Emperor (grape)

Variety of grape

This article is about the Australian wine grape. For other uses, see Red Emperor (disambiguation).

Emperor is a red Australian wine grape variety that is mainly grown as a table grape in South Australia and New South Wales but can be a blending component to fill out red blends. It is particularly well suited for hot climate viticulture.[1]

## Synonyms

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Various synonyms have been used to describe Emperor and its wines including Emperado, Genova, Genova rosa, Red Emperador and Red Emperor.

## References

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1. ^ J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes pg 67 Oxford University Press 1996 ISBN 0-19-860098-4