Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Growing Wine Grapes

Walking past the aisles of wines, with Chardonnay, Cabernet and Merlot being some of the more prominent choices, makes you wonder what wine grapes made each wine. With more exotic choices, such as a Grenache or Muscato wine, or even Shiraz - how do the vineyards determine which wine they are going to produce, and how do grapes affect the taste of wine?

There are several types of grapes, and these cultivated varieties are used for three different purposes. You can't make a wine with the wrong grape. Some are classified as a table grape (for eating), others are dried for raisins, and the others are wine grapes.

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