Syrah (sear-AH)
Syrah has always reminded me of the kind of guy who wears cowboy boots The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Sultaniye
A seedless variety and the most planted grape variety in the world. Alas, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Subirat Parent (SOO-bee-raht Pare-ent)
A minor variety best known in Catalonia, Spain. While sometimes said The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Stavroto (sth-vroh-TOH)
Native to eastern Greece, mostly grown in the Rapsáni Appellation, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.St.-Emilion (SANT I-mill-e-yawn)
Name sometimes used in the Cognac region for the grape ugni blanc, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.St. Macaire (SAINT ma-CARE)
Obscure Bordeaux variety now virtually extinct in Bordeaux The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.St. Laurent (SAINT lor-ONT)
Probably native to Austria and grown there to make velvety reds The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.St. George
See agiorgitiko The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.Spätburgunder (SHPATE-brr-gun-der)
German name for the grape variety pinot The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.
EN PRIMEUR
Buying wine before it is released; also known as buying futures. Buying wine en primeur allows collectors to be more certain of securing given wines. The wines most likely to be sold en primeur are Bordeaux wines from top châteaux.
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