Cabernet spends from 15 to 30 months aging in American & French Oak barrels which tend to soften the tannins, adding the toasty cedar & vanilla flavors. Full-bodied wines with great depth that improve with aging. Cabernet SauvignonĬurrant, Plum, Black Cherry & Spice, with notes of Olive, Vanilla Mint, Tobacco, Toasty Cedar, Anise, Pepper & Herbs. Light- to medium-bodied wine with more immediate fruit than Cabernet Sauvignon and some of the herbaceous odors evident in un ripe Cabernet Sauvignon. It is an earlier-maturing red wine, due to its lower level of tannins. Red wine grape used in Bordeaux for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon. Luscious black and red fruits with chewy tannins.
This strain of Sangiovese is the only grape permitted for Brunello di Montalcino, the rare, costly Tuscan red. Grown on the island of Madeira, it makes medium- sweet wines. White or blush wine or Champagne made from dark grapes. Blanc de BlancsĬhampagne or white wine made from white grapes. Areas: Beaujolais-Blanc, Beaujolais Villages, Brouilly, Chénas, Chiroubles, Fleurie, Juliénas, Mouliné-àVent, Morgon, Regnie, Saint Amour. Typically light, fresh, fruity red wines from and area south of Burgundy, near Lyons, in eastern France. It is dark, full-bodied and high in tannin and alcohol. Highly rega rded Italian red, made from Nebbiolo grapes. Blended from several grapes the wine garnet in color, dry and s lightly bitter, sometimes lightly sparkling. BardolinoĪ light red wine from the Veneto Region of Italy. BarbarescoĪ red wine from the Piedmont Region of Italy, made from Nebbiolo grapes it is lighter than Barolo. By law the wine must contain 15 percent alcohol. German white wine from grapes that are very ripe and thus high in sugar BanylusĪ French wine made from late-harvest Grenache grapes and served with chocolate or dishes with a hint of sweetness. ArneisĪ light-bodied dry wine the Piedmont Region of Italy Asti Spumanteįrom the Piedmont Region of Italy, A semi dry sparkling wine produced from the Moscato di Canelli grape in the village of Asti Auslese Amaroneįrom Italy’s Veneto Region a strong, dry, long- lived red, made from a blend of partially dried red grapes. White wine grape grown in Burgundy making medium-bodied, crisp, dry wines with spicy character.
Spanish white wine grape that makes crisp, re freshing, and light-bodied wines. For example, Pomma rd from France and Rudesheimer from Germany.
Some wines are designated with distinctive names which are permissible only on specific wines from a particular place or region wi thin the country of origin. Such wines must include an appellation of origin to indicate the true place of origin. Chablis was originally a product of France and Chianti, a product of Italy. Place of origin designationsĭesignations such as Chablis or Chianti indicate wines similar to the wines originally made in geogra phic regions indicated by those names. Examples are Red Wine, White Wine, Table Wine, Blush Wine, etc. Other more generic names are used to identify wine without any information on the type of grape used or where it was grown. Then labels (in the U.S.) will often show the percentages of grapes used to make the blend. Wines are not required to carry varietal designations and cannot legally do so if the wine is a blend where no varietal is dominant (more than 75%). This indicates that the Cabernet grapes in this wine were grown in the “ Napa Valley” official wine region (Viticutural Area or appellation). often also give information on location like the Mondavi “ Napa Valley” Cabernet Sauvignon shown here. That’s why learning about basic varietals in im portant. Showing a varietal on the label tells the consumer what to expect from the flavor of the wine. When a wine bottle shows a varietal designation on the label (like Merlot) it means that the wine in the bottle is at least 75% that grape variety (at least 75% Merlot, for example).* Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir, and Chenin Blanc are examples of grape varieties. Varietal wines in the United States are often named after the dominant grapes used in making the wine. Wine “ varietals” simply means wine made from a specific winegrape. Home Wine Varietals A-Z Wine Varietals A-Z Types of wine A-Z What’s on the label
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