varietal
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- n a wine made principally from one grape and carrying the name of that grape
- The rare Loire varietal was introduced in 1519 under Franois I, and that this patch survived the phylloxera epidemic is as miraculous an anomaly as the nectar it produces.
- If you're a winemaker, having a little-known but delicious varietal up your sleeve is no bad thing, given the constant pressure to satisfy consumers' ever more fickle palates.
- Although the characters in the film consume all sorts of wines, it's whiny oenophile Miles' poignant ode to this oft overlooked and finicky varietal that has moviegoers rushing to .