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  • noun Plural form of varietal.

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Examples

  • 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

  • The problem with mixing New York state wines into the general varietals is that some stores don't simply offer wine by varietal.

    The New York Cork Report: 2009

  • 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.

    Niagara Escarpment Wines 2009

  • 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

  • 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.

    Arrowhead Spring Vineyards Joins the Trail 2008

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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?

    The New York Cork Report: 2007

  • Or perhaps grape varietals from the diversity of valleys and coastal areas in Australia.

    A connoisseur's guide to mezcal 2007

  • Or perhaps grape varietals from the diversity of valleys and coastal areas in Australia.

    A connoisseur's guide to mezcal 2007

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