Meunier

Life Style / Wine Grapes / Meunier: (Pronounced 'muh-ny-ay'). Alternate name for Pinot Meunier..
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Pinot Meunier

Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Pinot Meunier: (Pronounced 'pee-noh muh-ny-ay'). (a.k.a Meunier). Has over 26 synonym names listed in the Geilweilerhof database. Some common ones are mentioned below. DNA analysis (Franks et al, 'TAG' 2002) has lat MORE

Pinot Noir

Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Pinot Noir: Belongs to the premier Pinot grape 'c?©page' of the Burgundy region of France. Recently (2002) recognized that the progenitors of the c?©page are most likely Traminer and a clonal selection, or seed MORE

Samtrot

Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Samtrot: Mutated version of the Pinot Meunier grape. Grown in British Columbia, Canada and other N. American vineyards where it reportedly is used to create a varietal wine closer in style to classic Pinot Noi MORE

Blanc De Blancs (France)

Life Style / Wine / Blanc De Blancs (France): This describes a white wine made entirely from white grapes. If this sounds like stating the obvious, it is necessary because black grapes can be used to make white wine, as only the skins impart colo MORE

Blanc De Noirs (France)

Life Style / Wine / Blanc De Noirs (France): This describes a white wine made entirely from black grapes. It is a term commonly used in Champagne, with reference to wines made from the black grapes Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir. For more informat MORE

Pinot Gris

Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Pinot Gris: Was thought to be a mutant clone of Pinot Noir. However, recent DNA analysis (2002) suggests identical genetic make up to the Blau Burgunder of Austria, the skin colors (ranging from pale pink to copp MORE