varietal
One grape's wine
Varietal refers to a wine made primarily from a single grape variety, named for that grape: a cabernet sauvignon varietal, a chardonnay varietal.
The term distinguishes such wines from blends.
More broadly, varietal describes anything relating to or characteristic of a particular variety: varietal differences in apple flavor, varietal characteristics of heirloom tomatoes.
Quality from past eras
- harvestGathering mature crops
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
cellaring · ageing · bottling · estate · reserve · tannins · decanting · sommelier
Bred plant variety
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
scion · grafting · propagation · phenotype · genotype · breeding · germplasm · crossbreeding
vintage
Quality from past eras
- harvestGathering mature crops
- terroirGeography's influence on taste
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
barrel · cellaring · ageing · bottling · estate · reserve · tannins · decanting · sommelier · cuvee
cultivar
Bred plant variety
rootstock · scion · grafting · propagation · phenotype · genotype · breeding · germplasm · crossbreeding · selection
bouquet
Arranged cluster of blooms
taste · profile · nuance · fruity · earthy · herbal · floral · citrus · berry · oak
pinot
Winemaking grape family
- chardonnayWhite wine grape variety
- merlotDark-skinned wine grape
- cabernetDry red wine variety
- coffeeespresso, latte, cappuccino, macchiato, americano
- winered wine, white wine, cabernet, chardonnay, merlot
- winesred wine, white wine, merlot, chardonnay, cabernet
- winemakingwinery, winemaking, crushing, grapevines, grape vines
- label termsbrand name, logo, ABV, alcohol content, country of origin
- tropical cropscocoa pods, cacao pods, coffee cherry, coffee plant, robusta
varietalblend
Combine into mixture
cuvée · assemblage · proprietary blend · house blend · mixed
varietalgeneric
Not brand-name
mixed · undifferentiated · unspecified · common · correspondent
- variety showProgram mixing different performances
- garden varietyUnremarkably typical
- variety packMixed selection in one package
- variety storeShop selling cheap miscellany
- variety actsAssorted stage entertainments
- apple varietiesDistinct strains of fruit