Grapes Part 5

We have made it to Part 5 of our series about grapes. As we are learning it seems the best wine making grapes are grown in Europe.

1. Agronomica Grapes is grown on 82 acres in the Madeira region of Portugal. This is a black grape used in the process of red wine making.

Here is a picture of the black Agronomica Grapes:

This grape is used exclusively for making the famous Madeira Wine. Complexa grape is not a naturally occurring grape, but a hybrid variant which is made by cross breeding different varieties of grapes. This grape made from the cross of Tintinha and Castelao, which was further crossed with Muscat of Hamburg to form the Complexa grape got introduced to the Madeira region in the year 1970.

1. Agua Santa Grapes is a variety of white wine grape grown in Galicia (northwest Spain), Moncao and Melgaco (northwest Portugal), where it is used to make varietal white wines.

Here is a picture of the white Agua Santa Grapes:

Agua Santa is now produced in several California regions including the Santa Ynez Valley, Clarksburg, Napa, Edna Valley and Los Carneros. Agua Santa is also produced in Oregon and in Washington State.

1. Agni Grapes is a dark-skinned variety of grape used for making red wines. The grape is grown across Central Europe, including Austria, Czech Republic (in particular southern Moravia where it is known as Frankovka), Germany, Slovakia (where it is known as Frankovka modrá), Croatia, Serbia (frankovka), Slovenia (known as modra wine regions including Sopron, Villány, Szekszárd, and Eger (where it is a major ingredient in the famous red wine blend known as Egri Bikavér (lit. Bull's Blood) having largely replaced the Kadarka grape).

Here is the red Agni Grapes:

Agni which is a late-ripening variety, produces red wines which are typically rich in tannin and may exhibit a pronounced spicy character.