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Grape Index:  Varietals Characters

This is the place to make lots of new friends... maybe even fall in love! The wine world is full of "varietal characters", each with a personality all its own. Of course they're not all aristocrats, or even the finest clonal selections, but altogether they're a very rich bunch..."rich" in the spice that keeps life interesting - VARIETY!

Varietal Character of the Week

Chardonnay
You are the world’s greatest star. Your fame has infiltrated every nook and cranny of the globe, regardless of culture. Your public persona is often the creation of zealous image consultants. They alter your visage with a woody makeup, and drape your body with the designer apparel of Malolactic and Sur-Lees. Being on top is never easy, and the jealous backlash that calls itself 'ABC' is an insult to your greatness. Rare glimpses of your true personality reveal angular cheekbones underneath all the makeup, and steely eyes that can be sharp and engaging. With your tall stature and broad shoulder... (more)

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Mysterious Varieties

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Personality profiles that define the essential character of the grapes in the mysterious varieties list. Email your compositions to our Art Dept. If your text shows promise our staff illustrator will go to work on a caricature.

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Your Varietal Character will be featured on the Home Page and installed in the Varietal Character Index. You will be given FULL CREDIT (Yippie!) and ever after glow with pride knowing that you have joined that exclusive fraternity of occasionally sober writers at Appellation America who have time for this sort of thing.

  • Alden
  • Noah
  • Alvarelhao
  • Noble
  • Bath
  • Noiret
  • Bianca
  • Okanagan Riesling
  • Blanquette
  • Ontario
  • Brianna
  • Optima
  • Buffalo
  • Orange Muscat
  • Cabernet Foch
  • Oraniensteiner
  • Cabernet Pfeffer | Gros Verdot
  • Pedro Ximenes
  • Canadice
  • Peloursin
  • Canaiolo Nero
  • Perelli 101
  • Cardinal
  • Perle of Csaba
  • Carlos
  • Petit Bouschet
  • Castel
  • Picolit
  • Chardonnay Musque
  • Pineau d'Aunis
  • Chelois
  • Pinotage
  • Colobel
  • Pollux
  • Corot Noir
  • Prairie Star
  • Couderc Noir
  • Rayon d'Or
  • Counoise
  • Regent
  • Delaware
  • Reliance
  • Dunkelfelder
  • Ribolla Gialla
  • Dutchess
  • Rose of Peru
  • Early Burgundy
  • Rosette
  • Early Muscat
  • Rosette
  • Elvira
  • Rotberger
  • Eona
  • Rougeon
  • Espirit
  • Royalty
  • Experimental Varieties
  • Rubired
  • Fern Munson
  • Rumenika
  • Fernao Pires
  • Sabrevois
  • Folle Blanche
  • Salvador
  • Formosa
  • Saperavi
  • Fredonia
  • Sauvignon Gris
  • Frontenac Gris
  • Sauvignon Musque
  • Frühburgunder
  • Savagnin
  • Gamay Beaujolais
  • Scarlet
  • Garganega
  • Scheurebe
  • Geisenheim
  • Schonburger
  • Gemeinschaft
  • Sereksiya Charni
  • German Collection Varieties
  • Seyval Noir
  • Golden Muscat
  • Siegerrebe
  • Graciano
  • Siegfried
  • Grand Noir
  • Souzao
  • Green Hungarian
  • Sovereign Opal
  • Grenache Blanc
  • St. Croix
  • Grenache Gris
  • St. Laurent
  • Harslevelu
  • St. Vincent
  • Himrod
  • Steuben
  • Horizon
  • Stover
  • Huxelrebe
  • Suwannee
  • Ison
  • Swenson
  • Ives Noir
  • Swenson Red
  • James
  • Tara
  • Joannes Seyve
  • Teroldego
  • Kay Gray
  • Tinta Amerela
  • King of the North
  • Tinta Isabella
  • Kleinberger
  • Tinta Madeira
  • Lagrein
  • Tinta Mazuelo
  • Lakemont
  • Tocai Friulano
  • Landot
  • Torrontes
  • Lorelei
  • Treixadura
  • Loureiro
  • Triomphe d'Alsace
  • Madeleine Angevine
  • Trousseau Gris
  • Madeleine Sylvaner
  • Unidentified Varieties
  • Magnolia
  • Valvin Muscat
  • Mammolo
  • Van Buren
  • Marechal Joffre
  • Vandal-Cliche
  • Marquette
  • Varousset
  • Marquis
  • Veeblanc
  • Montonico
  • Verduzzo
  • Munson
  • Vermentino
  • Muscadelle
  • Vernaccia
  • Mustang
  • Villard Blanc
  • Negrette
  • Villard Noir
  • Negro Amaro
  • Vincent
  • Nero D’Avola
  • Vivant
  • Niagara
  • Welschriesling

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