I have mentioned before that one of our vineyards is rather eclectic in its distribution of vines varieties. So below is an image from this vineyard of three different vines in the same row, from back to front: Pinot gris, Turán/Agria, and Italian Riesling.
Can you spot the different grape clusters in the photo?
Three different grape varieties shown in one row. From back to front: Pinot gris, Turán/Agria, and Italian Riesling
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What a great blog! We live in Napa Valley and are just approaching harvest. Most of the varietals in our area are red, with a smaller percentage of white. I have enjoyed learning more about Hungarian varietals and visited Tokaj last summer. Beautiful place! You may like our wine country blog at http://www.topochinesvino.com. Follow us if you like what you see.
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There are nearly 100 different types of wine grapes grown in Hungary in 22 wine regions, and thousands of wine makers, from small 1/4 hectare hobby growers to large scale commercial producers. Hungary is a very interesting wine country.
For what it is worth, I was born and raised in California. And lived for many years in the North Coast and Central Valley before I moved to Europe. Know well the tri-county wine region north of San Fransisco (Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa) and also the other wine regions in the state. Just as there is more to Hungarian wine than Tokaj, there is more to California wine than Napa. 🙂
And, yes, I looked at your blog, and I am now following you. 😉
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Thanks for the reply! Yes – California has some amazing wine regions, and others that will be amazing in a few years. Paso Robles is already great, Lodi has been rediscovered, Livermore is respectable. In a few years, Solano County will be big.
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And some interesting things coming out of the Sierra foothills. Call them eclectic wines if one will. As well some “urban” wineries, like Blue Door in Julian, San Diego. I like to experiment. So I appreciate when others do as well. Lots of Interesting wines to try just in California. 🙂
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Yes, good one is being made everywhere. I was just in Idaho, and they have a wine region there that is producing some fairly decent wines. I was referring less to the quality of the wine, than to the maturity of the consumer understanding of different wine regions. Napa has the benefit of the judgment of Paris in 1976, and 40 years of uninterrupted development here. If you go up to Oregon, they are producing World class wines as well, not just in Willamette but all the way south in new AVA’s that are being formed every year. The wine world does not yet recognize these wines for what they are, but my point is, in a few years these new wine areas will also be centers of commerce in this business. I spent many years in Spain growing up, and have seen the same thing there. Back in the 1960s, Rioja was the only wine region exporting significant amounts of wine to the United States. Now, you can get a pretty decent argument as to whether Rioja is the best region producing wines in Spain. Even here in Napa, there are producers that are very tiny, producing between 800-1500 cases per year, working out of warehouses, garages, and borrowing crush locations, equipment etc.
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You clearly know your wines and wine regions. I expect to enjoying following your blog.
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