by Debbie | Jul 7, 2023 | wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
In the heart of Alto Adige, a region nestled amidst snow-capped mountains and verdant valleys, thrives a grape as bold and characterful as the landscape itself – Lagrein. Join us on Winephabet Street, as we delve into the fascinating world of this indigenous...
by Debbie | May 10, 2023 | greek wine, greek wines, wine, winephabet street
The Kotsifali grape is an indigenous red grape variety from the Greek island of Crete. This grape is essential to many Cretan wines and is highly prized for its unique qualities.It is known for producing wines with medium to full body and moderate acidity. The grape...
by Debbie | Apr 12, 2023 | portuguese wine, wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
The Jampal grape, also known as Jampel or Malvasia Fina de Jampal, is a unique and rare grape variety native to Portugal. It is believed to have originated in the Douro Valley region. It is predominantly grown in the Terras do Dão region, located in the...
by Debbie | Mar 8, 2023 | wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
In this episode of Winephabet Street, we learned about the Isabella grape with Stephen Casscles, a viticulturist and winemaker from New York’s Hudson Valley. His project is Hudson Valley Heritage Wines where he works with indigenous, native or historically...
by Debbie | Feb 1, 2023 | wine, winephabet street
Have you heard of the Txakoli region of Spain and/or the Hondarrabi Zuri grape? First let me tell you how these words are pronounced. Txakoli is pronounced chah-kuh-lee and Hondarrabi Zuri is pronounced ohn-dah-rah-bee Zoo-Ree. In our January episode of Winephabet...
by Debbie | Jan 4, 2023 | wine, winephabet street, winephabetstreet
Have you heard of the Graciano grape? I didn’t until we featured it on Winephabet Street in November. Graciano is mainly grown in the Rioja and Navarra regions of Spain. It is challenging to grow, is low-yielding, late harvesting and susceptible to mildew. It is used...
