Varietal

I tried the tasting menu one evening, along with one of sommelier Jelena Prodan’s three pairings, which balanced classic varietal expressions and offbeat ringers that didn’t slip too far down the natural wine rabbit hole.

Medium-full with excellent ripeness, there are medium-weight tannins, very good acidity and impressive varietal purity along with excellent complexity and harmony.

The principal thing about the Moscato varietal is its amazing array of heavenly aromas, which include apricot, peach, orange essence, jasmine and ginger.

Meinklang is a family-run biodynamic farm that, along with cattle, grains, fruits and vegetables, grows grapes and makes excellent wines, whether blends or varietal bottles like this blaufränkisch.

On the palate is cheerful marked by its varietal character.

Blending is another area where adventurous winemakers are breaking new ground, producing varietal combinations that would seem heretical to old-world growers.

Chef Martin obviously adores this condiment, a Middle Eastern varietal of chile that is about as hot as cayenne but has overtones of sweetness and cumin.

Sometimes it's an unusual region, sometimes an unusual varietal or varietals, and often it's both.

Varietal labelling you will recognize as the grape variety most dominant in the wine is named on the wine bottle.

When bottled as a single varietal, Merlot generally produces a lush and velvety wine with plum and berry flavours.

Wine is an expression of its grape varietal.

Beautiful texture, superb varietal character; this should drink well for 7-10 years.

Say that one particular strawberry varietal tastes especially good in mid-May--the system will learn that it tends to move quickly and will advise the store to buy more ahead of time.

Varietal release is a three-year process and a lot of data is generated.

But if they actually do prove cheaper to use than buying bushels of the latest sought-after hop varietal, you can be sure that some brewers will take the time to experiment.

Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay lead the two varietal categories.

Participating in a tasting after touring allows for a better understanding of varietal flavors.

The Honey and Pollination Center recently hosted a three-day Sensory Evaluation of Honey Certificate Course last October, using “sensory evaluation tools and methods to educate participants in the nuances of varietal honey,” Harris said.

The label should say the estate the olives came from, or even the olive varietal.

After the phylloxera epidemic, many wines were "mislabeled" as containing one of these noble grape varieties, which were reinterpreted as "wine styles" rather than true varietal names.