Blending: A term concerned mostly with oils, acrylics or alkyds. It implies the softening of hard edges between colours, and the artist would be likely to use a fan brush or the tip of a finger.

 

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Blending: Term applied to 19th century belief that parental traits blended in their offspring; disproven by Mendels work.

Pignolo: Variety used to produce DOC sturdy red wine, with some ageing ability, in the Friuli-Venezia and Lombardy regions of N.E. Italy. Has nearly a dozen synonym names including Ribolo that possib . . . View Full Definition

Piedirosso: Red-wine grape grown in Campania, Italy. Has several synonym names including Palombina, Pere'e Pallummo and Strepparossa. Used as a blending wine in the Naples area product known as 'Lachrym . . . View Full Definition

Parc: V.vinifera variety grown in Croatia, former Yugoslavia. Has the synonym name Prc. Characterized by very dense clusters of med-large freckled pale-green berries. Mainly used to create an arom . . . View Full Definition

Pinot Noir: Belongs to the premier Pinot grape 'cépage' of the Burgundy region of France. Recently (2002) recognized that the progenitors of the cépage are most likely Traminer and a clonal selection, o . . . View Full Definition

Parellada: White-wine grape mainly grown in the Catalunya region of Spain. Suited to cool climates it produces low yields that contribute to making good balanced sparkling wines (ie: cavas) capable of . . . View Full Definition

Poulsard: Black-skinned variety grown in eastern France. Used to produce a light-red wine with attractive flowery aroma useful as a blending agent for enhancing less flavorsome local wines.

Rossola Bianca: Has several synonym names including Rossola. Variety grown in the Lombardy region of Italy. Wine is used for a minor blending ingredient in the Valtellina DOC. No other details as yet.

Reichensteiner: White-wine grape mainly grown on small acreages in Germany, England and New Zealand. Derived from the Müller-Thurgau cross and a couple of modern table-grape crosses. Used, among other thing . . . View Full Definition

Putzscheere: (a.k.a Putscher). Wine/table grape native to Hungary and also grown in other countries of eastern Europe under many synonyms. Also found in California where it has the alias name Green Hunga . . . View Full Definition