Archive for the ‘Wine Grapes’ Category

Wine Grape: Albarino

August 25th, 2009 by vinojoe 0

If you are living in a similar part of the world as me — where the summer weather has become hot and sticky — then you likely are reaching into the fridge for chilled white wines to cool you off. No doubt Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc are standbys, but if you haven’t given Albariño [...]

Wine Grape: Malbec

September 25th, 2007 by vinojoe 2

If you ever venture into the South American aisle of a decent wine shop (and having a “South American” aisle is a sign that it IS a decent wine shop), no doubt you’ve noticed a bunch of bottles from Argentina with “Malbec” on the label. In fact, you probably have tried at least one or [...]

Wine Grape: Aglianico

April 17th, 2007 by vinojoe 5

Italy may be best known for Sangiovese, the base grape of some of the country’s greatest wines, such as Chianti and Brunello. Rivaling Sangiovese is Nebbiolo, the fruit producing Barolo and Barbaresco. A third, lesser-known (at least, outside of Italy) yet just as supreme grape is Aglianico (ahl-YAHN-eh-koe). Grown primarily in the southern part of [...]