Listing Grape Varieties beginning with S:
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| Variety | Colour | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sagrantino | Red | The hills around Montefalco, to the south of Perugia in the heart of Umbria, represent the richest a... |
| Salte | Red | Salte is an obscure red grape from Syria (I think), a row which can be found nestling in the vineyar... |
| Sangiovese | Red | Sanguis Jovis, the Latin origin for the varietal name, literally means "blood of Jove" and it is lik... |
| Saperavi | Red | Saperavi grapes are known for their dark pink flesh and very dark skins, from which they get their n... |
| Sauvignon Blanc | White | Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned grape variety which originates from the Bordeaux region of France... |
| Savagnin | White | Savagnin is cultivated on the poorest marly soils in Arbois and the rest of the Jura region. It has... |
| Schiava | Red | A red-wine grape thought to be native to Italy's Alto-Adige region, where it's extensively grown. It... |
| Schioppettino | Red | Schioppettino is a red wine grape typical variety of the Friuli region (northern-east Italy), native... |
| Sciaccarello | Red | Sciaccarellu or Sciaccarello is the black grape variety characteristic of the granite areas of the i... |
| Semillon | White | The Sémillon grape is rather heavy, with low acidity and an almost oily texture. It has a high... |
| Sercial | White | Often called "The dog choker" for acidity so high that it would choke a dog, the Sercial is a Portug... |
| Shiraz | Red | A glass of Shiraz on a Friday evening Looking down from the observatory The sun is melting in a wine... |
| Sylvaner | White | The Sylvaner grape originated in Austria and was introduced to Alsace only two centuries ago. The g... |
| Syrah | Red | Syrah is a dark-skinned grape, grown in many countries and primarily used to produce powerful red wi... |
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