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- noun Plural form of
varietal .
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Examples
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In a region that doesn't really have one big red grape, like merlot on Long Island for example, the careful blending of varietals is going to be the only way to compete with warmer regions that can consistently ripen grapes like cabernet sauvignon to where they resemble what people are used to drinking.
Bryan Calandrelli 2009
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The problem with mixing New York state wines into the general varietals is that some stores don't simply offer wine by varietal.
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In a region that doesn't really have one big red grape, like merlot on Long Island for example, the careful blending of varietals is going to be the only way to compete with warmer regions that can consistently ripen grapes like cabernet sauvignon to where they resemble what people are used to drinking.
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I have been told by GMs and owners around the area that pulling out vines and planting new varietals is an expensive endeavor - prohibitively so for some producers.
Blind Tasting of Finger Lakes Pinot Noir Reveals Progress, Challenges 2009
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In a region that doesn't really have one big red grape, like merlot on Long Island for example, the careful blending of varietals is going to be the only way to compete with warmer regions that can consistently ripen grapes like cabernet sauvignon to where they resemble what people are used to drinking.
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In the case of many New York wineries, the relative number of cases produced of certain varietals simply does not attract the attention of these mass-distributors.
Wine Chick Wednesday: I'm in a New York State of Disconnect 2008
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In a region that doesn't really have one big red grape, like merlot on Long Island for example, the careful blending of varietals is going to be the only way to compete with warmer regions that can consistently ripen grapes like cabernet sauvignon to where they resemble what people are used to drinking.
LENNDEVOURS: 2008
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Yet, when does the occasional bad winter explanation give way to the simple fact that some wineries are unable or unwilling to procure locally-grown grapes of certain varietals?
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Or perhaps grape varietals from the diversity of valleys and coastal areas in Australia.
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Or perhaps grape varietals from the diversity of valleys and coastal areas in Australia.
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