41.   In California, wines have long been identified by the dominant grape rather than by the land where those grapes were grown.

42.   In Alsace, on the west bank of the Rhine, where late-harvest wines are known as vendange tardive, the most important grape is the gewuerztraminer.

43.   In most parts of the world, wineries are built where the grapes are.

44.   In general, Champagne grapes are harvested at lower sugars and higher acids, while California grapes are riper and sweeter, with slightly lower acidity.

45.   In the German-speaking areas, the main white grape is a cross between sylvaner and riesling called Muller-Thurgau, a grape the Germans developed.

46.   Is it just a fad, or is the grape making a permanent place for itself among our favorite wines?

47.   Its principal grape is pinot noir, the temperamental grape of Burgundy.

48.   Late-harvest wines usually are picked after the other grapes are in, sometimes as late as December, but rarely into January of the next year.

49.   Many of the best vineyards of Europe are at the northern edge of the range where superior grapes can be grown.

50.   Manzanilla has a delicate, slightly salty taste, attributed to the crisp sea air in which the grapes are grown.