21.   A few wineries have made durif wines, and world-famous Ridge Vineyards regularly produces a mataro.

22.   A vinifera grape with uncertain origins, zinfandel reaches its true glory as a full-bodied red wine, especially when the wine is made from old vines.

23.   A varietal wine usually is made from a single type of grape, such as pinot noir.

24.   A. A few wineries claim to make wines without the use of sulfites as preservatives, but as a practical matter virtually every commercial wine contains some.

25.   About two dozen grapes can be used in making the wine, but it is almost always based on a large percentage of grenache.

26.   Actually, most garage wines are made as sidelines by owners of traditional chateaus.

27.   After all, they had to get a state law changed just to be able to legally make their wine.

28.   After making wine all day, Luthi still enjoys a glass or two of wine with his dinner.

29.   Along the Loire Valley, in Chinon and Bourgueil, the best red wines are made exclusively of cabernet franc.

30.   All Bonny Doon wines are made from purchased grapes.