Grape Discovery
The Wine Club · Masterclass Series

Grape Discovery

The world's most interesting grapes — and why Manila should be drinking them

Most wine lists give you the same ten grapes. We go further. The Grape Discovery Masterclass is our ongoing series exploring underdog varieties — the ones with better stories, more character, and prices that haven't caught up with their quality yet.

CannonauRed
Sardinia, Italy

Cannonau

Sardinia's secret to a long life — and a great meal
BodyMediumAcidityMedium
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CarignanoRed
Sulcis, Sardinia, Italy

Carignano

Nearly lost. Impossibly good. Sardinia's ancient red survivor
BodyFullAcidityHigh
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Chenin BlancWhite
Loire Valley, France

Chenin Blanc

Loire's Exile
BodyMediumAcidityHigh
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FianoWhite
Campania, Italy

Fiano

Southern Italy's most aromatic white. Honeyed, nutty, and built to age.
BodyMediumAcidityHigh
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FrappatoRed
Sicily, Italy

Frappato

Sicily's lightest red. Floral, fresh, and completely misread by the market
BodyLightAcidityMedium
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GrenacheRed
Aragón, Spain

Grenache

Spain's great red, France's secret weapon — and somehow still an underdog
BodyMediumAcidityMedium
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GrilloWhite
Sicily, Italy

Grillo

Sicily's Reinvention
BodyMediumAcidityHigh
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MontepulcianoRed
Abruzzo, Italy

Montepulciano

Italy's most mispronounced grape. And one of its best
BodyFullAcidityHigh
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NebbioloRed
Piedmont, Italy

Nebbiolo

Barolo's grape — austere, tannic, and built to age
BodyFullAcidityHigh
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Nero d'AvolaRed
Sicily, Italy

Nero d'Avola

Sicily's great red — the one the island kept for itself
BodyFullAcidityMedium
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NuragusWhite
Sardinia, Italy

Nuragus

The Phoenician Grape
BodyLightAcidityHigh
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PecorinoWhite
Abruzzo, Italy

Pecorino

The Sheep's Grape
BodyFullAcidityHigh
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Petite SirahRed
Rhône Valley, France

Petite Sirah

Small berry. Enormous wine. The red that refuses to be ignored
BodyFullAcidityMedium
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Pinot GrigioWhite
Burgundy, France

Pinot Grigio

The world's most ordered white. And its most misunderstood
BodyLightAcidityHigh
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SangioveseRed
Tuscany, Italy

Sangiovese

Italy's great red. The backbone of Chianti, Brunello, and everything in between
BodyFullAcidityHigh
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Super TuscanRed
Tuscany, Italy

Super Tuscan

Not a grape. A revolution. Cabernet and Sangiovese blended outside the rules.
BodyFullAcidityMedium
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VerdicchioWhite
Marche, Italy

Verdicchio

Great wine. Terrible bottle. Italy's longest con
BodyMediumAcidityHigh
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VermentinoWhite
Sardinia, Italy

Vermentino

The Mediterranean's best kept white. Sardinia claimed it first
BodyMediumAcidityHigh
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ZinfandelRed
Dalmatia, Croatia

Zinfandel

California's grape. Except it isn't
BodyFullAcidityMedium
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