Newsgroup: it.hobby.vino
Titolo: What are the three grapes that make white wine? What are the three grapes that make red wine?

Dear newsgroup,
I hope i may ask you to help with the below please because i have my
boss breathing down my neck!
QUESTION:
What are the three grapes that make white wine, what are the three
grapes
that make red wine?
Anybody know?
I'd really appreciate any answer.
ed  nyc

Hi
 I assure you im not a troll (please feel free to check my other posts)
as far as my boss and her question to us (me and my fellow staffers)
she may be asking a trick question to test us so whatever constitutes
the proper answer would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks again.
ed

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The Basic Grapes
3 white grapes
     * Riesling
     * Sauvignon Blanc
     * Chardonnay
3 red grapes
     * Pinot Noir
     * Merlot
     * Cabernet Sauvignon

 ed  nyc
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Joseph Littleshoes

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I think maybe your boss in misinformed.
http://www.cellarnotes.net/key_grape_varieties.html
Dimtiri
Wine grape varieties represent only a small portion of the more than 600 
kinds of grapes. Each grape variety has its own unique combination of 
characteristics including color, size, skin thickness, acidity, yield per 
vine and flavors. Only a few of there grape varieties are suited to produce 
fine quality wine..
While many grape varieties are used to produce wines, only a few grapes have 
distinguished themselves as being particulary suited for the production of 
fine wine. These 'noble grape varieties' must still be matched with the 
right micro-climate and winemaking techniques in order to live up to their 
potential. Click on the links below to find information about each wine 
grape variety.
White Grapes
Aligoté
Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
Columbard
Folle Blanche
GewurztraminerGrüner
Veltliner
Malvasia
Marsanne
Melon de Bourgogne
Muller-Thurgau
Muscadelle
MuscatPalomino
Pedro Ximénez
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Gris
Riesling
Rousanne
Sauvignon Blanc
Scheurebe
Semillon
Sylvaner
Trebbiano
Ugni Blanc
Verdicchio
Viognier
Red Grapes
Barbera
Brunello
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Carignane
CarmenereCinsault
Dolcetto
Durif
Gamay
Grenache
Grignolino
Malbec
Merlot
Montepulciano
Mourvèdre
Nebbiolo
Petit Sirah
Petit Verdot
Pinotage
Pinot Meunier
Pinot Noir
Sangiovese
Syrah/Shiraz
Tempranillo
Tinta Barroca
Tinta Cao
Touriga Francesa
Touriga Nacional
Tinta Roriz
Zinfandel 

slakka wrote:
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There are more than three. White wine comes from green(white)  grapes.
Red wine comes from red or blue grapes. White wine also comes from red
or blue grapes.  The juice from most wine grapes is white and the colour
comes from  adding the skins to the process.
Check out your champagne bottles Blanc de Blanc is white wine from
white grapes, and Blanc de Noir is white wine from red grapes.
If someone thinks that there are three grapes for white wine and three
grapes for red wines they are sadly misinformed.

      * Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine grapes grown in the Niagara region:
Aligote
Auxerrois,
Chardonnay
French Columbard
Geisenheim
Gewürztraminer
Gamay
Kerner
Muscat
Riesling
Pinot Gris
Sauvignon Blanc
Seyval Blanc
Vidal
Baco
Baco Noir
Chambourcin
Dechaunac
Gamay
Gamay Noir
Marechal Foch
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvingnon
Foch
Niagara
Merlot
Pinot Noir
Riesling Red
Rosette
Zweigltrebe

 that make red wine?
Mogen David
Thunderbird
Chianti
I'm pretty sure they use Thunderbird grapes to make Night Train Express.
Now you can impress your boss with your worldly knowledge of sophisticated 
imbibing. 

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This is a nonsense question as it assumes "facts" that are not the case.
David

 I'm pretty sure they use Thunderbird grapes to make Night Train Express.
    I'd forgotten about this for the last 27 years!!! LOL!!!!!
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You missed Catawba
Steve
Sharpening Made Easy: A Primer on Sharpening Knives and Other Edged 
Tools by Steve Bottorff
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www.sharpeningmadeeasy.com
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It's time for you to ask your boss some questions - ask if she wants to
know the three most common red/white varietals and WHY she wants to
know.  Then you can do some meaningful research via google or ask a
better question here.

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It's time for you to ask your boss some questions - ask if she wants to
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Dear Newsgroup,
Im satisfied the answer my boss was looking for is below. As i follow
the thread i can see how her original question was a bit blurry. Sorry
and thank you all!!
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How about European, American, and Hybrids?  This is the same for whites
and reds . . .
Chris