Rare Varietals

Rare Varietals
Diversity is definitely worth investigating, because the people making these unique wines are interested in the multiplicity of aromas and flavors rarely seen in this country. Günter Hoffmann/Unsplash
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Younger wine buyers seem smitten with the notion that commonplace grapes like chardonnay and cabernet still hold some interest, but they also know that unusual varieties can offer excitement.

As a result, specialty wine shops in the United States now are being asked to carry more unusual wines that the shop owners once happily dismissed as bizarre. This includes grapes that have long been produced in some regions of the world but never were imported here.

Dan Berger
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