Merlot (mehr-LOW)
Very similar in flavor and texture to cabernet sauvignon, merlot is easily confused with it… Continue reading
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Mission
The first Vitis vinifera variety planted in California. Originally from Spain, and brought to California… Continue reading
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Molinara (mole-in-ARE-a)
High-acid red grape probably native to the Veneto. Not as high in quality as corvine… Continue reading
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Monastrell (mon-a-STRELL)
Widely planted, very late-ripening grape that originated in Valencia, Spain. Today it is used mostly… Continue reading
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Montepulciano (mon-ti-PULL-chee-ah-no)
Confusingly, this is not the grape of the Tuscan wine Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, which… Continue reading
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Kotsifali (KOT-si-fall-ee)
Unique to the Greek island of Crete, its home. Kotsifasli makes a light strawberry-scented red… Continue reading
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Krassato (krah-SAH-toe)
Fairly full-bodied Greek variety thought to be indigenous to the area around Mt. Olympos on… Continue reading
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Lacrima di Morro d’Alba (LAK-ree-ma dee MORE-o DAL-ba)
The word lacrima (meaning “tears”) is used for several different Italian varieties and wines. The… Continue reading
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Lagrein (lah-GRAH-AYNE)
Distinctive, fruity, bitter northern Italian variety probably indigenous to the Alto Adige region where most… Continue reading
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Lambrusco (lam-BRUCE-ko)
The name lambrusco means “wild grape.” There are more than 13 different varieties with the… Continue reading
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Lemberger (lem-BURGER)
The German name for the dark, spicy, Austrian grape blaufränkisch. Grown in small amounts in… Continue reading
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Lenoir (len-NWAHR)
Complex American hybrid originally created in the southeastern part of the United States and named… Continue reading
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