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The Amazing Rubired Grape – Third Most Planted Varietal in California
Have you ever heard of the “Rubired” grape? Last year at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium 2010, I was able to taste some wine made from this grape. However, it is rare to find it used for wine. In general, Rubired is used to produce grape concentrate, but can also be used as a blender in red wines. At this year’s Unified Conference 2011, the audience was amazed to hear that Rubired (17%) is now the third most planted grape in California behind Cabernet Sauvignon (23%) in first place, and Chardonnay (18%) in second place. Rubired is a hybrid [...]