Grape

The Cabernet Sauvignon variety is highly regarded all over the world and many experts consider it to be the best grape for red wines.

This grape variety has been cultivated in France for centuries. With its prominent berry aromas, Merlot is one of the world’s most popular red grape varieties.

Tempranillo is one of northern Spain’s foremost varieties and is often used as an unobtrusive blending wine in top-quality blends.

France is home to Syrah. This characterful, high-alcohol red wine grape is grown all over the world, in some places under the name Shiraz.

Grenache is a high-yielding variety and is the fourth most-planted grape in the world. The principal growing areas are found in Spain and France.

Pinot noir is among the world’s most noble grapes. It is the principal grape variety in red Burgundies and the main grape used to make Champagne.

“The blood of Jove” (Jupiter) is not only Italy’s foremost red wine, but also one of the oldest and forms the basis of the finest Tuscan wines.

Chasselas is one of the world’s oldest grapes. The white wines are silky, fruit-driven, spritzy and mild. 

This noble grape is one of the best and most popular white varieties. Dry expressions are especially favoured. 

Originating from the Loire Valley and Bordeaux, Sauvignon blanc is one of the world’s most noble white wine grapes. It produces wines with fruity aromas.

Many connoisseurs consider it the best white wine and the greatest contender for Chardonnay’s crown. It unfolds a delicately fruity bouquet in the glass.

Despite its reddish-blue colour, Pinot gris is a white wine grape as the pigments reside in the skins, not in the flesh.

According to the latest research, Gewürztraminer is one of the oldest wines in the world. The grape is cultivated mainly in France.