Listing Grape Varieties beginning with B:
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| Variety | Colour | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Barbera | Red | The Barbera vine is native to Piedmont, probably to the hills of Monferrato, where it was documented... |
| Barletanna | Red | a.k.a. Uva di Troia or Nero di Troia; Barletanna is grown along the Apulian coast in the South of It... |
| Barolo Bianco | White | A local name sometimes given to the Piemontese white variety, Arneis (q.v)... |
| Baroque | White | A French grape found in Gascony (the South-West), used in particular for the production of Tursan Bl... |
| Bernarde | White | This is the name given in the Valais region of Switzerland to the Prié Blanc grape of Valle d'A... |
| Biancolella | White | Grown in the south of Italy, in Campania around the Bay of Naples Biancolella reaches its metaphoric... |
| Blanc de Morgex | White | Colloquial name for Prié Blanc (also known as Bernarde in Switzerland) in the communes of Morge... |
| Blauburgunder | Red | The name for Pinot Noir in the Alto-Adige region of Italy. The beautifully eloquent examples of Brun... |
| Bombino Nero | Red | Bombino Nero is a light red grape grown in Apulia. Some people think that it is a mutation of Bombin... |
| Bonarda | Red | Bonarda is a bit confusing. There are various versions and theories about its derivation. It seems t... |
| Bourboulenc | White | Found in the South of France - more specifically in the Rhone and Cotes de Ventoux area, see the Cot... |
| Brachetto | Red | Time to unearth another minor jewel in the Piedmontese treasure wine made today. The Brachetto grap... |
| Braucol | Red | Also known as Fer, as well as Mansois (in Marcillac), Braucol or Brocol (in Gaillac), and Pinenc (in... |
| Brunello | Red | This is the Montalcino (in Tuscany) word for Sangiovese, so the D.O.C.Brunello di Montalcino is in f... |
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