Grape varieties
Meet the grapes
All 74 wine grapes on Winelingo — how each one tastes, where it grows, and how to enjoy it. Filter by colour or country.
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Agiorgitiko
Agiorgitiko is a full-bodied red grape from Nemea, known for black plum, red currant and nutmeg.
Aglianico
Aglianico is a full-bodied red grape from Campania, known for black cherry, plum and leather.
Albariño
Albariño is an aromatic white grape from Spain’s Atlantic northwest that makes crisp, high-acid dry wines…
Assyrtiko
Assyrtiko is a medium-bodied white grape from Santorini, known for lemon, lime and green apple.
Barbera
Barbera is a high-acid, low-tannin red grape from Piedmont in northwest Italy, producing juicy, food-friendly…
Blaufränkisch
Blaufränkisch is a full-bodied red grape from Burgenland, known for blackberry, dark cherry and white pepper.
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc is an aromatic black grape that makes medium-bodied, often herbaceous red wines and is one of…
Cabernet Sauvignon
The world’s most planted red grape; bold and structured.
Carménère
A deeply coloured red grape of Bordeaux origin, now Chile’s signature variety, making soft,…
Chardonnay
The most versatile white grape, from crisp to buttery.
Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc is a versatile, high-acid white grape from France’s Loire Valley that produces everything from…
Cinsault
Cinsault is a light-bodied red grape from Languedoc, known for red cherry, strawberry and rose.
Cortese
Cortese is a light-bodied white grape from Piedmont, known for green apple, lime and almond.
Corvina
Corvina is a medium-bodied red grape from Veneto, known for sour cherry, red plum and dried herbs.
Dolcetto
Dolcetto is a medium-bodied red grape from Piedmont, known for blackberry, black cherry and plum.
Dornfelder
Dornfelder is a medium-bodied red grape from Pfalz, known for blackberry, black cherry and elderberry.
Fiano
Fiano is a medium-bodied white grape from Campania, known for honey, hazelnut and pear.
Furmint
Furmint is a medium-bodied white grape from Tokaj, known for green apple, pear and smoke.
Gamay
Gamay is a light, juicy, low-tannin red grape best known for the bright, fruit-driven wines of Beaujolais, a…
Garganega
Garganega is a light-bodied white grape from Veneto, known for lemon, green almond and white flower.
Gewürztraminer
Gewürztraminer is an aromatic pink-skinned white grape famous for making full-bodied, low-acid white wines…
Glera
Glera is a light-bodied white grape from Veneto, known for green apple, pear and white peach.
Godello
Godello is a medium-bodied white grape from Valdeorras, known for pear, apple and white peach.
Greco
Greco is a medium-bodied white grape from Campania, known for peach, lemon and mineral.
Grenache
Grenache is a warm-climate red grape producing pale-to-medium ruby wines that are full-bodied and high in…
Grüner Veltliner
Grüner Veltliner is Austria’s flagship white grape, producing dry, crisp wines known for a distinctive…
Lagrein
Lagrein is a full-bodied red grape from Alto Adige, known for blackberry, dark plum and violet.
Macabeo
Macabeo is a light-bodied white grape from Rioja, known for green apple, citrus and white flower.
Malbec
Malbec is a dark-skinned red grape that produces deeply coloured, plummy, medium-to-full-bodied wines, most…
Marsanne
Marsanne is a full-bodied white grape from Northern Rhône, known for pear, quince and almond.
Melon de Bourgogne
Melon de Bourgogne is a light-bodied white grape from Muscadet, known for lemon, green apple and saline.
Mencía
Mencía is a medium-bodied red grape from Bierzo, known for red cherry, blackberry and violet.
Merlot
Plump, approachable red, often blended with Cabernet.
Montepulciano
Montepulciano is a full-bodied red grape from Abruzzo, known for black cherry, plum and dried herbs.
Moscato
Moscato (Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains) is an intensely aromatic white grape most famous for the lightly…
Mourvèdre
Mourvèdre is a full-bodied red grape from Bandol, known for blackberry, plum and black pepper.
Müller-Thurgau
Müller-Thurgau is a light-bodied white grape from Germany, known for peach, apple and floral.
Nebbiolo
The noble grape behind Barolo; pale but powerful.
Negroamaro
Negroamaro is a full-bodied red grape from Puglia, known for black cherry, plum and baked earth.
Nerello Mascalese
Nerello Mascalese is a medium-bodied red grape from Mount Etna, known for red cherry, dried orange and ash.
Nero d’Avola
Nero d’Avola is a full-bodied red grape from Sicily, known for black cherry, plum and licorice.
Palomino
Palomino is a light-bodied white grape from Jerez, known for green apple, almond and lemon.
Pedro Ximénez
Pedro Ximénez is a full-bodied white grape from Montilla-Moriles, known for raisin, fig and date.
Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot is a full-bodied red grape from Bordeaux, known for blackberry, violet and black pepper.
Petite Sirah
Petite Sirah is a full-bodied red grape from California, known for blueberry, blackberry and black pepper.
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigio is a light, crisp white grape (the same variety as Pinot Gris) that in its classic Italian form…
Pinot Meunier
Pinot Meunier is a light-bodied red grape from Champagne, known for red apple, cherry and raspberry.
Pinot Noir
Light, delicate and notoriously hard to grow.
Pinotage
Pinotage is a full-bodied red grape from Stellenbosch, known for blackberry, plum and smoke.
Primitivo
Primitivo is a full-bodied red grape from Puglia, known for blackberry, raspberry jam and fig.
Riesling
Aromatic white ranging from bone-dry to lusciously sweet.
Roussanne
Roussanne is a full-bodied white grape from Northern Rhône, known for pear, herbal tea and honey.
Sagrantino
Sagrantino is a full-bodied red grape from Montefalco, known for blackberry, plum and tar.
Sangiovese
Italy’s most planted grape, the soul of Chianti.
Saperavi
Saperavi is a full-bodied red grape from Kakheti, known for blackberry, black currant and licorice.
Sauvignon Blanc
Zesty, aromatic white with high acidity.
Sémillon
Sémillon is a medium-bodied white grape from Bordeaux, known for lemon, apple and lanolin.
Silvaner
Silvaner is a light-bodied white grape from Franken, known for green apple, pear and white pepper.
Syrah
Dark, spicy red also known as Shiraz.
Tannat
Tannat is a full-bodied red grape from Madiran, known for blackberry, plum and licorice.
Tempranillo
Spain’s flagship grape, the backbone of Rioja.
Teroldego
Teroldego is a full-bodied red grape from Trentino, known for blackberry, black cherry and tar.
Torrontés
Torrontés is a light-bodied white grape from Salta, known for rose, peach and lychee.
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Nacional is a full-bodied red grape from Douro, known for blackberry, violet and bergamot.
Trebbiano
Trebbiano is a light-bodied white grape from Central Italy, known for lemon, green apple and fennel.
Verdejo
Verdejo is a light-bodied white grape from Rueda, known for lime, green apple and fennel.
Verdicchio
Verdicchio is a light-bodied white grape from Marche, known for lemon, green apple and almond.
Vermentino
Vermentino is a light-bodied white grape from Sardinia, known for green apple, lime and grapefruit.
Vernaccia
Vernaccia is a light-bodied white grape from San Gimignano, known for green apple, lemon and almond.
Viognier
Viognier is a full-bodied, low-acid white grape prized for its heady perfume of apricot, peach, and white…
Xarel·lo
Xarel·lo is a medium-bodied white grape from Penedès, known for green apple, pear and fennel.
Xinomavro
Xinomavro is a full-bodied red grape from Naoussa, known for red currant, dried tomato and olive.
Zinfandel
Zinfandel is a bold, fruit-forward red grape that found its spiritual home in California, producing ripe,…
Zweigelt
Zweigelt is a medium-bodied red grape from Lower Austria, known for sour cherry, raspberry and cola.
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