A Gentleman's Cellar

Aglianico

Airen

Airen is the most widely planted grape in central Spain. Furthermore, Airen is also the most popular grape variety grown throughout the world in terms of planted acres. In Spain, Airen is planted in the La Mancha and Valdepenas regions. There,...

Albarino

Albarino is a white wine grape variety grown in northwest Spain, northwest Portugal, Moncao, and Melgaco. Albarino is also known as Alvarinho or Cainho Branco in Portugal, and is the Galician term for grape. The variety is said to have been in...

Aligote

Aligote is a white grape that is used to produce white wine varietals. These are often used to produce white wine blends in Burgundy called Cremant de Bourgogne. The region uses nearly 15% of Chardonnay grapes to blend with Aligote to create bl...

Aragonez

Aragonez is one of Portugal’s main red wine grape types. Aragonez is referred to as Tempranillo in Spain and can also be referred to Tinta Roriz. In Portugal, it is used to create red wines that are typically blended with Grenache and Carinena ...

Arinto

Arinto is a white grape varietal from Portugal. It is grown mainly in the regions such as Vinho Verde, Ribatejo, and around Libson on the central coast. The climate in this area is hot and humid, but Arinto does well with its naturally high aci...

Arneis

Arneis is a pale colored grape that hails from northwest Italy, or Piedmont region. It can also be found in California, Australia and New Zealand. Arneis means “the little rascal” in Piedmont, where the grape first originated. The name stemmed...

Assyrtiko

Baga

Baga is a red wine grape variety primarily grown in the Bairrada region of Portugal. The grape is known for producing dark, tannic wines with high acidity and flavors of dark fruit, spice, and leather. The wines made from Baga can be quite compl...

Barbera

  Barbera is a beautiful red Italian wine that has a signature rich and dark color, high acid level, and low tannins. This classic wine is an Italian favorite and is believed to have its origins in central Italy. Barbera was the third most-plan...

Blauer Portugieser (Modry)

Blauer Portugieser (also known as Modrý Portugal) is a high-yielding, early-ripening, blue-black red grape variety, primarily cultivated in Austria and Germany. It produces light-bodied, low-tannin, and low-acid red wines with red fruit flavors (r...