Sémillon is a golden-skinned grape used to make dry and sweet white wines, most notably in France and Australia.
Sémillon: A plump white grape popular in Bordeaux and Australia; the base for Sauternes.
Sherry: A fortified wine from a denominated region in southwest Spain; styles include fino, Manzanilla, oloroso and amontillado.
Sémillon(seh-mee-yohn)
fine white wine grape of Bordeaux
Soave (so-ah-vay)
Italian village producing popular light dry white wine ...
SÉMILLON [Say-mee-YAW]
Classic grape widely grown in the Bordeaux region of France and elsewhere. This grape variety has a distinct fig-like character.
Sémillon: Sémillon is a great French (especially Bordeaux) white-grape variety. Usually makes dry, sometimes wood-matured, full-bodied whites in Australia, notably in the Hunter Valley.
SÉMILLON (White) [SEM-ih-yon]
On its own or in a blend, this white can age.
Sémillon (or Semillon if you don't speak French) is a classic white grape of Bordeaux, where with a small quantity of Sauvignon it is vital for the production of Sauternes, Cadillac, and other sweet wines of the region.
Sémillon on early ripening soils had split skins in the centre of many bunches with acetic spoilage, while later maturing clay slopes had no botrytis until late September.
Sémillon - (Say-mee-yoN)
White wine grape, native to Bordeaux and used there primarily in a blend with Sauvignon Blanc; increasingly seen as a varietal in the U.S.
Sémillon: Long history in Argentina; pale gold to straw; light citrus with aromas of peach, apricot.
Apricots: Sémillons, Muscats (Moscatos), and some sweet Rieslings recall apricots: wines affected by Botrytis cinerea, or noble rot, may often recall apricots or peaches.
Sauternes is mainly produced with Sémillon grape, to which is added a part of Sauvignon Blanc and - occasionally - small quantities of Muscadelle.
Among the still white wines a Sémillon-Chardonnay blend has become popular. As in France and elsewhere, Chardonnay is widely used with Pinot Noir and other varieties in the production of sparkling white wines.
Red: Cabernet, Merlot, Tannat
White: Sémillon, Sauvignon, Ugni Blanc
Production:
270 million bottles
3% of French wine production ...
Often a characteristic of wines made from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon grapes. Can also be found in very young wines that will change flavor as they age. Primarily a function of the grape variety, not soil or climate.
Bordeaux-style wines (red wines made of blends relying on Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and/or Cabernet Franc; whites made of Sauvignon Blanc and/or Sémillon) are put in Bordeaux-style bottles with straight sides and high shoulders.
Cabernet, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Shiraz
60-90°
18% Low ...
Wine growing region which produces some very pleasant "vins de Pays" made from grape varieties of the Bordelais region for the red wines of Sémillon, Ugni banc and Baroque for the white wines.
Arbois : ...
The main regions are found in an arc rimming the cooler southern states of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. The Shiraz grape produces fine red wines, as does the Cabernet Sauvignon. Prominent white wines are Sémillon and Chardonnay.
SÉMILLON
Noble white type of vine, cultivated in particular in the Gironde and giving inter alia the liqueur-like high-class wines.
SÉVERE
It is said of a hard wine and without bouquet.
SOLIDE (SOLID) ...
SAUTERNES
A sweet Bordeaux white wine made from botrytized Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc.
For reds, the grapes allowed are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petite Verdot and Malbec; for whites, Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon.
growers in the region, all making their own special wines and blends. Bordeaux is most famous for their rich reds, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot. But they also produce some very good whites, such as Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon ...
 See also: Blanc, Sauvignon, Grape, Wine, Region
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