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What's more, good California varietal wines can still be found for $5 and less.

In California, the grape is often made as a varietal wine.

Shipments of California varietal wines were up 7.4 percent last year.

A varietal wine is named for the principal grape in it.

The fruit has gone both into varietal wines and blends.

Federal law says at least 75 percent of a varietal wine must come from the grape named on the label.

A varietal wine bears the name of the principal grape from which it is made.

While it can be used for blending, the grape is often made into varietal wine.

A varietal wine is made primarily or exclusively from one grape variety.

Finally, substantial quantities of less expensive varietal wine appear under private labels.

It is primarily a blending grape but can be made into a varietal wine.

It is made either as a varietal wine or in a blend with Treixadura.

The grape is normally blended and rarely made into a varietal wine.

For a time, decent varietal wine could be found for $3 a bottle.

The one bright spot in an otherwise somber picture was California varietal wines, which were up 7.4 percent, to 47.7 million cases.

Most varietal wines, however, sell far more than all but a handful of the generics.

It regularly outsells almost all the other varietal wines combined.

If you are relatively new to the world of wine, it's best to explore the principal varietal wines first.

The solution is to move up to the one segment still growing - premium, so-called varietal wines.

Traditionally, varietal wines were found only on the high-price shelves.

But a tasting this week of premium white and red varietal wines shows significant improvements in quality control.

Most hot brands are in the $6-to-$10 range, but as more consumers learn to like varietal wines, the pressure on prices will steadily increase.

Originally an American varietal wine had to contain just 50 percent of the grape whose name it bore.

Under the new regulations, a varietal wine had to contain at least 75 percent of the grape variety specified.

Today it is used both as a blending grape and as a varietal wine.