Jun 26, 2020
This episode explores grapes with colored flesh or pulp known as teinturiers. Having only a top-level knowledge of these grapes - that they exist - your host thought it would be fun to track down a little more information about them.
Why do we mainly hear about Alicante Bouschet? Who can name other teinturiers? What about history? Prohibition you say? We dig into all of this in under 20 minutes.
Resources from this episode:
Books:
Wine grapes: A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours [Kindle Edition], Robinson, Harding, & Vouillamoz, J. (2012)
Websites:
Hathi Trust Digital Library: Black Juice Grape Varieties in California https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b714463&view=1up&seq=1
Lodi Wine: (14 Jul 2017) Enduring demand for teinturiers https://www.lodiwine.com/blog/Enduring-demand-for-teinturiers
Wines Georgia: https://www.winesgeorgia.com/site/grape-varieties
WineSpeed: (5 June 2020) Wine Quiz https://winespeed.com/quiz/wine/teinturier-grape-varieties/
Journal Articles:
Garnacha and Garnacha Tintorera: Genetic relationship and the origin of Teinturier varieties cultivated in Spain, American Journal of Enology & Viticulture 54 (4) 237-245, Cabezas, Cervera, Arroyo-Garcia, Icanez, Rodrigez-Torrez, Borrego, Cabello, and Martinez-Sapater (2003)
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