Blaufränkisch, which is a late-ripening variety gives red wines which are typically rich in tannin and may exhibit a pronounced spicy character.

White Carniola is known for the Grič and Kanižarica pottery from clay with a distinct calcite content, as well as for high-quality wines, such as metliška črnina ( a dark red wine ), belokranjec ( a white wine ), and modra frankinja ( i. e. Blaufränkisch ).

Sparkling rosé are made from the Blaufränkisch grape.

It was a crossing of St. Laurent and Blaufränkisch.

Blaufränkisch ( German for blue " Frankish ") is a dark-skinned variety of grape used for red wine.

DNA profiling has shown that Blaufränkisch is a cross between Gouais blanc ( Weißer Heunisch ) and an unidentified Frankish variety.

For a long time before the application of DNA analysis, Blaufränkisch was erroneously thought to be a clone of the Gamay grape variety, due to certain similarities in morphology and possibly due to its name Gamé in Bulgaria.

The almost identical name Limberger refers to Limburg at Maissau in Lower Austria, where in late 19th century " ungrafted Limberg Blaufränkisch vines " ( wurzelechte Limberger Blaufränkisch-Reben ) were offered for sale.

Blaufränkisch leaf.

It is possible that Blaufränkisch or a similar forerunner of the grape was cultivated in regions of present Austria ( Lower Austria and Burgenland ) already in the 10th century.

In present-day Austria Blaufränkisch is the second most important red grape variety, and covers 5 % of the vineyards.

Blaufränkisch is the second most widely grown red grape variety in the Czech Republic.

From 1882, the phylloxera epidemic hit Hungary hard, with the traditional field blends of Eger and the many grapes of Tokaj being replaced with monocultures, often of Blaufränkisch ( Kékfrankos ) and the Bordeaux varieties in red wine districts, and of Furmint, Muscat and Hárslevelű in Tokaj.

It is a crossing between Blauer Lemberger ( Blaufränkisch ) and Dornfelder.

It is a difficult grape to vinify, and has increasingly been replaced by Blaufränkisch, known locally as Kékfrankos.

Officially Egri Bikavér must contain at least three of the following 13 grapes: Kadarka, Kékfrankos ( or Blaufränkisch in German ), Blauer Portugieser ( Kékoportó ), Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Menoire ( known as Kékmedoc, or Médoc Noir before ), Pinot Noir, Syrah, Turán, Bíborkadarka and the modern Austrian hybrids, Blauburger and Zweigelt.

Hungary did not escape the effects of the phylloxera epidemic in 1882, after which Blaufränkisch and small amounts of the Bordeaux varieties were introduced.

However, by cultivating a wine dealer and accepting his advice, one will soon enough ascertain whether he has any knowledge of wines ( as opposed to what he may have been told by salesmen and promoters ) and, better yet, whether he has a taste for wine.

If one lives near a subway or an express parkway, the solution is to have one's wines stored with a dealer and brought home a few at a time.

This does not mean, though, that a red wine improves with prolonged aeration: there is a reasonable limit -- and wines kept over to the next meal or the next day, after they have once been opened, are never as good.

Though there are many exceptions, which we have noted in preceding pages, white wine is as a rule best consumed between two and six years old, and red wines, nowadays, between three and ten.

He does not appear to have a job, and is described as having private means, although he describes himself as " a traveling salesman in wines and spirits.

As with Bordeaux, the different regions of Chianti Classico have unique characteristics that can be exemplified and perceived in some wines from those areas.

According to Master of Wine Mary Ewing-Mulligan, Chianti Classico wines from the Castellina region tend to have a very delicate aroma and flavor, Castelnuovo Berardegna region wines tend to be the most ripe and richest tasting, wines from Gaiole tend to have been characterized by their structure and firm tannins while wines from the Greve area tend to have very concentrated flavours.

Located in the hills between the Chianti Classico area and Arno valley, the wines of the Colli Fiorentini vary widely depending on producer, but tend to have a simple structure with strong character and fruit notes.

During a visit to England he complained of dizziness and had to have his blood pressure checked on August 29, 1959 ; however, before dinner at Chequers on the next day his doctor General Howard Snyder recalled Eisenhower " drank several gin and tonics, and one or two gins on the rocks ... three or four wines with the dinner ".

These wines continue to be associated with the homeless, mainly because marketers have been aggressive in targeting low-income communities as ideal consumers of these beverages ; organizations in cities such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Portland have urged makers of inexpensive fortified wine, including E & J Gallo Winery, to stop providing such products to liquor stores in impoverished areas.

Some additives have been used for centuries ; for example, preserving food by pickling ( with vinegar ), salting, as with bacon, preserving sweets or using sulfur dioxide as in some wines.

Merlot-based wines usually have medium body with hints of berry, plum, and currant.

Cooler climate Merlots, such as these wines from the Okanagan Valley in Canada, tend to have more acidity and versatility in food pairing

Floral, cherry and light nutty notes are characteristic aromas with the wines expressing more notes on the mid-palate and finish than at the front of the mouth.

White wines from the island are extremely dry with a strong, citrus scent and mineral and iodide salt aromas contributed by the ashy volcanic soil, whereas barrel aging gives to some of the white wines a slight frankincense aroma, much like Vinsanto.

When harvested overripe the wines can taste jammy and may have aromas of stewed black currants.

As the wines age they can sometimes develop aromas associated with cedar, cigar boxes and pencil shavings.

In addition to softening some of their austere tannins, as Cabernet wines age new flavors and aromas can emerge and add to the wines ' complexity.

Malvasia Nera wines are often noted for their rich chocolate notes with black plums and floral aromas.

As Malvasia ages, the wines tend to take on more nutty aromas and flavors though many Malvasia have a short life span of only a few years after vintage.

Riesling wines are often consumed when young, when they make a fruity and aromatic wine which may have aromas of green or other apples, grapefruit, peach, gooseberry, honey, rose blossom or cut green grass, and usually a crisp taste due to the high acidity.

The negative attitude to aromas of mature Riesling, and the preference for young wines of this variety, seem more common in Germany than in Alsace or on the export market, and some German producers, especially the volume-oriented ones, have even gone so far as to consider the petrol notes a defect which they try to avoid.

The wines tend to have juicy fruit notes with violet aromas.

The wines are noted for their aromas of blueberries, cherries, raspberries and currants.

The wines from Saint-Amour are noted for their spicy flavors with aromas of peaches.

The wines made from this area are noted for their richness and spicy with aromas reminiscent of peonies.

These wines are generally the deepest color and most rich Cru Beaujolais with aromas of apricots and peaches.

Barolo is often described as having the aromas of tar and roses, and the wines are noted for their ability to age and usually take on a rust red tinge as they mature.

This region tends to produce wines with more perfumed aromas and velvety textures.

Because of the northerly location of Mosel, the Riesling wines are often light, low in alcohol, crisp and high in acidity, and often exhibit " flowery " rather than " fruity " aromas.

As they age, the wines take on a characteristic brick-orange hue at the rim of the glass and mature to reveal other aromas and flavors such as violets, tar, wild herbs, cherries, raspberries, truffles, tobacco, and prunes.

The grape can thrive in sandy soils, such as those on the left bank of the Tanaro around the Roero district but the wines from this soil type tend not to be as perfumed-lacking in particular the classic tar aromas.

Their goal was to produce wines that exhibited Chenin's unique aromas and traits.

It makes light colored wines and rosés with very fruity aromas, strong acidity and tannins.

Viognier wines are well known for their floral aromas, due to terpenes, which are also found in Muscat and Riesling wines.