The Wine Century Club just celebrated their fourth anniversary. To commemorate the event, they asked their members worldwide to taste unusual wines and report the different varietals tasted as comments on their website. Their goal was to have members taste at least 100 different varietals (including grape blends) on their anniversary. What an awesome exercise.

They actually managed to taste 159 varieties in one night. Here’s the list:

Viura (synonym: Macabeo), Malvasia (synonym: Malvasia Fina), Grenache Blanc, Chambourcin, Tinta Roriz (synonym: Tempranillo), Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Malvasia Istria, Refosk (synonyms: Terlano, Teran), Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Coda di Volpe, Regent, Negroamaro, Primitivo (synonym: Zinfandel), Freisa, Feteasca, Babich, Lasin, Plavina, Codega, Rabigato, Donzelinno, Viosinho, Arinto, Falanghina, Vermentino di Sardegna, Trebbiano, Grechetto, Montepulciano, Cannonau di Sardegna (synonyms: Grenache, Garnacha), Nero d’Avola, Sagrantino, Incrocio Manzoni, Susumaniello, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Grignolino, Malbec, Norton, Syrah, Verdelho, Chenin Blanc, Tinta Cao, Tinta Amarella, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Gwass, Resi, Himbertscha, Humagne Blanche, Amigne de Vetroz, Lafnetscha, Petite Arvine, Heida, Eyholzer Roter, Humagne Rouge, Gamaret, Cornalin, Koshu, Picpoul (syn: Folle Blanche), Prosecco, Tocai Friulano, Verdicchia Nera, Moscato, Nebbiolo, Treixadura (syn: Trajadura), Godello, Loureira (syn: Loureiro), St. Laurent, Cinsault, Viognier, Negrette, Gruener Veltliner, Vidal Blanc, Assyrtiko, Garganega, Rousanne, Marsanne, Pinotage, Albarino, Pinot Noir, Müller-Thurgau, Feteasca Regala, Dragon Eye (aka Longyan, a native Chinese varietal), White Feather (aka Baiyu, aka Rkatsiteli), Vignoles, Muscat Canelli, Chardonnay, Gamay, Mourvedre Cabernet Franc, Aglianico, Pinot Meunier, Carignane (syn: Carignan), Prieto Picudo, Vilana, Graciano, Mazuelo, Arinto, Moschofilero, Harslevelu, Kekfrankos (syn: Blaufrankisch), Corvina, Covinone, Tinta Negra Mole, Bukettraube, Semillon, Muscadelle, Grapello, Marzemino, Barbera, Procanico, Trincadeira, Aragones, Souzo, Alicante Bouschet, Pinot Gris, Airen, Palomino, Pedro Ximenez, Mavrodaphne, Xynomavro, Agiorgitiko, Carmenere, Tannat, Pecorino, Rondinella, Molinara, Marselan, Auxerrois (the white one and not a synonym for Malbec), Gaglioppo, Bosco, Albarola, Parellada, Xarel-lo, Lagrein, Traminette, Edelweiss, Vespolina, Dornfelder, Neuberger, Bastardo, Mencia, Zammarica, Verdello Tinta, Serodio Tinta, Welschriesling, Romorantin, Obaideh, St. Pepin, Insolia, Teroldego, Torrontés, Symphony, Sangiovese, Savagnin, Poulsard, and Trousseau.

This is seriously sick (in a good way.) I never heard of half of these. Time to get Mike and Deb to report how many of these grapes they have tasted.