It's time to do this! It's time to find out a new favorite mate... a sultry mistress for my palate. Thanks to your help, I've pruned the bunch down to the following ten lucky grapes:





Mourvedre:

Type: Red

Hometown: Found along the French and Spanish coasts of the Mediterranean Sea

Personality: Late ripening, likes warmer growing areas and well drained (even stony) soils.

Body Type: Medium bodied, deeply colored and full of fruit (cherry and berries).







Nebbiolo:

Type: Red

Hometown: Piedmont, Italy

Personality: Lightly colored

Body Type: Loads of feisty tannins that mellow out with age.








Cabernet Franc:

Type: Red

Hometown: Loire Valley, France

Personality: Similar to Cabernet Sauvignon, but buds and ripens at least a week earlier, thrives in slightly cooler climates.

Body Type: Distinctive for its fruit and vegetative qualities.







Carmenere:

Type: Red

Hometown: M�doc region of Bordeaux, France. Born again in Chile

Personality: Likes a warm climate, long growing season, and fertile soils.

Body Type: Known for its spicy and distinctive flavor.








Aghiorghitiko:

Type: Red

Hometown: Greece (Nemea region of the Peloponnese)

Personality: Widely-grown and heat-resistant

Body Type: Takes on a large range of characteristics, from soft to very tannic, depending on factors in the growing and winemaking processes.








Zweigelt:

Type: Red

Hometown: Klosterneuburg, Austria

Personality: Winter hardiness (resistance to frost), late bud-break, and early ripening.

Body Type: A cross between Blaufr�nkisch and St. Laurent.








Monstant:

Type: Red/White blend

Hometown: Catalonia, Spain

Personality: The authorized white varieties are: Chardonnay, Garnacha Blanca, Macabeo, Moscatel, Pansal and Parellada. The authorized red varieties are: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cari�ena, Garnacha, Garnacha Peluda, Merlot, Monastrell, Picapoll Nera, Syrah and Tempranillo.

Body Type: Depends on the blend!









Sauternes:

Type: White

Hometown: Graves, Bordeaux

Personality: Made from S�millon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes that have been affected by Botrytis cinerea, also known as noble rot.

Body Type: The Botrytis causes the grapes to become partially raisined, resulting in concentrated and distinctively flavored wines.








Pinot Noir:

Type: Red

Hometown: Willamette Valley (originally from Burgundy, France)

Personality: High maintenance, and finicky yet beautiful.

Body Type: Name is derived from the French words for "pine" and "black" alluding to the varietals' tightly clustered dark purple pine cone-shaped bunches of fruit.








Malbec:

Type: Red

Hometown: Originally from Bordeaux but also big in Argentina

Personality: Thin-skinned grape that needs more sun and heat than either Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot to mature.

Body Type: Inky dark color full of robust tannins.







Got any questions for the eligible bachelorettes? Which of these gorgeous grapes are you rooting for?

Stay tuned for show information and details....



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