A Few of Our Major Red Wine Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
The cab is to red wine grapes what chardonnay is to white; successful, adaptable, wildly traveled, and enduringly popular. From Bordeaux all the way to the New World, the cab is an adaptable variety but not as forgiving as chardonnay. So if you find a good one don’t let go.
Pinot Noir
This grape has caused more grief to more growers and winemakers than any other grape, but still they persist with this tantalizingly seductive red wine grape.
Syrah/Shiraz
Deep-colored, full-bodied, spicy-toned wines are now all the rage and syrah/shiraz is the red king. In the last decade its popularity was grown to be one of the more requested wines.
Merlot
Hi-C for grown-ups; cabernet sauvignon without the pain. Very similar to cab in many ways, but still softer, lusher. and less austere. It takes very well to oak, and has less tannin and acidity with a more plummy, less incisive, blackcurrant flavor. |
A Few of Our Major White Wine Grapes
Chardonnay
Famous, fashionable, the ultimate crowd pleaser, but it isn’t only consumers who like chardonnay; it makes growers and winemakers smile, too.
Sauvignon Blanc
It’s been called on of the most distinctive of white grape varieties. If you smell gooseberries, cut grass, flowering currant leaves, or nettles, it’s almost certain that you have a glass of Sauvignon Blanc in your hand
Riesling.
It seems to be as unfashionable as chardonnay is fashionable, but there’s no question that it is one of the worlds supreme grape varieties. In the right cool German climate it produces extraordinarily intense, yet light, elegant, and fruity white wine.
Pinot Gris/Grigio
Same grape in different languages: "gris" is French and "grigio" is Italian. Both mean "gray." As a general rule, wineries calling it Pinot Gris follow the traditions of France's Alsace region while wineries calling it Pinot Grigio follow the Italian tradition. According to the Nielsen Co., Pinot Grigio is now America's fifth favorite wine.
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