Twenty-Two Rhône Varieties
1. Bourboulenc: (Burr-buh-lanc) light bodied, delicately floral, peach, melon, earth
2. Camarese: (Cam-are-ess) firm, tannins, delicate aromatics, pepper, spice
3. Carignane Noir: (Care-ig-non no-our) tannic, solid acidity, good color, cherry, raspberry, pepper
4. Cinsault Noir: (Sahn-so no-our) elegant, soft & lightly aromatic, strawberry, raspberry, smoke, earth
5. Clairette Blanc: (Claret blan) big bodied, floral, aromatic, honeysuckle, tropical flowers, tropical fruits
6. Clairette Rose: (Clare-et rose) light aromatics, fruit notes, soft strawberry, cherry, rose petal
7. Counoise Noir: (Coon-wahz no-our) lively acidity, spice, richness, raspberry, cherry, cranberry
8. Grenache Blanc: (gra-nash blan) big bodied, soft, delicate peach, melon, pear
9. Grenache Gris: (Gra-Nash Gree) full-bodied, light in color, delicate strawberry, cherry, rose petal
10. Grenache Noir : (Gra-Nash No-our) big bodied, supple, & rich strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, black pepper
11. Marsanne: (Mar-san) broad palete, soft & rich, peach, nectarine, stone fruits, tuberose, sweet nuts
12. Mourvedre: (More-ved) tannic, deeply colored, aromatic, black currant, dark cherries, leather, smoke, earth
13. Muscardin: (Mus-car-dan) floral, aromatic, firmly structured, rose petal, barnyard, earth
14. Muscat a Petits Grains: (Mus-cat ah pet-eet grahn) elegant, aromatic, floral, musk, honey, honeysuckle, lily, stone fruit
15. Picpoul Blanc: (Peek-pool blan) florall, soft, aromatic, pear, earth, lily, daisy, wildflowers
16. Picpoul Noir: (Peek-pool no-our) floral, elegant, aromatic, rose, violet, dark cherry
17. Roussanne: (Roo-sahn) firmly structured, powerful, very rich, apricot, honey, almond, nutmeg, honeysuckle, iris
18. Syrah/Shiraz : (C-rah) (She-raz) highly colored, firmly structured and aromatic, plum, raspberry, blueberry, blackcurrant, violet, roasted meats, smoke, chocolate, pepper, anise
19. Terret Noir: (tare-it no-our) delicate, perfumed, bright acidity, rose petal, lavender, dark berries, spice
20. Ugni Blanc: (Ewn-yee blan) delicate fruit, good acidity, pear, honey-dew melon, earth
21. Vaccarese: (Vac-car-ess) aromatic, firmly tannic, floral, pepper, spice, earth, smoke
22. Viognier: (Vee-ohn-yea) big bodied, very aromatic, complex apricot, musk, peaches, grapefruit, lychee, papaya, mango, tropical flowers
