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The Aligote grape is originally from Burgundy, France and produces a light white wine of high acidity, with apple and lemon flavours and aromas. It is uncomplicated and best enjoyed young with fish and shellfish. In the region of Burgundy, it has been supplanted by Chardonnay which is far more popular with winemakers and consumers and is usually planted in less "desirable" sites often at the lower and upper ends of the Burgundian slopes that are u...

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Here is a wine that is on my "to drink" list. I can't tell you anything from personal experience but hope to be able to soon. I'm keeping an eye out for it but what I do know is that this grape is unusual in that it is one of the very, very few that actually produce red juice. The overwhelming majority of grapes, regardless of the colour of their skin, produce juice of roughly the same indistinct colour, a pale yellowish green.

For this reason, the originall...

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Albarino is the main grape used to make dry white wine in parts of Galicia, Northwestern Spain. It is widely credited as Spain's premier quality white wine. In Portugal, it is known as Alvarinho and is often included in the country's best examples of Vinho Verde, one of my favourite white wines and in my opinion, one of Portugal's best, for easy drinking.

These grapes have a relatively thick skin when grown in Galicia, resulting in lively wines with intense ...

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The Aglianico vine is said to have originated in Greece but now makes its home in Campania and Basilicata, Italy. It was brought to Campania by Greek settlers and its very dark grapes produce deep garnet coloured wines.

In early Roman times, it was the principal grape of the famous Falernian wine, a sweet white wine favoured by no less than kings and so named because it was made on the slopes of Mount Falernus. In its day, it was the ancient Roman equiva...