Wine Types: What They Are and Where They're From

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  bcmayes01/02/08 Reported as spam
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  Pinot Blanc is not Pinot Grigio

  Wonderful and informative article. Pinot Blanc is not the same as Pinot Grigio. The two are related as both are mutations of Pinot Noir, but Pinot Blanc is a white grape while Pinot Grigio is, as its name translates, a "gray" grape. Pinot Grigio has a light red skin (as opposed to the dark purple of "noir" -- black -- grapes and the yellowish-green of "blanc" -- white -- grapes). While both grapes are used to make white wine, several winemakers (Bonny Doon & San Giuseppe to name two) are beginning to use it to make a copper-colored rose; the result of leaving the juice in contact with the skins.
  
  The common alternate name for Pinot Grigio is Pinot Gris; the former Italian and the latter French. Both mean the same thing in their respective languages.

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  pboucek@...01/07/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Wine Types: What They Are and Where They're From

  The world of wines is much more complex than the author of this article would have the reader believe. There are many good books available on this topic and reading these is a better way to begin to understand wines than the simplification presented.

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  Joe Guinan06/19/08 Report as spam
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  Ummm... Duh?

  What part of "quick guide" did you not get?

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  ann.maccann01/16/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Wine Types: What They Are and Where They're From

  Speaking as an Australian who enjoys wine, there can be a vast difference from year to year in the amount of rain, which greatly influences the flavour. The temperature at which the grapes are grown and the height above sea level can also affect flavour. That's why the year - vintage - can be important, and the area where the grapes are grown.
  
  Many Australian wines are a mixture of differing grapes, as the person in charge of preparing the wine - vintner - chooses which brews to combine, and in what proportion. So, as you might expect, the grape variety can vary enormously in price and taste from year to year, and between brands.

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  Lynn B. Coley01/29/08 Report as spam
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  short & sweet

  perhaps, however it is great little "cheat sheet"

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  hwong10005/09/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Wine Types: What They Are and Where They're From

  Thanks for the great article - extremely informative and I love the "cheatsheet" format.

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  vnemerson05/14/08 Report as spam
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  RE: Wine Types: What They Are and Where They're From

  Very niiice... well-bodied, with substance yet light enough to enjoy with any mean or no meal at all.