Grapes
Grape varieties: characteristics, aromas and origin
127 grape varieties for your WSET and SDEN studies, with taste profile, aromas, origin and key wines.
White grapes
- AlbariñoGalicia, Spain
- AligotéBurgundy, France
- ArintoPortugal
- ArneisPiedmont, Italy
- AssyrtikoSantorini, Greece
- AuxerroisFrance (Lorraine, Alsace)
- CarricanteSicily, Italy
- CatarrattoSicily, Italy
- ChardonnayBurgundy, France
- Chenin BlancLoire, France
- ClairetteSouthern France
- ColombardCharente, France
- CortesePiedmont, Italy
- EncruzadoDão, Portugal
- FalanghinaCampania, Italy
- FianoCampania, Italy
- FurmintHungary
- GarganegaVeneto, Italy
- GewürztraminerAlsace, France
- GodelloGalicia, Spain
- GrecoCampania, Italy
- GrilloSicily, Italy
- Gros MansengSouthwest France
- Grüner VeltlinerAustria
- JacquèreSavoie, France
- JohanniterGermany (Freiburg, 1968)
- LoureiroMinho, Portugal
- Macabeo / ViuraSpain
- MalvasiaGreece (origin)
- MarsanneRhône, France
- Melon de BourgogneLoire, France
- MtsvaneGeorgia
- Müller-ThurgauSwitzerland (bred)
- MuscarisGermany (Freiburg, 1987)
- Muscat / MoscatoGreece (oldest grape)
- PalominoJerez, Spain
- ParelladaCatalonia, Spain
- PecorinoMarche, Italy
- Pedro XiménezAndalusia, Spain
- Petit MansengSouthwest France
- PicpoulLanguedoc, France
- Pinot Grigio / Pinot GrisBurgundy, France
- Ribolla GiallaFriuli, Italy
- RieslingGermany
- RkatsiteliGeorgia
- RoussanneRhône, France
- SauvignacSwitzerland (Blattner, 1991)
- Sauvignon BlancLoire, France
- SavagninJura, France
- ScheurebeGermany (bred)
- SémillonBordeaux, France
- Silvaner / SylvanerAustria (origin)
- SolarisGermany (Freiburg, 1975)
- Souvignier GrisGermany (Freiburg, 1983)
- TorrontésArgentina
- Trebbiano / Ugni BlancItaly/France
- TreixaduraGalicia, Spain
- VerdejoRueda, Spain
- VerdelhoPortugal
- VermentinoSardinia, Italy
- ViognierRhône, France
- WelschrieslingUnknown (not Riesling)
- Xarel·loCatalonia, Spain
Black grapes
- AgiorgitikoNemea, Greece
- AglianicoCampania, Italy
- BagaBairrada, Portugal
- BarberaPiedmont, Italy
- BlaufränkischAustria
- BobalValencia, Spain
- BonardaItaly / Argentina
- BrachettoPiedmont, Italy
- Cabernet CortisGermany (Freiburg, 1982)
- Cabernet FrancLoire, France
- Cabernet SauvignonBordeaux, France
- CarignanSpain
- CarménèreBordeaux, France
- CastelãoPortugal
- CesaneseLazio, Italy
- CinsaultLanguedoc, France
- CorvinaVeneto, Italy
- DolcettoPiedmont, Italy
- DornfelderGermany (bred)
- FrappatoSicily, Italy
- FreisaPiedmont, Italy
- GamayBeaujolais, France
- GracianoRioja, Spain
- Grenache / GarnachaSpain
- GrignolinoPiedmont, Italy
- KadarkaBalkans
- LagreinAlto Adige, Italy
- Listán NegroCanary Islands
- MalbecCahors, France
- MavrodaphneGreece
- MencíaBierzo, Spain
- MerlotBordeaux, France
- MonarchGermany (Freiburg, 1988)
- MontepulcianoAbruzzo, Italy
- Mourvèdre / MonastrellSpain
- NebbioloPiedmont, Italy
- NegroamaroPuglia, Italy
- Nerello MascaleseSicily, Italy
- Nero d'AvolaSicily, Italy
- Petit VerdotBordeaux, France
- Petite Sirah / DurifFrance
- Pinot NoirBurgundy, France
- PinotageSouth Africa
- PinotinSwitzerland (Blattner, 1991)
- Plavac MaliCroatia
- RefoscoFriuli, Italy
- RegentGermany (Geilweilerhof, 1967)
- RondoCzechia and Germany (1964)
- RuchéPiedmont, Italy
- SagrantinoUmbria, Italy
- SangioveseTuscany, Italy
- SaperaviGeorgia
- Schiava / VernatschAlto Adige, Italy
- St. LaurentAustria/France
- Syrah / ShirazRhône, France
- TannatMadiran, France
- TempranilloSpain
- TeroldegoTrentino, Italy
- Touriga FrancaDouro, Portugal
- Touriga NacionalDouro, Portugal
- TrincadeiraPortugal
- XinomavroMacedonia, Greece
- Zinfandel / PrimitivoCroatia (origin)
- ZweigeltAustria
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