Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is the primary red grape of Burgundy, Champagne, Oregon and New Zealand.

Pinot Noir boasts delicate, sometimes sour, cherry and strawberry flavors with some spice, presenting medium to low acidity and relatively light tannins.

Pinot Noir, vulnerable to extreme cold, extreme heat, rot and vineyard pests, is relatively difficult to grow.

Red Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon is the world’s foremost red wine-grape variety.

Cabernet Sauvignon grape can be distinguished by its small, thick-skinned and decidedly blue-colored berries with a high pip-to-pulp ratio. Its thick skin results in wines of profoundly deep color, and the pips give the wine a high level of tannin.

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Chardonnay

Chardonnay is arguably the best and most widely planted white wine grape in the world.

The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to the United States. Italy uses the grapes to produce sparkling wines like Franciacorta. For developing wine regions, growing Chardonnay is an easy entry into the international wine market.

White Wine

Syrah

Syrah is responsible for some of the darkest full-bodied red wines in the world.

It has dark fruit flavors from sweet blueberry to savory black olive. When you taste Syrah you’ll be greeted with a punch of flavor that tapers off and then has a spicy peppery note in the aftertaste. Because of its front-loaded style, Syrah is often blended with grapes that add more mid-palate, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, to help make the wine taste more complete.

Red Wines

Sparkling Wines

Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it, making it fizzy.

Usually sparkling wine is white or rosé, but there are red sparkling wines too. The sweetness of sparkling wine can range from very dry brut styles to sweeter doux varieties.

Sparkling Wines

Cabernet Franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide.

It is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone, as in the Loire’s Chinon.

Red Wines