| A growing number of home winemakers are | | | | hybrids. |
| searching for information on quality grape varieties | | | | Europeans developed French hybrid grapes |
| to grow in the backyard. Selection of the right | | | | through very successful plant breeding programs. |
| varieties is important and several can be found in | | | | The intent was to improve insect and disease |
| trade literature, university publications, nursery | | | | resistance in vinifera grapes through the use of |
| sales catalogs, and over the Internet. | | | | American varieties without losing wine quality. This |
| Wine can be produced from any grape, but some | | | | required very careful selection for taste, aroma |
| varieties are better suited for winemaking than | | | | and resistance genes. However, wine purists do |
| others in terms of their acid, sugar, flavor and | | | | not care for the Labrusca flavors found in the |
| aromatic components. Varietal wine produced | | | | French hybrid wines, thus more interest is paid to |
| from red French hybrids (e.g., Chambourcin, Leon | | | | vinifera grapes. |
| Millot, Foch, DeChaunac, Baco Noir) will have | | | | Vinifera varieties are still considered by many to |
| robust aromatic flavors and full-body expression | | | | be the best for producing world-class wines. Ohio |
| of tannins. White French hybrids (e.g., Seyval, | | | | gardeners who wish to grow high quality wine |
| Vidal, Vignoles, Traminette) tend to have a fruitier | | | | grapes can rely on Chardonnay, Cabernet ranc, |
| taste than do reds. You may pick up a peach, | | | | Riesling, Gewurztraminer, or Pinot Gris vines to |
| apple, apricot or even banana flavors and have | | | | plant in their backyards. Resistance to diseases |
| floral aroma as you swirl and sniff the wine. The | | | | and insects is an important negative to growing |
| tannin flavors commonly found in red wines are | | | | viniferous. |
| due to phenolic compounds extracted grape | | | | Winelines was founded by Martin de Rusett, an |
| seeds and skins during crush and fermentation. | | | | established Wine Merchant and lecturer in London. |
| They provide a strong, distinct taste in the mouth. | | | | The Company aims to expose the mystery that |
| Some may describe it as bitter or pungent and | | | | surrounds wine tasting as well as wine making, |
| other may view it as a fullbodied character found | | | | storing and serving, in order to educate and |
| in dry to semi-dry wines produced from French | | | | entertain. |