All Bar One Bar Bible - Update 04/2023

Wines of the World

The Grape

Here is a cross section of a grape and all of the important elements that are needed when we make wine: *Tannins are a natural bitter chemical found in the skins, pips and stalks of a grape. They are what make your mouth feel dry when you drink some red wine. Some grapes have more tannin than others so when we make wine some wine will natural have more of this sensation that others.

Noble Grape Varieties There are thousands of different grape varieties grown all around the world to make wine so it can often be confusing to work out what is/isn’t a grape variety on a label! However, a good starting point is to familiarise yourself with the seven noble grape varieties – these are the ones you will most likely come across.