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- What is "varietal"
OK I'm confused (and clearly no wine expert).
According to Wikipedia:
"Varietal describes wines made from a single named grape variety"
But the wine I was submitting was a blend of two different grapes (I think) cab sauv & malbec. So I left out the varietal on the form.
However I was then forced to enter one.
What am I not understanding?
Cheers, Rich
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3027 - Reply by Philip, Jun 8, 2007.
Technically it might want to be "Variety", since "Varietal" is usually a "Varietal Wine" - ie. a wine made from a single grape Varietal (eg. Chardonnay). I'm just worried that if we leave it as "Variety" people will write "Red Wine" or something in there.
Varietal is a pretty commonly misused term.
For now, we'll leave it and you should just put in all the grapes the wine has in it.
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- Reply by RGermuska, Jun 11, 2007.
Hi,
I feel the use of "varietal" (once you know the meaning) in this context is confusing.
How about "Grape variety(s)" or something similar instead.
I would have understood this from the off.
Cheers, Rich
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1245 - Reply by mark, Jun 14, 2007.
I'm guessing the best way for us to get this across is to add examples.
"Ex: 'Cabernet Sauvignon', 'Cabernet Sauvignon; Merlot', 'Pinot Noir'"
Something like that...
