SC - oyster pie - Where to buy Verjus

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/15/99 9:56:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
rose at santiagosmagic.com writes:

<< I seem to recall
 their white verjus is made from the chardonnay grapes >>

Chardonnay grapes date from at least late period. Whether the current strain 
is period or not I don't know. Most of the varieties we use today are period. 
Trebbiano, pinot noir, Cabernet sauvignon, sauvignon blanc, pinot gris and 
merlot immediately come to mind. 

Zinfandel grapes are not period and make be the only variety of European 
grapes that are native to America although since they were originally found 
growing in California, I would suspect that they are an introduction by the 
Spaniards.

The fact that California vineyards started producing varietal wines and 
convinced the American public that they are better than blended wines (which 
they are not, IMO) has no bearing on the age of the varieties they use. We 
simply are now hearing the varietal names bounced around and assume that they 
are 'new' when in fact those varieties have been used for centuries. 

I think I posted a list of period grape varieties a while back. Perhaps 
Stefan has put it in his archive.

Ras
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