Grapes
Every major wine grape: flavors, origins, and where they thrive.
493 articles
Major International Varieties21
French Varieties46
AligotéAltesse (Roussette)Auxerrois BlancBourboulencCabernet Franc: The Aromatic Cool-Climate RedCarignanChasselas (Fendant)CinsaultCinsault in LebanonClairetteColombardColombard (Colombar): South Africa's Bulk White WorkhorseColumella — Sadie Family Wines, SwartlandCounoiseDurasFer ServadouGamayGrenache BlancGros MansengJacquèreLen de l'ElManseng NoirMarsanneMauzacMelon de BourgogneMondeuse NoireMourvèdre as a Blending Partner: Structure and Dark Fruit in Mediterranean WinesMüller-ThurgauMuscadelleNégretteNielluccioPetit MansengPetit VerdotPicpoulPinot BlancPinot Blanc (Aromatic Contribution to Sparkling Blends)Pinot Noir / Blauburgunder in SwitzerlandPoulsardRoussanneSavagninSciaccarelloTannat Health Angle: French Paradox Research & Cardiovascular MarketingTrousseauUgni Blanc (Trebbiano Toscano)Vermentino (Rolle)Viognier: The Aromatic White Grape of the Northern Rhône
Italian Varieties99
AglianicoAleaticoArneisBarberaBiancolellaBonarda PiemonteseBrachettoCanaiolo NeroCannonau (Grenache)CarricanteCasavecchiaCatarrattoCesaneseCiliegioloCoda di VolpeColorinoCorteseCorvina VeroneseCroatinaDolcettoEnantioErbaluceFalanghinaFianoFiano di AvellinoFrappatoFreisaFriulano (Sauvignonasse)Friulano (Tocai Friulano)GaglioppoGarganegaGewürztraminer (Alto Adige)GinestraGlera (Prosecco)GrechettoGreco di TufoGrignolinoGrilloIndigenous Italian Grape VarietiesInzolia / AnsonicaKernerLagreinLambrusco di SorbaraLambrusco Grasparossa di CastelvetroLambrusco SalaminoMaglioccoMalvasia BiancaMalvasia di Candia AromaticaMalvasia IstrianaMalvasia NeraMarzeminoMinutoloMonicaMontepulcianoNegroamaroNerello CappuccioNerello MascaleseNero d'AvolaNosiolaNuragusPallagrello BiancoPallagrello NeroPasserinaPecorinoPelavergaPerriconePicolitPiedirossoPigato (Liguria)PignoloPinot Bianco (Alto Adige)PrimitivoRabosoRefosco dal Peduncolo RossoRibolla GiallaRosseseRuchéSagrantinoSangiovese GrossoSchiava (Vernatsch)SchioppettinoSylvaner (Alto Adige)TazzelengheTeroldegoTerranoTimorassoTintiliaTraminer AromaticoTrebbiano d'AbruzzoTrebbiano ToscanoUva di TroiaVerdecaVerdicchioVerduzzoVermentinoVernaccia di San GimignanoVernaccia NeraVitovskaWelschriesling (NE Italy)
Spanish & Portuguese65
AirénAlbariñoAlfrocheiro PretoAlvarinho (Portugal)Antão VazAragonez (Tempranillo)ArintoBagaBastardoBicalBoal / Bual: Madeira's Medium-Sweet Noble GrapeBobalCanary Islands Grapes: Listán Blanco, Listán Negro, Malvasía Volcánica and MoreCastelãoEncruzadoEncruzado (Portugal)Fernão PiresFernão Pires (Maria Gomes) - Portugal's Most Widely Planted White GrapeGarnacha BlancaGarnacha TintaGarnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet)GodelloGodello: Color Mutations and Berry GeneticsGracianoHondarrabi Zuri: The Soul of Basque TxakoliJuan GarcíaKey Grapes: Tempranillo, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo, Viura (Macabeo), Malvasía, Garnacha BlancaLadoListán NegroLoureiroMalvasíaMarufoMaturana BlancaMencíaMerenzaoMonastrell (Mourvèdre)Moscatel de AlejandríaNegramollPaís (Listán Prieto)Palomino FinoParelladaPedro XiménezPortugal's Holy Trinity: Baga, Touriga Nacional & AlvarinhoPortuguese Indigenous Grape VarietiesPrieto PicudoRufeteSercial (Madeira Grape Variety)SousãoTerrantezTinta BarrocaTinta CãoTinta Negra: Madeira's Resilient Red GrapeTinta Roriz (Tempranillo)Tintilla de RotaTinto Fino (Tempranillo in Ribera del Duero)Torrontés RiojanoTouriga FrancaTouriga NacionalTreixaduraTrincadeira (Tinta Amarela)VerdejoVerdelhoVinhãoViura / MacabeoXarel·lo
German & Central European63
AmigneAmigne de VétrozBacchusBacchus: England's Signature Aromatic WhiteBlauburgerBlaufränkischBlaufränkisch: Austria's Premier Age-Worthy RedChardonnay (Germany)CompleterCornalin du ValaisDornfelderDornfelderElblingFurmintGamaretGamaret & GaranoirGamay (Western Switzerland: Vaud, Geneva & Valais Dôle)GaranoirGelber MuskatellerGraševinaGraševina / Welschriesling (Most Planted Croatian Variety; Slavonia; Dry to Sweet)Grauburgunder (Pinot Gris)Grüner VeltlinerGrüner Veltliner: Austria's White Wine PrideHeida / PaïenHeida / Païen (Savagnin Blanc)Humagne BlancheHumagne Rouge & Cornalin du Valais: Rare Indigenous Valais RedsHuxelrebeKey Slovak Wine VarietiesMüllerrebe (Pinot Meunier / Schwarzriesling)NeuburgerOrtegaPetite ArvinePinot Gris / Pinot Grigio (English Still Whites; Growing Presence in Kent and Hampshire)Pinot Noir in English Sparkling WinePinot Noir Précoce (Frühburgunder) — England's Promising Early-Ripening RedPortugieserRäuschlingRäuschling: Switzerland's Forgotten Indigenous WhiteRegentReichensteinerRieslanerRiesling (German)RondoRoter VeltlinerRotgipflerScheurebeSchönburgerSchwarzriesling (Pinot Meunier)Seyval BlancSilvanerSpätburgunder (Pinot Noir)St. LaurentSt. Laurent (Svatovavřinecké): Austria and Czech Moravia's Hidden Red GemSwiss Indigenous Grape VarietiesTraminerTrollingerViognier, Riesling, Gewürztraminer: Emerging Cool-Climate Varieties in Elqui, Bío-Bío, and San AntonioWeißburgunder (Pinot Blanc)WelschrieslingZierfandlerZweigelt
Greek & Eastern European76
AgiorgitikoAidaniAreniAssyrtikoAssyrtikoAthiriBabićBlauer PortugieserBogdanušaBulgaria's Indigenous Red & White Varieties: Mavrud, Melnik 55, Rubin, Gamza, Shiroka Melnishka Loza, Dimyat, Muscat Ottonel & RkatsiteliChkhaveriCrljenak KaštelanskiCroatia's Indigenous Grape VarietiesDafniDimyatFetească AlbăFeteasca Albă & Feteasca RegalăFetească NeagrăFetească RegalăFurmintGamza (Kadarka)Grasă de CotnariGreece's Indigenous Grape Varieties: Over 300 Ancient TreasuresGrk BijeliHárslevelűHungarian Indigenous Grape VarietiesIndigenous Palestinian Grape Varieties: Hamdani, Jandali & DaboukiJuhfarkKabarKadarkaKotsifaliLagorthiLiatikoLimnioMadrasa: Azerbaijan's Indigenous Red TreasureMalagousiaMalvazija IstarskaMandilariaMaraštinaMaraština (Rukatac)MavrodaphneMavrotraganoMavrudMoschofileroMuscat / Muscadel (Klein Karoo Sweet Wines; Vin de Constance Context)Muscat Blanc à Petits GrainsMuscat Blanc à Petits Grains (Sárga Muskotály)Muscat de Berkane AOGMuscat of Rio PatrasMuscat: Lebanon's Sweet & Dry HeritageMuškat Momjanski / Muscat Momjanski (Momjan Muscat)Notable International Varieties Grown in Romania: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon BlancPinela: Vipava Valley's Resurrected TreasurePlavac MaliPlavac MaliPošipPošipPošip: Croatia's Indigenous White Wine StarProkupacRară NeagrăRebula (Ribolla Gialla)RkatsiteliRobolaRoditisRomania's Autochthonous Grape VarietiesRubin: Bulgaria's Bold Cross-Bred RedSavvatianoSlovenian Wines: Indigenous Treasures & International VarietiesTămâioasă Românească: Romania's Aromatic MuscatTeranVilanaVranacXinomavroZelen: Slovenia's Verdant Treasure from Vipava ValleyZéta (Oremus)Žlahtina
New World & Other99
Albariño, Grüner Veltliner, Viognier: Terroir-Driven Whites on the RiseAustralian ShirazAzerbaijani Wine: Indigenous Caucasus HeritageBayan ShireyBoğazkereBonarda Argentina: Argentina's Historic Red Varietal RenaissanceCabernet Franc in Valle de Uco (Mendoza, Argentina)Cabernet GernischtCabernet Sauvignon (Bekaa Valley, Lebanon)Cabernet Sauvignon (Coonawarra, Margaret River, Barossa — structured, age-worthy)Cabernet Sauvignon in Canelones and Rivera, UruguayCabernet Sauvignon in ChileCabernet Sauvignon in Stellenbosch (dominant red; most-planted variety; structured, cedar, dark fruit)Canelones: Uruguay's Maritime Tannat BenchmarkCarménèreChardonnay (Canelones; Accessible; Entry-Level)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; also Río Negro)Chardonnay in Chile: Limarí, Casablanca & MallecoChardonnay in South Africa — Robertson, Stellenbosch, Elgin and Walker BayChardonnay: The World's Most Versatile White WineChenin Blanc / Steen: South Africa's Signature WhiteChinuriChinuriCinsault / Hermitage (Old Vines; Swartland Revolution; Blends & Single Varietal; Parent of Pinotage)Emir: Cappadocia's Signature White VarietyGeorgia: The Birthplace of WineGewürztraminer (Gisborne, Nelson, Marlborough)Gori TetraGoruli MtsvaneGrenache (Barossa Valley & McLaren Vale — old vines, increasingly refined)Grenache in Swartland: Old-Vine Bush Vines and the New WaveIndigenous Grapes of the Levant: Dabouki, Hamdani, Jandali & BaladiIsabella & Lydia: American Hybrids of the Soviet EraJapanese Wine: Koshu, Muscat Bailey A, and Global RecognitionKalecik KarasıKangunKhndoghni (Sireni)KoshuKrakhunaLebanese Grape VarietiesMerlot (Hawke's Bay & Waiheke Island)Merlot (Mendoza: Mainstream Variety & Blending Component)Merlot (Stellenbosch & Paarl; Cape Blend Component)Merlot: Bordeaux's Most Versatile Red GrapeMerlot: Second Most Planted Red, Softer Style, and Uruguay's CanelonesMerlot: The World's Second Most Planted Red GrapeMerwah and Obaideh: Lebanon's Indigenous White GrapesMoroccan Wine VarietiesMtsvane KakhuriMuscat of AlexandriaMuscat of Alexandria / Moscatel (Old Vines Itata; Pisco Production)New Zealand: Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and Central Otago Pinot NoirNorton (Cynthiana)Obaideh & Merwah: Lebanon's Ancient White GrapesOjaleshiÖküzgözüOtskhanuri SaperePenfolds Grange: Australia's Most Iconic ShirazPinot Gris in New Zealand: Marlborough, Central Otago & GisbornePinot Noir — Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula and TasmaniaPinot Noir (Casablanca, San Antonio, Malleco — Chile's Cool-Climate Frontier)Pinot Noir (Patagonia — Río Negro; Chacra and the cool-climate frontier)Pinot Noir in New Zealand: Central Otago, Wairarapa, Marlborough & CanterburyPinot Noir in Uruguay: Maldonado and Rivera's Cooler SitesPinotageRiesling (Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Great Southern — dry, lime, floral; ages magnificently)Riesling in New Zealand (Marlborough, Waipara, Central Otago; off-dry to bone dry; age-worthy)Sauvignon Blanc (Casablanca, San Antonio/Leyda, Limarí — dominant white; crisp, herbaceous, citrus)Sauvignon Blanc (Light, Crisp; Easy-Drinking Segment)Sauvignon Blanc in South Africa (Walker Bay, Elgin, Durbanville, Constantia, Groenekloof — five cool-climate expressions)Semillon (Hunter Valley — unique Australian style; also blended in WA with Sauvignon Blanc)Shiraz / Syrah: The World's Great Dual-Identity RedSyrah (Hawke's Bay & Waiheke Island — Northern Rhône Style)Syrah / Shiraz: The Grape of Two WorldsSyrah in Argentina: San Juan and Valle de UcoSyrah in Chile: Elqui, Aconcagua, and ColchaguaTannatTannat Rosé: Uruguay's Full-Bodied Pink ExpressionTannat: Uruguay's National GrapeTempranillo in San Juan & MendozaTorrontés: Argentina's Signature White WineTouriga Nacional, Tempranillo, Fiano, Nero d'Avola: Emerging Alternatives in McLaren Vale, Clare Valley & BarossaTsitskaTsitska and TsolikouriTsolikouriTunisia Wine RegionTurkey's Indigenous Red VarietiesTurkish Indigenous White Grapes: Emir, Narince & SultaniyeUruguay's International Recognition: From Tannat Pioneer to Premium DestinationUruguay's Wine Identity: Tannat and National PrideUsakhelouriViognier in Argentina (Mendoza & San Juan): Aromatic White as Varietal and Blend PartnerViognier in South Africa (Paarl, Stellenbosch, Swartland)Viognier: The Northern Rhône's Aromatic WhiteVoskehatWashington State Cabernet SauvignonZinfandel Discovery: DNA Analysis Links California, Puglia, and Croatia
Sparkling & Dessert10
Grape Varieties13
Georgian Varieties1
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