Which Grapes to Eat and Drink? Bottle and menu names listed alphabetically
A-Z of of Names of Grapes To Eat and Drink Here's a handy alphabetical checklist of wine grapes and their meanings. Auxerrois - from Alsace (the old name for Alsace) Champagne - from the Champagne region of France, north, river Loire region, near Paris Colombard - white from colombe, French for dove (white birds) Fer - French for wild (grape) like feral Glera - the new name for Prosecco grapes to distinguish them from the style of wine more widespread Madeira - strong alcohol, Portuguese island in the Atlantic, whose wine was transformed in long hot journeys stored for ages by ship in the olden days, storage conditions to enhance flavour and other qualities, now imitated on the island without the sea journey Mavro - Greek for black (name used in Cyprus) Merlot - from French for blackbird. Grapes used in France for wine and eating Monastrell - Spanish wine which came from the monastery (Latin monasteriu for monastery) Mourv รจ dre - French from the Latin monasteriu mean...