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Grape varieties

Grape varieties from A to Z

Origins, flavours and the best food pairings – our encyclopedia of the key grape varieties.

White wine · light & fresh

Bacchus

Franken, Rheinhessen

Red wine · medium-bodied

Barbera

Piemont

Red wine · medium-bodied

Cabernet Franc

Loire, Bordeaux

Red wine · bold & full-bodied

Carménère

Chile

Sparkling wine · medium-bodied

Cava

Katalonien

White wine · bold & full-bodied

Chardonnay

Burgund

White wine · medium-bodied

Chenin Blanc

Loire, Südafrika

Red wine · medium-bodied

Dornfelder

Pfalz, Rheinhessen

White wine · light & fresh

Elbling

Obermosel

Red wine · light & fresh

Gamay

Beaujolais

White wine · light & fresh

Gelber Muskateller

Österreich, Pfalz

White wine · bold & full-bodied

Gewürztraminer

Elsass, Südtirol

Sparkling wine · light & fresh

Glera (Prosecco)

Venetien

White wine · medium-bodied

Grauburgunder

Baden, Italien

Red wine · bold & full-bodied

Grenache / Garnacha

Südfrankreich, Spanien

White wine · medium-bodied

Grüner Veltliner

Österreich

White wine · light & fresh

Gutedel / Chasselas

Markgräflerland, Schweiz

White wine · medium-bodied

Kerner

Württemberg

Red wine · bold & full-bodied

Pinotage

Südafrika

White wine · light & fresh

Riesling

Deutschland

Red wine · medium-bodied

Sankt Laurent

Österreich, Pfalz

White wine · medium-bodied

Silvaner

Franken

Red wine · light & fresh

Spätburgunder / Pinot Noir

Burgund, Baden

Red wine · bold & full-bodied

Syrah / Shiraz

Rhône, Australien

Red wine · bold & full-bodied

Tempranillo

Rioja

Red wine · light & fresh

Trollinger

Württemberg, Südtirol

White wine · light & fresh

Weißburgunder

Deutschland, Elsass

White wine · light & fresh

Welschriesling

Österreich

Red wine · bold & full-bodied

Zinfandel

Kalifornien

32 Beiträge

All articles from the wine encyclopedia

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Barbera, the Northern Italian Red Wine

4 min read
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Cabernet Franc, France’s ancestral wine

4 min read
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Carménère – Chile's Red Wine Pride

3 min read
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Cava: The New Sparkling High-Flyer

1 min read
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Chenin Blanc as an Ancient White Grape Variety

3 min read
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Chardonnay as the Most Important White Wine

4 min read
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Germany's Dornfelder

3 min read
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Elbling as a Historic Grape Variety

4 min read
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Gamay and Beaujolais

5 min read
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Gelber Muskateller as an Aperitif

6 min read
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Gutedel and Chasselas

6 min read
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Kerner as a Base Wine

3 min read
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Sankt Laurent from Alsace

3 min read
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Silvaner: Franconia’s Cult Grape

6 min read
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Syrah and Shiraz

5 min read
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Tempranillo from Spain

3 min read
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Traminer and Gewürztraminer

4 min read
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Trollinger from South Tyrol and Württemberg

4 min read
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Pinot Blanc as a Zesty Wine

3 min read
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Welschriesling as Austria’s Secret Weapon

3 min read
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Zinfandel as an American Red Wine

2 min read
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The Bacchus Grape Variety: A Divine, Aromatic Companion

3 min read
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A Lightweight Red in the Glass

1 min read
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Grenache or Garnacha

4 min read
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Grüner Veltliner from the Heart of Austria

4 min read
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Pinot Gris, Grauburgunder and Pinot Grigio

5 min read
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Pinot Noir or Spätburgunder

8 min read
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Pinotage as South Africa’s National Wine

4 min read
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Prosecco Is Called Glera

3 min read
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Riesling Is Germany’s All-Rounder

6 min read
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Full-Bodied Red Wines for the Table

1 min read
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What's New for Your Glass

1 min read