| Are you baffled by the huge variety of
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| | produced from black grapes then bear in
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| French wines and completely lost when it
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| | mind that grape juice, whether from black
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| comes to deciding which wine will best
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| | or white grapes, is essentially colorless
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| suit your needs?Each of the eight wine
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| | and it is the skin of the black grape
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| producing regions of France specializes
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| | that gives the wine its color.RhoneThe
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| in producing wine of a particular type
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| | grape varieties most often seen in the
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| and flavor and this simple overview will
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| | Rhone valley are the black Cabernet
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| hopefully make choosing French wines a
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| | Sauvignon and Syrah grapes and the white
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| little easier.BurgundyBurgundy wines are
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| | Muscat grape.Syrah grapes produce intense
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| produced from the black Pinot Noir and
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| | rich wines which are almost black in
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| Gamay grapes and from the white
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| | color and which have an aroma that is
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| Chardonnay grape.The Pinot Noir is
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| | spicy in nature. The Rhone Syrah grape
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| probably one of the world's oldest grape
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| | forms the base for many blended wines
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| varieties and is notoriously difficult to
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| | including the well known Chateauneuf du
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| grow. It does however produce some of our
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| | PapeThe Muscat grape gives rise to
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| best wines which are full-bodied and rich
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| | intense, sweet wines with a strong and
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| and at the same time can be light, soft
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| | easily recognized aroma. In addition, and
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| and velvety. Pinot noir wines often have
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| | unusual for a wine, wines from the Muscat
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| an aroma of cherries accompanied by a
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| | really do taste of grapes.LoireThe grapes
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| spiciness that is reminiscent of cinnamon
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| | of the Loire include the black Pinot Noir
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| or mint.The Chardonnay grape is a very
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| | and the white Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot
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| popular grape which produces light,
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| | Gris grapes.The Sauvignon Blanc grape is
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| delicate dry wines with a distinctive but
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| | grown all over the world today and it is
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| often difficult to describe aroma
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| | very widely used for blending. In the
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| conjuring up a vision of apples, peaches
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| | case of the Loire however it is used to
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| or lemons.BordeauxThe wines of Bordeaux
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| | make a distinctive unblended dry white
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| are based upon the related black Cabernet
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| | wine with a characteristic sharp and
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| Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes,
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| | aggressive smell.Pinot Gris wines often
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| found particularly in the Medoc district
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| | display a slightly floral and lightly
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| of Bordeaux, and the black Merlot
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| | lemon flavor and, depending upon the
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| grape.Cabernet Sauvignon wines improve
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| | ripeness of the grape at harvesting,
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| greatly with age and are often amongst
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| | wines that are either light and tangy or
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| the world's truly great wines. With age
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| | rich, round and full bodied. Pinot Gris
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| the distinctive blackcurrant aroma of
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| | makes one of the few white wines that can
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| wines from this grape develops overtones
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| | be said to age well.AlsaceAlthough the
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| of cedar, violets and leather and the
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| | grapes of the Alsace are similar to those
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| wines, which are characteristically deep
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| | used in the Loire, growing conditions in
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| in flavor, often become smooth and
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| | this region tend to produce wines which
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| soft.Wines made from the Merlot grape are
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| | bear the characteristics of many German
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| very similar to those produced from the
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| | rather that French wines.The wines in
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| Cabernet Sauvignon grape but have a less
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| | this region are similar to Riesling and
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| distinctive aroma and flavor.If it seems
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| | the sweeter German wines.
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| strange that white wines should be
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