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Montepulciano 🍷 Montepulciano (mon-tay-pull-chee-anno”) is an Italian grape, mostly found in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Although the Montepulciano grape shares its name with the Montepulciano region in Italy, the grape is from the Abruzzo region...
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Merlot 🍷 Merlot (murr-low) originated from the Bordeaux region of France. Its name is derived from merle, the French word for blackbird, likely due to the grape’s deep color. Modern DNA profiling proves Merlot is a natural cross between Cabernet Fr...
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Marsanne 🥂 Marsanne (mar-shon) is a white wine grape from France that has its origins in the Northern Rhône Valley. The grape’s cultivation was first recorded in the 16th century. It was formally documented as a distinct varietal in 1781, establish...
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Malbec 🍷 Malbec’s roots trace back to southwestern France, where it has been cultivated for over a thousand years. In the rugged Cahors region, it goes by many names — Côt, Auxerrois, or Pressac — and produces famously dark, tannic wines that the lo...
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Gruner Veltliner Grüner Veltliner (grew-ner felt-lee-ner) is a white wine grape that is prodomanatly grown in Austria, accounting for more than a third of the country’s total vineyard area with Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic being the othe...
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Grenache 🍷 Grenache (grenn-nosh) is also known as Garnacha in Spain. More than 90% of Grenache is grown in either France or Spain, with Italy and the U.S. making up much smaller fractions. Grenache is used in the French Rhone GSM blends (Grenache,...
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