Varietals & Styles
There are nearly 10,000 varieties of wine grapes, but only about 50 are widely grown. Here are California's superstars.
Varietal Wines Grown in Slovenia has information about and illustrations of many ancient and modern varieties unique to Eastern Europe.
Varietal describes wines made from a single named grape variety.
As vintners and consumers have become aware of the characteristics of individual varieties of wine grapes, wines have also come to be identified by varietal names.
Varietal character
Varietal character refers to the specific traits of a given grape variety of the ensuing wine.
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Definition: Varietal refers to a wine made from a grape variety like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Chardonnay.
"Varietal" is actually an adjective used to describe wine made from a certain variety of grape. So, a wine labeled "Merlot" is a varietal.
Grape Varietals
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Chardonnay Chenin Blanc Merlot Nebbiolo Pinot Noir Sangiovese Sauvignon Blanc Syrah/Shiraz Zinfandel ...
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varietals
Pure, unblended, single-origin coffees from a particular country or geographical region. The name of a varietal often includes the estate name.
Varietal/Blend
Blended, especially with Shiraz. When blended with Tempranillo improves many Riojas. In the warmer regions of California the Grenache grape produces pale red wines that are mainly useful for blends.
Varietal
Varietal wines are primarily made from a single variety of grape.
Vegetal
Tasting term close to grassy.
Varietals such as 'Chardonnay,' 'Cabernet Sauvignon,' 'Merlot,' 'Petit Syrah,' 'Riesling,' 'Zinfandel,' and the like must be made from grapes and 75% must be the named variety.
Varietal Character
The characteristics of a specific grape variety. The characteristics of a wine that are attributable to the grape variety from which it was made.
Varietal Character: The character typical of a specific grape variety.
Veraison: The stage when grapes begin to soften and gain color.
Viticulture: The study of grape growing.
Varietal
Dominating grape in the wine. U.S. wines must be at least 75% of the varietal that appears in the label
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Varietal
Describes the aromas and/or flavors characteristic of a particular grape variety.
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Varietal - Wines made from a single grape variety.
Vintage - Wines made from a single specified year.
Viticulture - The science, production and study of grapes.
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Varietal: A wine made from just one grape type and named after that grape; the opposite of a blend.
Vat cuvée: a specific vat of wine selected for its quality.
Varietal Labelling
The practice of naming the grape or grapes on the label - still uncommon in classic European regions, adopted widely elsewhere over the past 20 years.
Varietal. Wine named for a grape type, like Chardonnay. In U.S., a wine must be at least 75% of a grape type to be called that.
Varietal: A wine made from a particular variety of grape.
Velvety: A description of texture usually used for wines with not much tannin and high glycerine.
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Varietal: Single variety of grape, e.g., cabernet franc, pinot noir.
Vertical Tasting: Tasting many vintages of the same wine side by side for comparison.
Vinification: Making wine.
Varietal Wines made from a single grape variety. Vermouth A fortified wine that has been flavored with as many as 40 herbs and spices.
Varietal
Technical term meaning a type of wine grape. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling are all varietals.
varietal: A wine made from a single grape variety.
vegetal: The flavour and aroma of vegetables.
Varietal Wines: Wines that are named after the grape from which they are made (Zinfandel, Pinot Grigio). California law states the varietal grape must be at least 75% of the wine.
Varietal Wine produced from a single variety of grape. Aromatic character of a wine in which the aroma of a certain grape variety predominates.
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Varietal wines
Any wine that takes its name from the predominant grape variety. This is common in the New World, but in Europe wines are usually labeled with the place name.
Varietal: term used to describe wines made totally or predominantly from a single variety of grape.
Varietal wine. A wine produced primarily from a single grape variety and labeled accordingly.
Velvety. Having rich flavor and a silky, sumptuous texture.
VARIETAL: Refers to the wine made from a specific grape variety (at least, mostly from that variety). In the U.S., wines are generally varietally labeled, such as Cabernet Sauvignon.
Varietal character
The characteristics of a particular grape variety, or the characteristics of a wine that come from the grape variety from which it is made.
Varietal
A wine named after the single grape variety it was made from.
VARIETAL CHARACTER
The particular flavor characteristics associated with a grape picked at optimum maturity - (eg: distinctive "berrylike" taste of California Zinfandels, "blackcurrants" of Cabernet Sauvignon etc).
VARIETAL
When the wine is bottled it refered to as a varietal.
VARIETAL CHARACTER
The particular flavor characteristics associated with a grape picked at optimum maturity.
Other Varietals
Still varietal wines are not shunned at Thornton either; they produce both white and red wines that favor Mediterranean and Rhõne varietals.
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Varietals 101
In case you are wondering, a wine 'varietal' is a wine made primarily from one variety of grape like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot or Chardonnay.
Varietal - (Vah-RYE-uh-tal)
Wine named for the specific grape from which it is made, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir or Chardonnay.
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Varietal: A wine make from a single grape source, such as Chardonnay, Cabernet, Merlot, etc.
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Varietal wines may be labeled after a V. vinifera grape if the designated variety makes up at least 75 percent of the product. It must then claim an appellation of origin.
Varietal character describes how much a wine presents its inherent grape aromas.
Varietal. Term for grape variety.
Vin de Pays. Wine of the country. An everyday table wine.
Vintage. The year in which a wine's grapes were harvested; sometimes referring to the grape harvest itself.
Varietal
A cultivated vine-type (grape) that produces its own characteristic wine.
Viniculture
Term, which covers the entire process of winemaking from beginning to end.
Varietal:Refers to a wine labeled with a single grape variety. Used predominantly in the United States and Australia, the term "varietal" denotes a wine named after and made from a single grape variety.
'Varietal definition and refined flavours will be a hallmark of the 2002 vintage,' said Philip Shaw, Southcorp Company Winemaker.
vino varietal, vino monovarietal
Vino elaborado a partir de una única variedad de uva.
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With varietal labelling very much in the New World style (although Alsace was there first, having followed this concept since the early 20th century), and a range of delicious, well structured, food friendly white wines, ...
About Varietals
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Grapes varietals are affected by weather in various ways. The Riesling grape, for example, thrives under cooler growing conditions, and that's precisely why Germany and Oregon have much of the market cornered on stellar Rieslings.
Though many varietal form of Chardonnay are produced, and the numbers are increasing, for most of its history in Italian winemaking Chardonnay was a blending grape.
BEESTON, John. Varietal Wines of Australia. Angus and Robertson/ Harper Collins. N.S.W. 1991.
ROBINSON, Jancis. Vines, Grapes, Wines. Knopf. New York. 1986.
The world's most planted grape varietal is Airén. It occupies over 1 million acres in central Spain where it is made into mediocre white wine, but some quite good brandy.
CARLOS: Made as a varietal by several U.S. wineries, mainly in Arkansas, N.
One of my favorite varietals in the world is Barbera, particularly from the Piedmont region of Italy, and specifically from the areas of Asti, Alba, and Monferrato.
BudwoodThe varietal grape that is grafted onto the rootstock. This is the part of the vine that produces the fruit.
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Ban de vendanges a prefectural decree which, each year, lays down the date on which the grape harvest may begin in each district.
Clos du Bois--Varietal producer in Sonoma County.
Clos LaChance Wines--Small, private company dedicated to the production of top quality Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cepa - Grape Varietal
Cosecha - Vintage, harvest
Deguelle - The disgorging process used for sparkling wines. Called "Degorgement" in French.
Dorado - a fortified wine made in the Rueda region with the Verdejo grape.
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Not necessarily a positive quality, but typically present in some young red wines, and certain white varietals.
BODY - Refers to the viscosity of a wine. Some things that may affect body include alcohol content, oak ageing, and residual sugar.
American or United States - defines varietal wines, which are produced with a single grape species, as well as assembled wines, which are produced by mixing more kind of wines, whose origin can be from any place of the country.
 See also: Wine, Grape, Region, Red, White
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