Obscure Grapes

Obscure Grapes
Many obscure grapes can make great wines if treated properly. Anna Blazhuk/ Moment/GettyImages
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In early June, I will be a speaker at an industry technical conference in Geneva, New York, on a grape variety that, chances are, you have never heard of before, though it’s one that makes extremely nice red wines.

Bryan Ulbrich, winemaker at his excellent winery Left Foot Charley, and I will explore the grape called either Lemberger or Blaufrankisch (they’re synonyms).

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