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Making Homemade Wine and Beer Making Homemade Wine and Beer Tired of massed produced wine and beer? Did you ever want to make your own wine or beer? Then drop by to learn how. Tips, recipes, techniques and my crazy methods can be found on this blog. So grab a drink and stop in. Articles
White Wine Grapes - Part 3
2006-08-16 21:57:01 Part 5 in the SeriesLast part of the Wine Grape SeriesThe Sauvignon Blanc grape produces wines of distinction in most of the areas where it is grown.Cellarnotes.netTechnorati Tags : Sauvignon, Blanc, Semillion, Viognier, Wine, Grapes , WinemakingPowered By Qumana More About: Apes , White , Part
White Wine Grapes - Part 2
More articles from this author:2006-08-13 21:51:02 Part 4 in the Series Pinot blanc is a genetic mutation or clone of pinot gris, which is in turn, a clone of pinot noir. The leaf structure, clusters and berries so resemble Chardonnay that there are many vineyards in Europe where plantings of the two grapes are intermingled. This may have led to some confusion and mis-naming of grapes as "pinot chardonnay" (chardonnay is decidedly not of the pinot family).Pinot blanc berry skins have an unusually high tannin content and the wines are prone to browning.Pinot blanc is allowed in both the Mâconnais and wine labeled "Bourgogne Blanc", but plantings are nearly phased out of the Burgundy appellation. There are still many pinot blanc vineyards in Alsace, where the variety sometimes is called Klevner.Plantings are extensive in Italy, where the grape is known as pinot bianco. Many vintners there make relatively neutral-tasting, crisp, high-acid versions intended for early consumption. Due to its low aroma and high acid, high produc... More About: Wine , Apes , Grapes , White , Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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