St.-Emilion (SANT I-mill-e-yawn)

Name sometimes used in the Cognac region for the grape ugni blanc, and also known as trebbiano Toscano. Today, St. Emilion grapes (i.e. ugni blanc) are no longer grown in the town St.-Emilion in Bordeaux where merlot and cabernet franc are the reigning varieties.

Teinturier is the name given to grapes that have red-colored pulp (rather than white-colored pulp which is typical). Which of the following is a teinturier grape?

A. Alicante Bouschet

B. Schioppettino

C. Tannat

D. Monastrell

Although it seems like all red grapes should have red pulp, only a few do. Alicante Bouschet is a deeply colored teinturier grape. Once grown widely in California as well as in Europe, Alicante Bouschet was (and still is) added to blends for its amazingly deep color. The grape is of French origin. Each of the other grapes here is a red grape with white pulp.

13

The traditional number of grape varieties permitted to be used in Chateauneuf du Pape. Really, though, there are more than 13 because the red and white versions of varieties aren’t always listed independently (example: grenache… Continue reading

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