello

In the early 1980’s, Italian researchers and viticulturist embarked on a mission to re-discover ancient native Tuscan grape varieties that had been planted by the Romans in ancient times. One of these...

Nov 17, 2022

Trepat

Trepat is mostly known as the red grape responsible for the beautiful color of rose cava . It is believed to be native of Catalunya, Spain , and since 2020 it is allowed to be used in the production o...

Nov 17, 2022

Viura

Viura is the most planted white grape in the Spanish region of Rioja and an intrinsic part of the blend of the sparkling wine Cava in Penedes, where it is known as Macabeo. Its origins are believed to...

Nov 1, 2022

Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot is known as one of the blending grapes traditionally used in the famous red wines of Bordeaux , France , where it is believed to have been cultivated by the Romans almost a thousand years...

Oct 26, 2022

Montepulciano

Montepulciano is the second most planted red grape variety in Italy , only outnumbered by Sangiovese . It is believed to be native to the region of Toscana, but must not be confused with Vino Nobile d...

Oct 6, 2022

Albarossa

In 1938, Italian grape breeder Giovanni Dalmaso crossed what he thought to be two of the most traditional grapes from the region of Piemonte : Barbera and Nebbiolo . The idea was to express the best c...

Oct 6, 2022

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