As a Sommelier, If I Could Only Drink Three Grape Varieties for the Rest of My Life, It Would Be These
Answering the impossible question
Some people have desert island discs, books, or movies.
We in the wine trade have desert island grape varieties.
Just ask any sommelier, winemaker, retailer, or importer their top three grape varieties — the ones they would be happy drinking exclusively forevermore — and watch them debate for hours. Days. Years.
What can I say, we’re a geeky bunch.
Whilst it’s almost impossible to choose just three, these are mine. In my opinion, they make the most delicious, interesting, and exciting wines you can find on this planet.
The wine world would be a sorry state without them.
Asking wine folk for their desert island grape varieties is my icebreaker question. And after asking hundreds of people, I’ve discovered I am not very original. My top three routinely pop up in other people’s lists.
In fact there is one that crops up 100% of the time.
And it’s probably not the grape variety you think.
