US GRAPE DESIGNATION
September 1st, 2002
BY PHILIP FINE
A GRAPE with French origins, but long used in California wine-making, has been added to the list of prime grape varieties accepted for use in marketing geographically designated American wines. Tannat, which produces a deeply colored and tannic wine, has been given official US wine-making status by Washington's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms after a petition was launched by Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, California. Since multiplying, grafting, and planting Tanna vines, the winery has shipped several orders for Tannat plants to ...
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