Saturday, September 12, 2020

Resource for information on grape varieties

 "The Book" for looking up a variety you may never have heard of, or seen. It is also handy for finding some obscure and possibly useful information on varieties you thought you knew all about.


Jancis Robinson and her co-authors have done a through job with this book...it is weighty but fairly complete

A typical plate from the book displaying the Portuguese port variety, Touriga Nacional.

Here is an example of the varietal description and informative entry that accompanies each entry.




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