Not exact matches
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.
At a time when winemakers are vigorously diversifying into «alternative»
grape varieties, it can be disconcerting to find that a
given winery's shiraz, cabernet, tempranillo and sangiovese all have much the same flavour.
The Ancient Egyptians and Greeks
gave birth to modern wine industry 5000 years ago; their favored
variety of
grapes was said to be purple.