Life Style / Wine Grapes / Alicante Bouschet: Minor grape originating from a 19th century vinifera cross using the Aramon and ancient Teinturier native vine, resulting in a variety possessing the pink flesh and deep red coloring characteristics of its ancient ancestor. This in turn was crossed with the Grenache to give the named grape - (which should not be confused with 'Alicante' the old name for Grenache presumably derived from the city in Spain). Widely grown in France, California and Spain. In the latter country it is known as Garnacha Tintorera. Recent DNA analysis seems to confirm that this controversial latter variety is of the same grape type. In the cool Champagne region of France it is the main grape used to make the sweet 'vin mousseux' (sparkling wine). Often also confusingly known as 'Alicante' for short. Reduced acreages can also be found in Australia. Portugal retains a limited acreage of 100 year old vines used for producing an interesting wine named 'Mouch?o' that requires 10 years ageing for best results. Historically the canned juice has been used by many amateur winemakers for fermenting homemade wines. The Geilweilerhof Database (above) lists many synonyms for this variety including Morat?n and Negral.
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Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Alicante Bouschet: Minor grape originating from a 19th century vinifera cross using the Aramon and ancient Teinturier native vine, resulting in a variety possessing the pink flesh and deep red coloring characteristics o MORE
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