Alicante Bouschet
No matter what color their skins, the great majority of wine grapes have clear juice. Very few have red colored juice; the French call these types teinturier, literally "dyers".
Alicante Bouschet
From EncycloWine
Alicante Bouschet is a wine grape variety that has been widely cultivated since 1886. It is a cross of Grenache with Petit Bouschet (itself a cross of the very old variety Teinturier du Cher and Aramon).
Alicante: A good blending grape. One of the few red grape varieties that has red pulp as well as red skin. Makes intense, dark purplish wines that may be rather neutral in flavour and low in acid. Use it to add colour to short term wines.
Alicante Bouschet (Ah-lee-KAHNT Boo-SHAY) - Red-wine grape of Southern France and California's Central Valley, usually used in hearty jug wines.
ALICANTE BOUSCHET:
Minor grape originating from a 19th century cross using the Aramon and ancient Teinturier native vine, resulting in a hybrid varietal. This in turn was crossed with the Grenache to give the named grape.
Alicante Bouchet: A red wine grape, originally from Spain, used in France's Burgundy region to add color to Burgundy blends when necessary. Also used in some central California table wines for the same purpose.
Alicante Bouschet (red)
Like carignan, one of the Midi's productive varieties planted mainly for its deep colour and known as Garnacha Tintorera (Grenache to dye for) in Spain.
Aligote (white) ...
[Alicante]
Fruity, slightly floral reds with a come on aroma and dry, light taste. One of the world's largest red wine varieties, it can be bland, but when treated with respect is delicious.
Alicante Bouschet...
Red grape variety. Cross between Petit Bouschet and Grenache.
Aligoté...
AKA
Alicante in the south of France and Guarnaccia in the Ischia DOC, Campania, Italy. In Spain it is known under the name Garnacha.
Further to the east are the DOs of Almansa, Valencia, Alicante, Jumilla, Yecla and Utiel-Requena. There are some good value wines to be found here, and I have been particularly impressed with the efforts of Castaño.
Also confusingly known under the synonym names Alicante in the south of France and Guarnaccia in the Ischia DOC, Campania, Italy. It should not be confused with the shortened name for the late nineteenth century cross Alicante Bouschet.
GRENACHE: Once widely known under the alias name Alicante, not to be confused with the shortened name for the late nineteenth century cross Alicante Bouschet.
The thick-skinned Alicante Bouschet was less susceptible to rot, so this and similar varieties were widely planted for the home winemaking market.
None in Australia. In Spain known as Granacha, Garnacha and Garnache, as Alicante or Granaccia in Sicily and France and as Cannonau in Sardinia.
History ...
- Red: Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot have replaced other mediocre grape varieties such as Aramon and Alicante.
Moscatel - Sweet dessert wine, excellent Moscatels are made in the Alicante region
Navarra - Wine region located just east of La Rioja. Traditionally famous for Rosado wines, now more and more for international blends.
 See also: Wine, Grape, Region, Grenache, Dry
  
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