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Unusual Varietals
Diversity in Wine Page 3
Chasan |
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Chasan is a new crossing of Chardonnay with Listan (aka Palomino - the variety used in Spain to make Sherry), developed by the University of Montpellier in France, giving a fresh dry wine with
ripe fruit tastes. Pronounced "sha-sawn".
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Aglianico
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Italy
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Aglianico is a traditional grape native to Puglia in southern Italy where is produces a full-bodied wine with black-fruit character and firm tannins. The makers recommend it for cold winter days (Inverno is Italian for winter), but also suggest it as an ideal match for fine dark chocolate.
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Cesar |
Chile |
This red grape comes from the Chablis region of France where it is almost always blended
with Pinot Poir. Vina Morande is pioneering a range of wines made
from varietals new to Chile under the Aventura label. This pleasant unfiltered wine
shows the variety has potential |
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Stover
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Florida
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The rolling hills overlooking picturesque lakes in mid Florida would seem
the be ideal for grape growing. But as well as phyloxera Florida is cursed
with Pierce's Disease. The University of Florida has been breeding wine grapes from the native Floridan muscardine varietal. Stover is a hybrid bunchgrape
making a pale white almost tasteless wine.
Lake Ridge is a modern go-ahead winery a short drive north from Orlando and
well worth an excursion. They makes a range of wine, including methode champenois
sparkling wines which they do not call champagne. I was told they had been informed
they weren't allowed to. But they still make a wine called 'chablis'. The staff there
said 'Oh - do they make chablis in France?'.
There is an interesting tour, ample free tasting and
pleasant grounds in which to stroll and picnic.
The US, being a bit peculiar where alcohol is concerned, won't allow them to sell
wine to have with your picnic, so just take a corkscrew and some drinking containers
and don't tell them when you buy your bottle(s).
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Albarino |
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Albarino (known as Alvarinho in Portugal where it is used to make Vinho Verde).
White wine grape
variety, used to create a serious varietal wine with pleasant citrus
fruit aroma, widely grown in regions of N.W. Spain and also in northern Portugal.
Thought by some to be a Riesling clone originating from the Alsace region of France.
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