Viognier is a white grape with a bit of a comeback story. It comes from France’s Northern Rhône, where it’s been around for a very long time—possibly since Roman days—though its exact origins are still… Viognier

Dolcetto is a red grape firmly tied to Piedmont in northwest Italy, where it has been grown for centuries. Mentions of a grape called “Dolce” show up as far back as the 16th century, and… Dolcetto

Lambrusco is a red wine grape deeply tied to Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, where it has been cultivated for centuries, possibly dating back to Roman times. Its name comes from the Latin labruscum, meaning “wild grape,”… Lambrusco

Nebbiolo (clearing its throat after that heroic typo) is one of wine’s great paradoxes: pale in color, ferocious in structure, and capable of aging like a geological formation. It is the intellectual heavyweight of Italian… Nebbiolo

Silvaner is a classic white grape with deep roots in Germany, though it has found homes across Central and Eastern Europe, including Austria, Alsace, Hungary, and Romania. Small plantings also exist in places like the… Silvaner

Vermentino is a white grape with deep ties to the Mediterranean, particularly coastal Italy and southern France. It goes by several names—Rolle in Provence, Favorita in Piedmont, Pigato in Liguria, and Vermentino in Sardinia and… Vermentino