Posts tagged “Semillon”

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A Tour of Wine Grapes: Semillon

A Tour of Wine Grapes: Semillon

Sémillon 🥂 Sémillon (seh-mee-yohn) is a yellow-skinned grape native to Bordeaux, France, where it has been grown for hundreds of years. The name likely comes from the local pronunciation of Saint-Émilion (san-tay meel-yohn). By the 1800s, the grap...

Noble Rot in Wine is a Good Thing!

Noble Rot in Wine is a Good Thing!

Noble Rot doesn’t sound like a good thing when associated with wine. But, it actually is! Noble Rot is officially known as Botrytis Cinerea and is a mold that devours the skin of the grape making it turn purple-grey and fuzzy. It eventually kills th...

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