It is not a fair exercise because many varieties are first class in a number of regions. But I rose to the challenge and thought I would share my thoughts with you.
An almost limitless genetic enigma, wine grapes encompass so many pathways that it’s hard to keep track of even basic grapes, let alone the obscure. Esteemed wine author Jancis Robinson has done as much as anyone to delineate some of the vast differences between common grape varieties. But few have ever dared venture into the truly murky.