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tempranillo

tempranillo

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A red grape from Spain and the red wine made from it
  • noun
  • /tɛmprəˈniːjoʊ/
: tempranillo
  • I enjoyed a glass of tempranillo with my dinner, and it complemented the meal perfectly.
  • Tempranillo wines
  • Tempranillo blend
  • red Tempranillo

Examples

  • We're drinking Phil's spicy 2010 Tempranillo, nicely chilled.

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  • Wish I could teleport you a glass of Tempranillo!

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  • About $15, another good price for the quality and for an interesting tempranillo experience.

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  • Meanwhile, a friend whom I helped out a little dropped off a cheap but tasty bottle of Tempranillo.

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  • "Compatible" said your favorite's Tempranillo.

  • Tempranillo.

  • A: 100% Cencibel (Tempranillo), hand-picked at the end of September 2010.

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  • A: The main varieties are Cencibel (Tempranillo), Garnacha, and Airn.

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  • The producer is Bodegas Faria, and the wines were made primarily from tempranillo grapes, or rather, from tinto de Toro, a clone of tempranillo.

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  • The producer is Bodegas Faria, and the wines were made primarily from tempranillo grapes, or rather, from tinto de Toro, a clone of tempranillo.

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Synonyms

red wine
vstempranillo
81 1.0

Wine made from dark grapes with the skins left on during making

is the product from a specific Spanish grape variety rather than the general type

Surface Forms

tempranillo singular
tempranillos plural

Etymology

Tempranillo comes from the Spanish temprano meaning 'early' with the small ending -illo, so it is like a 'little early one'. That's why these grapes ripen early and the red wine is named after the grape.