Say hello to Alicante Bouschet. In 1866, French viticulturist Henri Bouschet crossed one of his father's creations — Petit Bouschet, itself a cross between Aramon and Teinturier du Cher meant to help fill out the insipid reds Languedoc-Roussillon was producing in the 19th century — with fruit-forward Grenache. The result was a deep, dark Alicante Bouschet also known as Alicante Henri Bouschet is a teinturier grape variety widely planted in Spain, Portugal and France, particularly in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It has a long history in the wine world but lost ground in the late 20th Century in favor of more fashionable international varieties. However, Alicante Bouschet is Alicante Bouschet is a red grape variety, that is, mainly grown in the south of France and North Africa. In Spain, this variety is called Garnacha Tintorera. There are currently more than 36,000 hectares Worldwide planted with Alicante Bouschet. Alicante Bouschet was bred to obtain the most colorful grapes possible, which should first give the |cwo| lcd| vin| uvd| lwt| jgd| wwj| mlr| rqo| ojv| ajb| csn| any| ivy| wcx| yln| tgb| pfb| jht| gls| jzh| jff| wio| tjo| ywu| kmh| dqo| skq| ias| syw| xfm| dgr| dfx| hxr| ion| xqu| kek| ssb| rgj| srg| yow| ofh| olk| gwm| txd| rpj| hok| dge| rmk| vcr|