Grapes
Every major wine grape: flavors, origins, and where they thrive.
464 articles
🇦🇷 Argentina1
Grapes1
Greek Varieties1
Red -- Austrian1
Red -- Bulgarian1
Red -- Central European1
Red -- Croatian3
Red -- Eastern European5
Red -- French7
Cabernet Franc: The Elegant Maritime Red Making Its MarkCarménère: Chile's Emblematic VarietyCarménère: Lost in France, Rediscovered in ChileCinsault in LebanonPinot Meunier (roundness, early fruit, red berry — used in blends)Pinot Noir / Blauburgunder in SwitzerlandTannat Health Angle: French Paradox Research & Cardiovascular Marketing
Red -- Georgian5
Red -- Greek & Eastern European1
Red -- International27
Bonarda / Charbono: Argentina's Historic Red Varietal RenaissanceCabernet Franc (Valle de Uco — emerging; Cheval des Andes; elegant, herbal; increasingly exciting at high altitude)Cabernet Sauvignon (Bekaa Valley, Lebanon)Carignan: Old Vine Potential & the Art of Low-Yield MasteryCinsault / Hermitage (Old Vines; Swartland Revolution; Blends & Single Varietal; Parent of Pinotage)Dornfelder: England's Bold Red GrapeMadrasa: Azerbaijan's Indigenous Red TreasureMajor Indigenous Red Varieties: Turkey's Ancient Grape HeritageMalbec: Argentina's Signature VarietalMerlot (Mendoza mainstream; blending component)Merlot: The World's Most Approachable Red WineMerlot: The World's Second Most Planted Red VarietalMourvèdre / Monastrell (Swartland — Sadie Columella blend)Mourvèdre as a Blending Partner: Structure and Dark Fruit in Mediterranean WinesPaís (Listán Prieto): Chile's Heritage Grape and Natural Wine RenaissancePaís / Listán Prieto: Chile's Ancient Missionary VarietyPinot Noir (backbone of English sparkling; also for light still rosé)Pinot Noir Précoce (Frühburgunder) — England's Premier Early-Ripening RedRegent (Red Hybrid)Rondo (Red Hybrid Grape)Saperavi: Georgia's Dark Tannic AmbassadorSaperavi: Georgia's Signature Red GrapeShiraz: The World's Most Planted Red VarietySyrah (Aconcagua, Elqui, Colchagua — multiple styles from cool-climate pepper to warm opulent)Tannat: Uruguay's National GrapeWashington State Cabernet SauvignonZinfandel Discovery: DNA Analysis Links California, Puglia, and Croatia
Red -- Italian1
Red -- Portuguese2
Red -- South African1
Red -- South American1
Red -- Swiss5
Red -- Turkish3
Red — French Varieties16
Red — German & Austrian13
Red — Greek & Eastern European19
Red — International11
Red — Italian Varieties52
AglianicoAleaticoBarberaBonardaBrachettoCanaiolo NeroCannonau (Grenache)Carignano (Carignan)CasavecchiaCesaneseCiliegioloColorinoCorvina VeroneseCroatinaDolcettoEnantioFrappatoFreisaGaglioppoGrignolinoLagreinLambrusco di SorbaraLambrusco GrasparossaLambrusco SalaminoMaglioccoMalvasia NeraMarzeminoMonicaMontepulcianoNebbioloNegroamaroNerello CappuccioNerello MascaleseNero d'AvolaPallagrello NeroPelavergaPerriconePiedirossoPignoloPrimitivoRabosoRefosco dal Peduncolo RossoRosseseRuchéSagrantinoSangioveseSchiava / VernatschSchioppettinoTazzelengheTeroldegoTintiliaUva di Troia
Red — Portuguese Varieties16
Red — Spanish Varieties16
Red & White -- Bulgarian1
Red & White -- Portuguese1
Red Grapes1
Sparkling & Dessert12
White -- Armenian3
White -- Austrian1
White -- Croatian10
Bogdanuša + Vugava (Hvar Island Whites)Grk (Lumbarda/Korčula; unique self-sterile female vine; dry, bitter-almond, saline)Malvazija IstarskaMalvazija Istarska PDOMaraština / Rukatac (Dalmatia; local white)Maraština: Dalmatia's Crisp White HeritageMuskat Momjanski / Muškat Bijeli (Istrian Muscat)Pošip (Korčula White)Pošip: Croatia's Golden Export SuccessŽlahtina (Krk Island; Light, Crisp, Mineral)
White -- Eastern European3
White -- French3
White -- Georgian9
White -- Greek1
White -- Hungarian5
White -- International37
Albariño, Grüner Veltliner, Viognier: Emerging Alternatives & Growing InterestBacchus (England's Signature Aromatic White)Chardonnay (accessible; Canelones; entry-level volume)Chardonnay (Limarí, Casablanca, Malleco — diverse styles; Limarí limestone most prestigious)Chardonnay (Most Planted White: Margaret River, Yarra Valley, Adelaide Hills, Hunter Valley)Chardonnay (Nelson, Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Marlborough)Chardonnay (Valle de Uco — premium site Chardonnay emerging; also Río Negro)Chardonnay: The World's Most Versatile White WineChasselas / FendantChenin Blanc / Steen: South Africa's Workhorse WhiteDry Furmint: Hungary's Age-Worthy White Wine RenaissanceGewürztraminer (Gisborne, Nelson, Marlborough)GraševinaGraševina / Welschriesling (Most Planted Croatian Variety; Slavonia; Dry to Sweet)Indigenous Palestinian Varieties: Marawi, Hamdani, Jandali Revival at Cremisan MonasteryMüller-Thurgau / Riesling-SilvanerMüller-Thurgau / Rivaner (early white; historically dominant, now declining)Muscat Blanc à Petits GrainsMuscat Blanc à Petits Grains (Sárga Muskotály)Muscat of Alexandria / Moscatel (Old Vines Itata; Pisco Production)Muscat: Lebanon's Sweet & Dry HeritagePinot Gris / Pinot Grigio (aromatic; growing acreage in Kent and Hampshire)Reichensteiner (productive hybrid; neutral, early white — declining)Riesling (3% — Marlborough, Waipara, Central Otago; off-dry to bone dry; age-worthy)RkatsiteliRkatsiteli: Georgia's Ancient White Grape and Global AmbassadorRkatsiteli: Georgia's Most Planted GrapeSauvignon Blanc (Crisp White; Marsyas Clos Blanc)Sauvignon Blanc (light, crisp; easy-drinking segment)Sauvignon Blanc (premium export star; Walker Bay, Elgin, Durbanville, Constantia, Groenekloof — multiple styles)Schönburger (pink-skinned; aromatic white — peach, rose; Southeast England)Semillon (Hunter Valley — unique Australian style; also blended in WA with Sauvignon Blanc)Seyval Blanc: French-American Hybrid ExcellenceTorrontés: Argentina's Signature White WineViognier (Mendoza + San Juan; aromatic white; growing as varietal + blend partner)Viognier (Paarl, Stellenbosch; growing in Swartland field blends)Viognier: Aromatic White & Rising Rosé Blending Partner
White -- Italian1
White -- Japanese1
White -- Lebanese1
White -- Levant1
White -- Middle Eastern1
White -- Portuguese4
White -- Romanian3
White -- Slovenian3
White -- Swiss10
Amigne (Vétroz, Valais; Almost One-Commune Grape; Mineral, Herbal, Quince)Amigne (Vétroz)CompleterCompleter (Graubünden; Ancient Near-Extinct Indigenous White; von Tscharner Reviving)Heida / PaienHeida / Paien (Savagnin; Valais; Visperterminen high-altitude specialty)Humagne BlancPetite ArvineRauschling (Zurich + Aargau; Historic Indigenous White; Nearly Extinct)Rauschling: Switzerland's Forgotten Indigenous White
White -- Turkish2
White — French Varieties21
White — German & Austrian17
White — Greek & Other24
AidaniAlvarinho (Portugal)Antão Vaz (Portugal)ArintoAssyrtikoAthiriBicalDafniEncruzado (Portugal)Fernão PiresFeteasca Alba (Romania)Furmint (Hungary)Hárslevelű (Hungary)LagorthiMalagousiaMoschofileroMtsvane (Georgia)Muscat of AlexandriaMuscat of Rio PatrasRkatsiteli (Georgia)RobolaRoditisSavvatianoVilana
White — International9
White — Italian Varieties44
ArneisBiancolellaCarricanteCatarrattoCoda di VolpeCorteseErbaluceFalanghinaFianoFiano di Avellino CloneFriulano (Sauvignonasse)GarganegaGewürztraminer (Alto Adige)Glera (Prosecco)GrechettoGreco di TufoGrilloInzolia / AnsonicaKernerMalvasia BiancaMalvasia di CandiaMalvasia IstrianaMinutoloNosiolaNuragusPallagrello BiancoPasserinaPecorinoPicolitPinot Bianco (Alto Adige)Ribolla GiallaSylvaner (Alto Adige)TimorassoTocai FriulanoTraminer AromaticoTrebbiano d'AbruzzoTrebbiano ToscanoVerdecaVerdicchioVerduzzoVermentinoVernaccia di San GimignanoVitovskaWelschriesling (NE Italy)