Trepat (TRAY-paht)

Native to Catalonia in northwest Spain.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Grenache (gren-AHSH)

Grenache is well known both as a white grape (grenache blanc) and a red The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Xarel-lo (sha-REL-o)

Highly regarded Catalan grape grown in the Penedès for cava, SpanishThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Zierfandler (ZEER-fand-ler)

Austrian variety with powerful orange/spice flavors and considerable body weight.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Zinfandel (ZIN-fan-dell)

For decades, zinfandel was the most widely planted red grape in California untilThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Zweigelt (ZVIGH-gelt)

Austrian cross of blaufränkisch and St. Laurent made in 1922 by an AustrianThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vitovska (Vee-TOVE-skah)

Grown in the Isonzo and Carso regions of eastern Friuli-Venezia GiuliaThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Viura (VYOUR-a)

The leading white variety in Spain’s Rioja region, where it is the sourceThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

A. Muscadet

B. Menetou-Salon

C. Savennières

D. Vouvray

Fifty Pounds and a Gazillion Seeds

Lodi, the self-proclaimed “Zinfandel Capital of the World” (it produces over 40% of California’s zin), is also home to over 130 different grape varieties, more than any other California region. These include: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

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