grape variety
Vineyard plant classification
A grape variety is a cultivar of grapevine distinguished by characteristics like berry color, skin thickness, sugar content, and flavor profile.
Wine is typically identified by grape variety—a Chardonnay, a Pinot Noir—rather than by region or producer.
Common varieties include Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc.
- red wineFermented dark grape beverage
- Cabernet SauvignonNoble red grape variety
- Vitis viniferaSpecies yielding wine grapes
- MerlotBordeaux red grape
- BordeauxFrench port and vineyard area
Chardonnay · crossbreeding · white wine · Malbec · Burgundy · Tempranillo · Pinot Noir · Sangiovese · rosé wine · earthy · Napa Valley · Riesling · skin contact · spicy · clone · sparkling wine · Tuscany · dessert wine
- label termsbrand name, logo, ABV, alcohol content, country of origin
- viticultureviticulture, grapevines, vine, trellis, vineyard
- Alsace wineRiesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, grand cru
- terroirsoil, climate, microclimate, slope, aspect