Kura no Hana (Sake)

Kura no hana is a relatively new strain of rice that produces light and rounded sakes. Translating to Flower of the Brewery or fair maiden, Kura no hana began development over 20 years ago. Just as wine producers work to grow new varieties of g...

Lacrima di Morro dAlba

Lacrima di Morro d’Alba is a distinctively aromatic red wine grape native to the Marche region of central Italy. Named for its tendency to "weep" teardrop-like drops of juice when fully ripe, this ancient variety was nearly extinct before a dedi...

Lambrusco

Lambrusco is a red grape also used to made an Italian wine of the same name. The Lambrusco grapes originate in regions of Emilia-Romagna and Lombary. It has been discovered that the Etruscans cultivated this ancient variety, and it was prized ...

Listan Negro

"Listan negro" is a grape variety primarily grown in the Canary Islands, particularly on the island of Tenerife. It is known for producing red wines with a distinctive character, often exhibiting flavors of red fruits and a certain earthiness. T...

Lourerio

Loureiro is a white vine variety grown in the northern region of Portugal that produces an aromatic bay leaf scent. The pale-skinned variety is used to make the Vinho Verde white wine that of the Minho region.Traditionally, Vinho Verde wines i...

Macabeo

Macabeo is a white wine variety grape that is created and often blended with white wines and various types of French and Spanish red wines. Macabeo is able to be blended into sparkling and rose wines, but it may be difficult to cultivate the v...

Macabeo Xarel-lo Parellada

Macabeo is a white wine variety grape that is created and often blended with white wines and various types of French and Spanish red wines. The variety is able to be blended into sparkling and rose wines, but it may be difficult to cultivate th...

Madeira

Madeira is an island in Portugal that is in the Atlantic Ocean. The region has been making Madeira fortified wine since the 15th century and the early days of exploration. The island was a port of call for ships that were heading to the East In...

Malbec

A dark color red grape used for wines, Malbec is a variety that creates wines with high tannins. A Hungarian peasant is thought to have brought the grape variety throughout regions of France and thus, the variety is said to be named after him....

Malmsey

Malmsey is the term for a Madeira wine created from the Malvasia grape variety. The term Malvazia includes a cluster of grape types that are grown in the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Madeira Islands, and Balearic islands. The terms of wines c...

Malvasia

Grown in California, The Canary Islands, Italy and Australia, Malvasia is a white wine group with Greek origins. Although there is some controversy over where the grape originated from and who its ancestors were, it was mostly grown in Greece. ...

Mandilari