By Polly. L

Back to the topic of wine grape varieties, another 6 kinds of grapes will be introduced in the followings.

翻黎啦翻黎啦，又到左葡萄品種小學堂既時間啦！今次又有另外6種葡萄介紹俾你地識啦！

嘉美 Gamay

It achieved a global popularity though wines made from Gamay come almost exclusively from one region, Beaujolais. Gamay is a black grape variety that produces wines with high acidity, low to medium tannins and red fruit flavours including raspberry, red cherry, red plum. (Beaujolais)

嘉美是Beaujolais産區的法定品種，Beaujolais葡萄酒幾乎都用嘉美釀造。用嘉美釀造的酒往往非常清爽，具有紅色水果芳香和糖果香氣，酒體輕盈，屬簡單易飲的酒。

西拉 Syrah/ Shiraz

Syrah is the French name while Shiraz is the name commonly used in Australia.

It is a thick skinned black grape that requires a moderate to warm climate to ripen fully and produces wines with medium to high levels of tannins and acidity. It gives fresh black fruit flavours, herbal notes and black pepper aromas.

是全世界最著名的紅葡萄品種之一，更是澳大利亞的“國寶”葡萄品種，顏色深，皮厚，單寧重，含有高抗氧化物質。如果你中意葡萄酒的健康功能，咁西拉葡萄酒絕對係你既首選。

琼瑶漿 Gewürztraminer 

It is an aromatic variety that grows best in cool to moderate climates. The famous region for Gewürztraminer is Alsace AOC in France. The grapes accumulate high levels of sugar during ripening that results in a high alcohol wine. It has pronounced floral aromas of rose as well as stone fruit and tropical fruit like lychee. It is typically unpacked to preserve the floral aromas. 

雖然呢隻葡萄既名唔難讀，但係呢隻葡萄釀製既酒你試完一定會記得佢！甜美的荔枝與水蜜桃果香，加上濃郁的老薑、月桂與胡椒香，還有清新紫羅蘭和玫瑰花香，真係一試難忘，從此愛上。

灰皮諾 Pinot Grigio/ Pinot Gris

Pinot Grigio is the Italian name and Pinot Gris is the French name. This grape is very versatile in the vineyard and produces two distinct styles of wine. The most common style is a dry, light bodied wine with high acidity and simple flavours of apple and lemon. This results from early harvest. Another rule is delaying the harvest. The riper grapes are higher in sugar, lower in acidity and more complex in flavor. 

一般來說，灰皮諾葡萄酒中的主要果味有酸橙、檸檬、梨子、油桃以及蘋果味等。而且，根據產地的不同，還可能呈現出淡淡的蜂蜜味或花香味。

義大利灰皮諾（Pinot Grigio）往往口感偏乾，酸度中高，還伴有淡淡的苦杏仁味。而法國灰皮諾（Pinot Gris）酒體比義大利的 Pinot Grigio重一些，帶有類貴腐葡萄的淡淡蜂蜜味。

雷司令 Riesling

Riesling is an aromatic grape that produces wines with pronounced fruity and floral aromas and high acidity. It’s fruit flavours in the wine vary according to the level of ripeness in the grapes at time of harvest. Just ripe grapes produce wine with flavours of apple, pear, lemon and lime. Extra ripe grapes produce wine with flavours of stone fruit(peach), tropical fruit(mango, pineapple) and sometimes even dried fruit. 

This grape variety is suitable for the production of outstanding quality wines at all sweetness levels. 

雷司令釀制的多是清爽不甜的酒款，帶有誘人的芬芳。用不同成熟度的雷司令釀製的酒會有不同的果香味道。年輕的雷司令酒帶給我們的是青蘋果，檸檬等果香，而成熟的雷司令則有芒果，菠蘿等熱帶水果香。雷司令適合用作釀製不同甜度的酒。

賽美蓉 Semillon

In the young period, semillon wines have simple primary flavours of apple, lemon and grass. Depending on its ripeness, the wines can range from medium to high in acidity and light to full body. Semillon is susceptible to botrytis and is therefore the most important variety grown in Sauternes to produce the sweet white wine.

賽美蓉釀成葡萄酒之後的酒精度可以從中等到高都有，酸度適中，香氣方面在年輕的時候會比較平淡無趣，會有青蘋果，檸檬和草青等味道。釀成貴腐酒的賽美蓉就會有葡萄乾味，麥芽糖味，蜂蜜味等。