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WHITE WINE GRAPES

Aligoté. A tart, vibrant grape of Burgundy. Aligoté tends to be underappreciated but it is the ideal white wine to be used for the delightful apperitif, kir (white wine and crème de cassis).

Alvarhino. This is the basis for the best Vinho Verde in Portugal and is often found on its own for the best bottlings. It is also grown in nearby Galicia, in Spain where it is called Albarhino, It is rich, dry and tastes of blackberries, even though it is very much a white wine.

Arneis. This dry, crisp Italian white is crafted from the Arneis di Roeri grape. Found in the Piedmont region

Auxerrois Blanc. This widely-planted Alsatian grape usually composes 50% of the blends known as Edelzwicker.

Bordeaux White Blends. Among the dry white wines of Bordeaux, particularly Graves, a blend (varying in percentages) of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon is typical, with some 100% Sauvignon Blanc wines produced. Among sweet white wines, namely Sauternes, a typical recipe is 80% Semillon to 20% Sauvignon Blanc.

Bual. Lovely, sweet-styled Madeira wine from the grape of the same name. Also known as Boal.

Chardonnay. The darling of American palates, Chardonnay is offered in the New World (outside western Europe) as big, creamy and juicy with copious amounts of oak. In Burgundy, it is more complex and long-lived, with less tropical and more mineral and apple flavors reflecting the cooler climate. Chardonnay is an essential grape for méthode champenoise style wine around the world.

Chenin Blanc. This grape is grown widely throughout the world (it is South Africa's most important grape) but rarely with the character of the Loire Valley's great Vouvray and Savennieres. Here the wines are powerful, pungent, great whether sweet or dry, and amazingly long-lived. Twenty years or more is the norm for good vintages.

Folle Blanche. Grown in the Muscadet region of France, this grape is the heart and soul of traditional Armagnac. It is becoming rare there, and Cognac's easier-ripening Ugni Blanc has taken over. Some Folle Blanche Armagnacs still exist and are worth the search.

French Colombard. Traditionally important in Cognac, it has given way to Ugni Blanc.

Blended to less distinctive jug wines in the U.S. and South Africa.

Garganega.The grape that provides the basis for a great Soave (wines from the Veneto region), the more Garganega and the less Trebbiano, the better the Soave.

Gewürztraminer. This dry, crisp Italian white is crafted from the Arneis di Roeri grape. Found in the Piedmont region

Auxerrois Blanc. This widely-planted Alsatian grape usually composes 50% of the blends known as Edelzwicker.

Bordeaux White Blends. Among the dry white wines of Bordeaux, particularly Graves, a blend (varying in percentages) of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon is typical, with some 100% Sauvignon Blanc wines produced. Among sweet white wines, namely Sauternes, a typical recipe is 80% Semillon to 20% Sauvignon Blanc.

Bual. Lovely, sweet-styled Madeira wine from the grape of the same name. Also known as Boal.

Chardonnay. The darling of American palates, Chardonnay is offered in the New World (outside western Europe) as big, creamy and juicy with copious amounts of oak. In Burgundy, it is more complex and long-lived, with less tropical and more mineral and apple flavors reflecting the cooler climate. Chardonnay is an essential grape for méthode champenoise style wine around the world.

Chenin Blanc. This grape is grown widely throughout the world (it is South Africa's most important grape) but rarely with the character of the Loire Valley's great Vouvray and Savennieres. Here the wines are powerful, pungent, great whether sweet or dry, and amazingly long-lived. Twenty years or more is the norm for good vintages.

Folle Blanche. Grown in the Muscadet region of France, this grape is the heart and soul of traditional Armagnac. It is becoming rare there, and Cognac's easier-ripening Ugni Blanc has taken over. Some Folle Blanche Armagnacs still exist and are worth the search.

French Colombard. Traditionally important in Cognac, it has given way to Ugni Blanc.

Blended to less distinctive jug wines in the U.S. and South Africa.

Garganega.The grape that provides the basis for a great Soave (wines from the Veneto region), the more Garganega and the less Trebbiano, the better the Soave.

Gewürztraminer. This dry, crisp Italian white is crafted from the Arneis di Roeri grape. Found in the Piedmont region

Auxerrois Blanc. This widely-planted Alsatian grape usually composes 50% of the blends known as Edelzwicker.

Bordeaux White Blends. Among the dry white wines of Bordeaux, particularly Graves, a blend (varying in percentages) of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon is typical, with some 100% Sauvignon Blanc wines produced. Among sweet white wines, namely Sauternes, a typical recipe is 80% Semillon to 20% Sauvignon Blanc.

Bual. Lovely, sweet-styled Madeira wine from the grape of the same name. Also known as Boal.

Chardonnay. The darling of American palates, Chardonnay is offered in the New World (outside western Europe) as big, creamy and juicy with copious amounts of oak. In Burgundy, it is more complex and long-lived, with less tropical and more mineral and apple flavors reflecting the cooler climate. Chardonnay is an essential grape for méthode champenoise style wine around the world.

Chenin Blanc. This grape is grown widely throughout the world (it is South Africa's most important grape) but rarely with the character of the Loire Valley's great Vouvray and Savennieres. Here the wines are powerful, pungent, great whether sweet or dry, and amazingly long-lived. Twenty years or more is the norm for good vintages.

Folle Blanche. Grown in the Muscadet region of France, this grape is the heart and soul of traditional Armagnac. It is becoming rare there, and Cognac's easier-ripening Ugni Blanc has taken over. Some Folle Blanche Armagnacs still exist and are worth the search.

French Colombard. Traditionally important in Cognac, it has given way to Ugni Blanc.

Blended to less distinctive jug wines in the U.S. and South Africa.

Garganega.The grape that provides the basis for a great Soave (wines from the Veneto region), the more Garganega and the less Trebbiano, the better the Soave.

Gewürztraminer. This dry, crisp Italian white is crafted from the Arneis di Roeri grape. Found in the Piedmont region

Auxerrois Blanc. This widely-planted Alsatian grape usually composes 50% of the blends known as Edelzwicker.

Bordeaux White Blends. Among the dry white wines of Bordeaux, particularly Graves, a blend (varying in percentages) of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon is typical, with some 100% Sauvignon Blanc wines produced. Among sweet white wines, namely Sauternes, a typical recipe is 80% Semillon to 20% Sauvignon Blanc.

Bual. Lovely, sweet-styled Madeira wine from the grape of the same name. Also known as Boal.

Chardonnay. The darling of American palates, Chardonnay is offered in the New World (outside western Europe) as big, creamy and juicy with copious amounts of oak. In Burgundy, it is more complex and long-lived, with less tropical and more mineral and apple flavors reflecting the cooler climate. Chardonnay is an essential grape for méthode champenoise style wine around the world.

Chenin Blanc. This grape is grown widely throughout the world (it is South Africa's most important grape) but rarely with the character of the Loire Valley's great Vouvray and Savennieres. Here the wines are powerful, pungent, great whether sweet or dry, and amazingly long-lived. Twenty years or more is the norm for good vintages.

Folle Blanche. Grown in the Muscadet region of France, this grape is the heart and soul of traditional Armagnac. It is becoming rare there, and Cognac's easier-ripening Ugni Blanc has taken over. Some Folle Blanche Armagnacs still exist and are worth the search.

French Colombard. Traditionally important in Cognac, it has given way to Ugni Blanc.

Blended to less distinctive jug wines in the U.S. and South Africa.

Garganega.The grape that provides the basis for a great Soave (wines from the Veneto region), the more Garganega and the less Trebbiano, the better the Soave.

Gewürztraminer. This dry, crisp Italian white is crafted from the Arneis di Roeri grape. Found in the Piedmont region

Auxerrois Blanc. This widely-planted Alsatian grape usually composes 50% of the blends known as Edelzwicker.

Bordeaux White Blends. Among the dry white wines of Bordeaux, particularly Graves, a blend (varying in percentages) of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon is typical, with some 100% Sauvignon Blanc wines produced. Among sweet white wines, namely Sauternes, a typical recipe is 80% Semillon to 20% Sauvignon Blanc.

Bual. Lovely, sweet-styled Madeira wine from the grape of the same name. Also known as Boal.

Chardonnay. The darling of American palates, Chardonnay is offered in the New World (outside western Europe) as big, creamy and juicy with copious amounts of oak. In Burgundy, it is more complex and long-lived, with less tropical and more mineral and apple flavors reflecting the cooler climate. Chardonnay is an essential grape for méthode champenoise style wine around the world.

Chenin Blanc. This grape is grown widely throughout the world (it is South Africa's most important grape) but rarely with the character of the Loire Valley's great Vouvray and Savennieres. Here the wines are powerful, pungent, great whether sweet or dry, and amazingly long-lived. Twenty years or more is the norm for good vintages.

Folle Blanche. Grown in the Muscadet region of France, this grape is the heart and soul of traditional Armagnac. It is becoming rare there, and Cognac's easier-ripening Ugni Blanc has taken over. Some Folle Blanche Armagnacs still exist and are worth the search.

French Colombard. Traditionally important in Cognac, it has given way to Ugni Blanc.

Blended to less distinctive jug wines in the U.S. and South Africa.

Garganega.The grape that provides the basis for a great Soave (wines from the Veneto region), the more Garganega and the less Trebbiano, the better the Soave.

Gewürztraminer. This dry, crisp Italian white is crafted from the Arneis di Roeri grape. Found in the Piedmont region

Auxerrois Blanc. This widely-planted Alsatian grape usually composes 50% of the blends known as Edelzwicker.

Bordeaux White Blends. Among the dry white wines of Bordeaux, particularly Graves, a blend (varying in percentages) of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon is typical, with some 100% Sauvignon Blanc wines produced. Among sweet white wines, namely Sauternes, a typical recipe is 80% Semillon to 20% Sauvignon Blanc.

Bual. Lovely, sweet-styled Madeira wine from the grape of the same name. Also known as Boal.

Chardonnay. The darling of American palates, Chardonnay is offered in the New World (outside western Europe) as big, creamy and juicy with copious amounts of oak. In Burgundy, it is more complex and long-lived, with less tropical and more mineral and apple flavors reflecting the cooler climate. Chardonnay is an essential grape for méthode champenoise style wine around the world.

Chenin Blanc. This grape is grown widely throughout the world (it is South Africa's most important grape) but rarely with the character of the Loire Valley's great Vouvray and Savennieres. Here the wines are powerful, pungent, great whether sweet or dry, and amazingly long-lived. Twenty years or more is the norm for good vintages.

Folle Blanche. Grown in the Muscadet region of France, this grape is the heart and soul of traditional Armagnac. It is becoming rare there, and Cognac's easier-ripening Ugni Blanc has taken over. Some Folle Blanche Armagnacs still exist and are worth the search.

French Colombard. Traditionally important in Cognac, it has given way to Ugni Blanc.

Blended to less distinctive jug wines in the U.S. and South Africa.

Garganega.The grape that provides the basis for a great Soave (wines from the Veneto region), the more Garganega and the less Trebbiano, the better the Soave.

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