Sentences with phrase «carmenere grape variety»

LAST month, my column focused on some of the old - world grape varieties starting to gain favour with Australian winemakers and consumers.

This was due mainly to the fall in crush of white grape varieties, which fell more than 12 per cent to 22,709 t, while the red grape crush was up almost 10 per cent to 28,538 t.

It's essentially a mock - up restaurant scenario where you perform a number of tasks such as identifying grape varieties or regions.

Santorini labels will go up against those of Chablis, premium Greek wine country Naoussa against Bordeaux and Greece's ancient Malvasia grape variety against France's sweet Muscat.

Ripening took place in bright sunshine with wide ranges in temperature, and the extended summer led to optimal ripeness in each plot and grape variety.

I discovered a grape variety I had never heard before with the Spanish Castillo De Monteray Godello (# 9.50) a beautifully crisp white made from 100 % Godello grapes with a modern funky label.

Red Côtes - du - Rhônes (blends of varying amounts of Syrah, Grenache and other Rhône grape varieties) often fea - ture bright cherry flavors and a citrusy acidity that will complement this peppery barbecue.

We also grow tomatoes, but have found that the cherry and grape varieties work best for us, as for some reason we do not have the best luck with the large tomato plants.

For each wine: a) Identify the origin as closely as possible with reference to the grape variety used.

Considering both wines together: a) Name the dominant grape variety.

Peter introduced a number of «firsts» in the Temecula Valley, most significantly beginning the trend to Mediterranean grape varieties, which is so significant today.

QUESTION 3 Wines 5 - 6 are labelled as different single grape varieties.

QUESTION 3 Wines 9 - 12 are made from different grape varieties.

The successful candidates however, will also have the opportunity to work with a wide - range of grape varieties including Viognier, Pinot Gris, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

De Bortoli Wines has been experimenting with alternative grape varieties from its King Valley, Yarra Valley and Riverina vineyards for a few years, seeing three new blends come to fruition.

This probably explains why the Asian Syrah Masters is the best performing red grape variety competition in our Asian Masters series so far.

Indigenous grape varieties and hybrids are in great demand and continuously growing trend.

He's told me about his project to import alternative grape varieties from Greece and Italy, including assyrtiko, xynomavro and ribolla, all of which are currently in quarantine.

In particular, Mario Pablo believes, Chile should be championing its indigenous Carmenere grape variety over Cabernet Sauvignon, which currently has the biggest volume production.

A departure from traditional judging wines by region, the competition assesses wines purely by grape variety.

With a broad range of styles and grape varieties, the reaction to the wines was very positive from guests who were impressed with the high quality and diversity.

Its red volcanic soils have since been planted with nearly a dozen grape varieties, from Albariño and Arneis to Syrah, Mourvèdre, Counoise and Nebbiolo.

Vino Vispo is an Italian sparkling wine on draught that is made from Glera - the same grape variety that makes Prosecco

On top of which Pinot Grigio is the second best - selling white grape variety in the UK off trade and the top - selling in the on - trade, so its popularity speaks for itself.»

With minimal intervention in the winemaking process and a more environmentally conscious farming system, Gemtree produces certified organic and biodynamic wines which are powerful, concentrated, and express the true characteristics of each grape variety and the region.

It's nice talking about and throwing the spotlight on new wine regions and emerging styles of wine and little known grape varieties, but at these times of the year restaurant and bar customers are looking for the classics and the tried and tested.

In our mind, a fair of this size with 10,000 or more wines needs to appeal to audiences, to channels where there is the need for multiple wine styles from multiple origins, multiple grape varieties — and that is mainly the independent off - and on - trade markets as well as the growing number of specialists on - line.

So the idea is two grape varieties — one well known and widely planted and the other one less so — alternating red and white each year.

California Cabernet Too Hot to Handle It's slowly dawning on winemakers that certain popular grape varieties are not best suited to the Californian climate...

With thousands of years of wine producing culture dating (possibly) more than 6,000 years, Italy is one of the world's biggest wine producers and few countries have more indigenous grape varieties than the Mediterranean peninsula.

With more than 85 grape varieties grown, California grapes come in three colors — green, red and black — and are in season from May through January.

Chardonnay is the Gonet's select grape variety comprising 19 hectares planted in 11 different villages.

Indeed, McDougall, a trained winemaker, believed that compared with other white grape varieties, winemakers are given more latitude to put their own stamp on the wine.

In a crowded wine - competition arena, the drinks business Global Riesling Masters stands out for its assessment of wines purely by grape variety rather than by region.

The bulk wine market is highly competitive with producers often holding all the cards when there are shortages of certain grape varieties.

Made in the same way as Champagne (with a secondary fermentation inside the bottle to produce bubbles) and often with the same grape varieties (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier), these crisp sparkling wines can be nearly as complex as Champagne — and are much less expensive.

With its delicious, chin - staining black cherry juice flavours and bright, grippy tannins, this wine manages to be both an excellent expression of the teroldego grape variety and also a red that tastes distinctively of Margaret River.

Back in the 1990s, when he was working at Cape Mentelle in Margaret River in Western Australia, winemaker John Durham read about Elisabetta Foradori, the charismatic young owner of a family wine estate in Trentino, northeast Italy, who was helping to revive the fortunes of a local red grape variety called teroldego.

Elaborating on the ever - blurring line between Burgundians and top New World Chardonnays, Tan explained: «Chardonnay is a very competitive grape variety that producers around the world are now really getting the hang of understanding how the grape variety works in that particular region or environment and producing very good quality wines.

While our Masters programme has always sought to recognise the best wines within long - established areas of the trade, whether that's through tastings organised by grape variety or region, it has also been designed to draw attention to new market trends.

The CMS - A will periodically rotate through all of the Certified Examinable Grape Varieties and Regions.

- Reinforce the importance of the Deductive Tasting Method using grape varieties from the Certified Sommelier Examination.

The links above connect to the Examinable Grape Varieties and Regions diagrams for the Certified Sommelier Examination (both White and Red).

The Organic Masters is a competition created and run by The drinks business and is an extension of its successful Masters series for grape varieties such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, as well as regions such as Rioja and Chianti, and wine styles such as rosé and sparkling.

Identify, where appropriate, grape varieties, country of origin, district and appellation of origin, and vintages of the wines tasted.

** Downlaod the Certified Examination Tasting Grids and Examinable Grape Varieties and Regions diagrams below.

«The diversity of its terroirs and its regulation - free appellation areas have enabled Australian winemakers to stay at the forefront of innovation in experimenting with new grape varieties, and to achieve a move upmarket that has been praised by critics, sommeliers and consumers alike.»

There are more than 20 grape varieties being worked with at their incubator, yet some of the labels produce fewer than 100 cases.

Lasseter Family wines are crafted in an old world style, an expression of John and Nancy's love of France: its beauty, grape varieties and blended wines.

In a crowded wine - competition arena, the drinks business Global Malbec masters stands out for its assessment of wines purely by grape variety rather than by region.