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Grape Varieties: the whites

Posted on Mar 16, 2009 by Steven Spurrier

Blog: Steven Spurrier

Almost all wines today are produced by a type of vine known as vitis vinifera, which has been refined and developed over the centuries for the production of grapes for wine, rather than for the table. Different families of vines have evolved that carry specific names and these are known as grape varieties, or “varietals”. Wine from a single grape variety are called “varietal ..Read More >>

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