NSLC Wine Discovery Guide
CRISP & LIGHT WHITE AROMATIC & VIBRANT WHITE RICH & FULL WHITE
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Melon de Bourgogne Verdelho White Blend Riesling - German (Kabinett) Muscat Gewurztraminer Fiano Chardonnay - Old World or Old World Style Chardonnay - New World Oak Style
Seyval Blanc (Dry) Pinot Grigio - Fresh style L'Acadie with Oak or Lees Muller-Thurgau Torrontes Riesling - German (Auslese) Greco Marsanne White Port
L'Acadie Blanc Pinot Blanc Chardonnay - No Oak / Cool Climate Pinot Gris - Oily Style New York Muscat Grenache Blanc Roussanne White Bordeaux (Top of Class) Pedro Ximénez Sherry
Ugni Blanc/Trebbiano White Bordeaux (Lower End) Albariño Chenin Blanc (Loire) Riesling - German (Spatlese) Furmint Viognier Chenin (oaked) Madeira
Cortese (Gavi) Chablis Sauvignon Blanc - New World Symphony Vidal Sake (Premium) Grillo Amontillado Sherry
Verdicchio Sylvaner Garganega Riesling - New World Brachetto Macabeo/Viura (Oaked) Oloroso Sherry
Unoaked Semillon Sauvignon Blanc Blend - Old World Falanghina Ortego Sake (Mainstream) Champagne (Top of Class/Richer Style) Pale Cream Sherry
Alvarinho (Vinho Verde) Gruner Veltliner Riesling - Alsace Colombard Medium Sherry
Xarel-lo Soave Macabeo/Viura (unoaked) Greco Bianco Cream Sherry
Trajadura Verdejo Tidal Bay Domestic White Fortified Apera International Fortified
Vermentino Sparkling/Prosecco (No Lees/Minimal Aged) Fino Sherry Vermouth White
Pecorino Sauvignon Blanc - Old World Manzanilla Sherry Marsala
Piquepoul, Picpoul, and/or Picapoll Aligoté Encruzado
Folle Blanche Glera
Parellada
Roupeiro
LIGHT & FRUITY RED SMOOTH & MEDIUM RED BOLD & FULL RED
A B C A B C A B C
Gamay Barbera Bobal Sangiovese - Chianti Tempranillo Red Blends - New World Style Mourvedre Zinfandel (Old Vines) Cabernet Sauvignon
Zweigelt Pinot Noir - New World/Fresh Style Merlot (Lighter Style) Grenache (Grenache Blends) Merlot Syrah (Rhone Blends) Pinotage (top class only) Malbec Shiraz
Dornfelder Dolcetto De Chaunac Cabernet Franc Pinotage Baco Noir Mourvedre/Monastrell Primitivo Corvina Blend - Amarone
French Bordeaux Blends (Cabernet-Led/Ultra Grolleau Corvina Blend - Valpolicella Full-Bodied Rosé Cinsault Pinot Noir - Old World/Rustic/Ripe N. World Carmenere French Bordeaux Blends (Cabernet-Led) Aglianico Premium)
Marquette Medium-Bodied Rosé Marechal Foch Tannat Montepulciano Bonarda (New World) Petite Sirah/Durif Vintage Port
Light-Bodied Rosé Nova Scotia Red Blends Corvina Blend - Ripasso Negroamaro Temparnillo (Ribera) Nebbiolo Single Quinta Vintage Port
Lucie Kuhlmann Shiraz (manufactured style) Pinot Noir (top class Old and New) Nero D'Avola Sagrantino
Sangiovese - Chianti Classico/Sangiovese Mencia Zinfandel (manufactured style) Dominant Super Tuscans Super Tuscans (top class) Tawny Port
Canadian Bordeaux Blends Touriga Nacional French Bordeaux Blends (Merlot-Led/Ultra Premium) Tawny International Fortified
Leon Millot French Bordeaux Blends (Merlot-Led) Periquita Colheita Port
Carignan Aragonez Tinta Roriz Late Bottled Vintage Port (LBV)
Castelao Frances Colorino Touriga Nacional Vermouth Red
Marquette Kotsifali Touriga Franca
Négrette Nerello Mascalese Tinta Francisca
Negroamaro Cabernet Sauvignon (Manufactured Style) Graciano
Raboso Ruby Port
Touriga Francesa Crusted Port
Petit Pearl Vintage Character Port
Domestic Red Fortified
UPDATED: February 2021