Agiorgitiko (ah-your-YEE-tee-koh)

The name, in Greek, means St. George’s grape. An important, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Aglianico (ag-lee-ANN-ee-co)

Ancient grape planted almost exclusively in southern Italy. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Aïdani (a-DAN-ee)

Indigenous to Greece, this aromatic variety is mostly planted in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Airén (I-wren)

The most widely planted grape of Spain, grown mainly on the central plains of The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Albana (aal-BAAN-aah)

Ancient variety grown in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Albana is thought The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Albariño (al-bar-EEN-yo)

One of the liveliest white wines in Europe and considered one The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Albarossa (al-bar-OSS-a)

Minor grape grown in the Piedmont region of Italy, a cross The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Aleatico (al-ee-AT-i-ko)

A fascinating, aromatic red possibly related to the white grapes The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Alfrocheiro Preto (Alfro-SHAY-roo Pray-toh)

Native to central or southern Portugal, high quality alfrocheiro The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Alicante Bouschet (al-i-KAN-tay boo-SHAY)

The name for one of the last extant crosses of garnacha (grenache) The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Aligoté (al-i-go-TAY)

Fairly rare grape of Burgundy, France, and a sibling of chardonnay The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Alvarinho (al-var-EEN-yo)

The main grape of the light, low-alcohol, slightly spritzy Portuguese The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Ansonica (an-SON-ee-ca)

Also known as inzolia. Floral, high acid variety considered one of The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Aragonez (Air-ah-go-NEZ)

One of the Portuguese names for tempranillo. Grown primarily in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Arinto (ar-IN-toe)

More correctly known as arinto de Bucelas. High quality Portuguese The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Arneis (ar-NACE)

One of the three top white grapes of Italy’s Piedmont region, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Asprinio (az-prin-EE-o)

Or asprinio bianco as it is commonly known, is indigenous to southern The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Assyrtiko (a-SEAR-ti-ko)

Greek grape with lively acidity. Specialty of the volcanic island The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Athiri (Ah-THEE-ree)

Greek grape variety that is easy to grow and produces simple, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Auxerrois (auchs-air-WAA)

Fairly common grape in Alsace, France, where it originated as a The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Auxerrois (auchs-ear-WAA)

A confusing synonym for cot (also known as malbec) in southwestern France. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Azal Tinto (ah-ZAL TEEN-toe)

Portuguese variety with considerable acidity used to make the strident, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Baco Blanc (BAA-co BLAHNK)

A French-American hybrid, also known as Baco 22A, it was developed in 1898 The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Baco Noir (baa-KO nwahr)

One of the most famous French-American hybrids, created in 1902 by The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Baga (BA -ah)

The word baga means “berry” in Portuguese. One of Portugal’s most widely The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Barbera (bar-BEAR-a)

Barbera, the most widely planted red grape in the northwestern The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bastardo (bahs-TAR-doe)

Yes, the name means “bastard” (in Portuguese). Common workhorse grape The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Blanc du Bois (BLAHNK due BWAA)

A white hybrid developed in 1968 at the University of Florida and The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Blauburgunder (blauw-brr-GUN-der)

In Austria, blauburgunder is the name for The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Blauer Portugieser (BLAUW-er por-chew-GAY-zer)

Prolific vine that has nothing to do with Portugal. Very widely The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Blaufränkisch (BLAUW-FRANK-ish)

Highly esteemed Austrian variety—probably of Austrian or Hungarian The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bobal (bo-BAAL)

Indigenous Spanish red that is grown principally in Utiel-Requena The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bonarda (bo-NAR-da)

Second most popular variety in Argentina after malbec. Though called The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bourboulenc (bore-boo-LAHNK)

Ancient simple-tasting Provençal variety today used in blends The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Brachetto (bra-KET-oh)

Native to and found primarily in Piedmont, Italy, around the towns of The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Bual (boo-ALL)

Cultivated on the island of Madeira, bual—sometimes spelled boal—is The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cabernet Franc

While not as well known as its offsprings cabernet sauvignon and The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cabernet Sauvignon

The preeminent classic red grape variety, cabernet sauvignon is The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Calitor (CAL-i-tor)

One of the lesser red grapes used in France’s southern Rhône. Calitor The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Canaiolo (can-aye-O-low)

An important blending grape in Tuscany and throughout central Italy. Among other The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cannonau (can-an-OUW)

The famous red grape of the Italian island Sardinia. The same The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cape Riesling

A widely planted grape in South Africa, where it is used mostly in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cardinal (car-din-AWL)

Vigorous, high yielding cross of a Hungarian table grape and a French The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Carignan (CAR-i-nyan)

The French name for the Spanish grape mazuelo which originated in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Carmenère (car-men-AIR)

Ancient Bordeaux variety (also known in Bordeaux as grande vidure) whose The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Carricante

A white grape indigenous to Sicily known for its high yield The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Catarrato Bianco (cat-a-RHAT-o Bee-AHN-co)

Bland but hearty Italian variety grown widely in Sicily and used as a The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Catawba (ca-TAW-ba)

Found mostly in the northeastern part of the United States, where it The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cayuga (kai-OOO-ga)

An important French-American hybrid especially in the Finger Lakes region The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Chambourcin (sham-bore-SAIN)

French-American hybrid created (through multiple crossings of crossings) sometime The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Charbono (shar-BO-no)

Native to the Savoie region of France where it is properly known The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Chardonnay

To any wine drinker, it comes as no surprise that for several The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Chasselas (shaas-i-LAS)

Ancient, low-acid variety also known as fendant. Best known in the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Chenin Blanc (SHEN-in-blahnk)

The most famous, vibrant chenin blancs in the world come from the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Ciliegiolo (chee-lee-eh-JOE-low)

Once only used sparingly in low-cost Italian red blends, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cinsaut (sin-SO)

Southern French grape that, today, is grown all over the south The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Clairette

At low yields this variety is beautifully fresh and aromatic. A common The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Colombard

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Concord (CON-cord)

The most well-known American species grape in New York State. Belongs The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cornalin (kor-na-LAN)

Ancient variety from the Val d’Aosta of northwest Italy, but now The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cortese (core-TAYS-ay)

Northwestern Italian grape that makes the medium-bodied wine Gavi, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Corvina (core-VEE-na)

Considered the most important red grape in the blends that make the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Cot (COT)

The enologically correct name for malbec. An old variety that originated The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Counoise (COON-waz)

One of the common, if lesser, red grapes in France’s southern Rhône The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Criolla (cree-O-la)

Criolla, Spanish for “creole,” is a group of several Vitis vinifera The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Delaware (dell-a-WARE)

More pink skinned than truly red, this French-American hybrid The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Dolcetto (dole-CHET-oh)

Fruity low-acid grape (the name means “little sweet”) made into a The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Dornfelder (dorn-FELL-der)

German cross of two crosses (helfensteiner and heroldrebe) bred in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Douce Noir (DUE-say na-WAHR)

Old French variety from the Savoie region, often called corbeau The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Durif (dur-EEF)

A variety created sometime just before the 1860s by French The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Ehrenfelser (ERRAN-fell-sir)

A German cross of riesling and silvaner now popular in Canada where The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Emerald Riesling

Cross of muscadelle and garnacha developed in California at the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Encruzado (en-crew-ZAH-doh)

Important grape in the dry white wines of Portugal’s The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Falanghina (Faa-lan-GHEE-na)

More properly falanghina flegrea is an ancient grape made into white wines in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Fendant

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Fiano (fee-AH-no)

An ancient grape cultivated near Avellino in Campania in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Folle Blanche (foal BLONCH)

Once, but no longer, a leading grape in Cognac and Armagnac. Today The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Freisa (FRAY-zhah)

Bitter, acidic, aromatic red grape of the northwestern Italian province The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

French Colombard

More correctly known simply as Colombard. Widely planted in the southwest The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Friulano (free-oo-LAHN-o)

Formerly known in Italy as tocai Friulano and planted mostly in the northeastern The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Furmint (FUR-mint)

Native to Hungary and the major grape in the famous Hungarian botrytized The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Gaglioppo (gal-ee-O-po)

An ancient grape variety and natural cross of sangiovese and mantonico bianco The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Gamay

Gamay, or more properly gamay noir, is the source of the French wine The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Garganega (gar-GAN-i-ga)

Ancient variety most closely associated with the northern Italian region of The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Garnacha

Same as The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Garnacha Blanca

See Grenache The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Gelber Muskateller (GEL-ber MUS-ca-teller)

Sometimes known simply as muskateller. Austrian name for muscat The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Gewürztraminer (guh-VURZ-tra-meen-er)

More than almost any other wine we might regularly encounter, gewürztraminer’s The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Girò (jeer-OH)

An ancient grape variety that is grown on the large Italian island of Sardinia, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Glera (GLARE-ah)

Ancient northern Italian grape also known as prosecco. Used to make the Italian The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Godello (go-DAY-yo)

Major white grape made into wines in northwestern Spain in the remote The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Gouais Blanc (goo-AY blahnk)

One of the ancient “founder varieties” and as such, a parent and The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Gouveio (GOH-vai-you)

One of the grapes used to make the dry white wines of the Dão and The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Graciano (gra-see-AN-oh)

High-quality, late-ripening Spanish grape, with delicate, slightly spicy The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Graševina (GRAH-sheh-vina)

Most widely planted white grape in Croatia. Known in Austria as The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Grauburgunder

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Grechetto (greh-CHET-oh)

Grown in the central Italian province of Umbria, it is one The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Greco (GREC-oh)

An ancient variety now grown primarily in the southern Italian region 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.

Grenache Blanc (gren-AHSH BLAHNK)

A white-berried clonal mutation of the red grape grenache. Grenache blanc The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Grignolino (gree-no-LEE-no)

Native to Piedmont, Italy, where it is the source of light-reddish colored, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Grillo (GREE-loh)

One of the main white grapes of Sicily where it can make fantastically refreshing, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Grolleau (grow-LOH)

A mostly uninspired grape used primarily in France’s Loire Valley The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Gruner Veltliner (GREW-ner VELT-leaner)

A decade ago, gruner veltliner would not have made a top-25 list like this. But The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Gutedel (GOOT-i-del)

German name for the Swiss grape chasselas. In Germany, planted mostly in the Baden The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Hanepoot

South African name for muscat of Alexandria. The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Hárslevelű (HARSH-leh-veh-loo)

Aromatic Hungarian grape that lends a smooth spicy character to The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Hondarribi Beltza (HON-DA-ree-BEE belt-ZA)

Beltza means “black” in Basque. Used to make the somewhat rare, light, lively, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Hondarribi Zuri

Indigenous to Spain’s Basque region, this is the name of the leading The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Huxelrebe (houks-el-RAY-ba)

Developed in Germany, this unusual cross of chasselas (aka gutedel) and The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Inzolia (in-ZOL-ee-a)

See ansolica The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Irsai Olivér (er-SHY OL-ee-ver)

A white Hungarian grape that was originally bred to be a table The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Isabella (is-a-BELL-a)

An American hybrid probably derived from a seedling that occurred in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Izakiriot Ttipi

The name for petit manseng which is grown in Spain’s Basque region to The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Jaen (Jai-EN)

Portuguese name for mencia. See The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Juhfark (YOO-fark)

A minor white grape mostly grown in the volcanic soils of the Somló The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Kadarka (Kah-DAR-kah)

Eastern European variety, especially important in Hungary where it The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Kékfrankos (KEK-frankosh)

A leading red grape in Hungary, probably of Hungarian or Austrian origin. Makes The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Kerner (KER-ner)

Popular and often delicious German variety. A cross of the red grape The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Khikhvi (KEEK-vee)

Rare variety from the Republic of Georgia where it The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Királyleánkya (KEE-rah-lee-LEE-ank-ya)

Widely planted white Hungarian grape meaning “little princess.” The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Koshu (KO-shoo)

Widely planted Japanese variety grown in several areas of that country, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Kotsifali (KOT-si-fall-ee)

Unique to the Greek island of Crete, its home. Kotsifasli makes a The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Krassato (krah-SAH-toe)

Fairly full-bodied Greek variety thought to be indigenous to the area around The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Lacrima di Morro d’Alba (LAK-ree-ma dee MORE-o DAL-ba)

The word lacrima (meaning “tears”) is used for several different Italian The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Lagrein (lah-GRAH-AYNE)

Distinctive, fruity, bitter northern Italian variety probably indigenous The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Lambrusco (lam-BRUCE-ko)

The name lambrusco means “wild grape.” There are more than 13 The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Laški Rizling (LASH-kee REEZ-ling)

Slovenian name for The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Lemberger (lem-BURGER)

The German name for the dark, spicy, Austrian grape blaufränkisch The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Lenoir (len-NWAHR)

Complex American hybrid originally created in the southeastern part The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Liatiko (lee-AT-e-ko)

The most widely planted grape on the Greek island of Crete. Makes The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Limnio (LIM-knee-o)

Ancient Greek variety said to have been appreciated by Aristotle. Native to The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Listán Prieto (lee-STAN pre-ET-oh)

A dark-skinned grape (prieto means “dark” in Spanish) native to the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Macabeo (mac-a-BAY-o)

Northern Spanish grape also known as viura. One of the three grapes used The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Madeleine Angevine (mah-de-LIN an-je-VINE)

A cross of a cross of a cross created in the Loire Valley in the mid-nineteenth The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Madeleine Noire des Charentes (mah-de-LEN nwahr day shar-AWNT)

Obscure French variety discovered in the 200s. Parent (with cabernet franc) The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Malagousia (mah-lah-gou-ZYAH)

Historic variety native to central Greece. Lively and perfumed, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Malbec (MAL-beck)

Indigenous to southwestern France, malbec, the now popular name for The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Malmsey (Malm-ZEE)

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Malvasia (mahl-va-ZEE-ah)

Like muscat, malvasia is not a single variety but a collective name for The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Malvosie (mahl -vwa-ZEE)

A name for vermentino on the French island of The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Mammolo (mam-MO-low)

Old Tuscan variety grown in central Italy as well as on the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Mandilaria (man-dell-ARE-ee-a)

Darkly-colored tannic grape native to the Greek islands of the eastern The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Maréchal Foch (MAR-ay-shawl Foshe)

Complex hybrid created in France in 1911 and named after Maréchal Ferdinand The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Marsanne (mar-SAHN)

The main white grape of the northern Rhône in France. Makes The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Marselan (mar-se-LAN)

A recent cross (1961) of cabernet sauvignon and garnacha/grenache The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Mauzac (mao-ZAHK)

In the Languedoc Roussillon, in France, the grape used to make The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Mavrodaphne (mavro-DAPHNE)

Also spelled mavrodaphni, the name means “black laurel.” Probably native The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Mavrotragano (mav-roh-TRAG-ah-noh)

Indigenous to the Greek island of Santorini, mavrotragano produces wines The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Mavrouda (mav-ROO-dah)

The name (also spelled mavroudi or mavroudia) for several unrelated The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Mazuelo (ma-ZWAY-lo)

Native to northeastern Spain—probably the region of Aragon, mazuelo The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Melon de Bourgogne (mel-AWN de bore-GOY-nya)

An ancient Burgundian variety, melon was subsequently banned in Burgundy, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Mencìa (MEN-thee-a)

Spicy grape native to the area around Bierzo in the province of The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Merlot (mehr-LOW)

Very similar in flavor and texture to cabernet sauvignon, merlot is easily The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Mission

The first Vitis vinifera variety planted in California. Originally from Spain, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Molinara (mole-in-ARE-a)

High-acid red grape probably native to the Veneto. Not as high in quality as The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Monastrell (mon-a-STRELL)

Widely planted, very late-ripening grape that originated in Valencia, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Monemvassia (mo-nem-VASE-ee-a)

Greek variety found mainly on the Cyclades islands in the Aegean The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Montepulciano (mon-ti-PULL-chee-ah-no)

Confusingly, this is not the grape of the Tuscan wine Vino Nobile di The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Morio-Muskat (MOOR-ee-oh MOOSE-cat)

A German cross of unknown parentage found mostly in Germany’s Pfalz The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Moscatel (moss-ca-TELL)

The general name used in Spain and parts of Portugal for both muscat The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Moschofilero (mow-sho-fee-YER-o)

Highly aromatic Peloponnesian grape that is the source of the light, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Mourvèdre (moor-VED-rah)

If you were ever an English major, you’ll know what I mean by this: The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Mtsvane Kakhuri (mutz-VAH-neh Kah-KOO-ree)

An old variety from southeastern Georgia, but also grown in the Ukraine, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Müller-Thurgau (MOO-ler TER-gao)

Well-known German grape variety that makes rather neutral tasting, undistinguished The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Muscadel (MOOSE-ca-dell)

South African name for muscat blanc à petits grains. See The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Muscadelle (MOOSE-ca-dell)

Perfumed grape blended in tiny amounts with sémillon and sauvignon The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Muscadet (MOOSE-ca-day)

The name sometimes used for melon de bourgogne, the grape that is the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Muscardin (moose-car-DEN)

Relatively rare, fairly neutral grape used in France’s southern Rhône The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Muscat (MUS-cat)

No matter what anyone says, I doubt Eve was tempted by an apple in the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Muskateller (MUS-ca-teller)

Austrian name for muscat blanc à petits grains. Also known The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Nebbiolo (neb-ee-OH-low)

One of the oldest and most important varieties in Piedmont, Italy, “nibiol” The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Negoska (ne-GOES-ka)

A northern Greek variety used with xynomavro to make the popular, full-bodied Greek The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Negramoll (NEG-ra-mol)

Old variety that probably originated in Andalucia, Spain, and from there was brought to Spain’s The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Negrara (ne-GRA-ra)

A minor blending grape in the powerful Italian wine amarone and lighter bodied Valpolicella. Considered The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Negrette (ne-GRET)

Variety that grows north of Toulouse in southwestern France The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Negroamaro (NEG-ro-a-MAR-o)

Negro (black) and amaro (bitter) tell it all. Appealing southern The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Nerello Cappuccio

It grows on Mt. Edna in Sicily and is thought to be related to sangiovese, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Nerello Mascalese

Grown on the volcanic slopes of Sicily’s Mt. Edna. Thought to be distantly The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Nero d’Avola (NER-o da-VO-la)

This widely planted black (nero) grape was probably named after the city The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Nero di Troia (NER-o de TROY-a)

Also known as Uva di Troia. Rustic, tannic, productive variety grown The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Neuburger (NOY-burger)

Austrian grape known to make golden-colored dry wines and some good The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Niagara

A very pungently foxy American cross of two Vitis labrusca varieties, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Norton

One of the oldest hybrids cultivated in the United States, having been The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Oseleta

Used in small amounts in some amarone and Valpolicella blends. Originally thought to The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

País (pie-EECE)

The historic grape behind Chile’s table wines. Originally known as The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Palomino

More correctly known as palomino fino. Major grape of Spain’s famous The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Parellada (par-ah-YA-da)

The most refined of the three grapes used to make cava, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Pedernã (pey-dare-NYA)

One of the minor grapes sometimes included in the blend to make the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Pedro Ximénez (pey-DRO he-MEN-yez)

An Andalusian variety cultivated throughout the south of Spain. Nicknamed The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Peloursin (PELL-or-zan)

Ancient French variety native to eastern France and now a minor The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Periquita (pear-ih-KEY-ta)

The name means parakeet; a synonym for a hearty grape called castelão The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Petit Corbu (peh-TEET core-BOO)

An ancient grape grown primarily in the Gascony region of southwest The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Petit Manseng (peh-TEET man-SANG)

Primarily used in the sweet wine Jurançon, a rare specialty of The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Petit Verdot (pe-TEET ver-DOE)

Important late-ripening Bordeaux grape, traditionally blended with The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Petite Sirah/Petite Syrah

The name is easy to remember, for nothing is petite about The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Picardan (pee-car-DAN)

One of the minor white grapes sometimes used in the wines of The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Picolit (pee-ko-LEE)

Highly regarded, rare grape native to the Friuli-Venezia Giulia The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Picquepoul Blanc (PEEK-pool BLAHNK)

Also spelled picpoul. One of the minor grapes of southern France, where The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Pignolo (pig-NYO-low)

Rare Friulian variety that was almost extinct before being rescued and The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Pinot Blanc (PEE-no BLAHNK)

Generally makes good, not great, wines reminiscent of modest The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Pinot Gris (PEE-no gree)

Depending on where it is grown, pinot gris—“gray” pinot—can The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Pinot Meunier (PEE-no MOON-yay)

The word meunier means “miller,” a reference to the thin The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Pinot Noir (PEE-no No-WAHR)

Thought to be more than two thousand years old, pinot noir The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Pinotage (pee-no-TAJ)

South African cross in 1925 of pinot noir and cinsaut which at the The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Piquepoul Noir (PEEK-pool NWAHR)

The black-colored clonal mutation of piquepoul. Now very rare, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Plavac Mali (PLA-vatz MA-lee)

Most highly regarded ancient red grape native to Croatia; a specialty The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Prié (pree-EH)

Native to the Valle d’Aosta region of northwest Italy near The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Primitivo (Prim-ih-TEE-voh)

The same grape as Croatia’s tribidrag, where it is more commonly The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Prosecco (pro-SEC-oh)

Common name for the grape grown especially in the Conegliano area The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Ravat Blanc

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Rebula (reh-BOO-lah)

Slovenian grape. Same as ribolla gialla in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Refosco (reh-FOSS-co)

The collective name for several different distinct varieties grown in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Refosko (reh-FOH-sk)

Slovenian name for refosco The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Renski Rizling (RENZ-kee REEZ-ling)

Slovenian for riesling The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Ribolla Gialla (ree-BO-la Gee-a-la)

Very old variety from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy. Makes The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Rieslaner (rees-LAHN-er)

A German cross of riesling and silvaner, which is the source of The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Riesling (REEZ-ling)

Riesling is considered by many—possibly even most—wine experts to The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Riesling Italico (REEZ-ling ee-TAL-I-co)

Grown in northern Italy, especially in Lombardy to make basic dry whites; The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Rkatsiteli (ARE-cats-i-tell-ee)

Most planted grape of the former Soviet Union and a specialty of the Republic The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Robola (row-BO-la)

Grown principally on several Ionian islands of Greece. Makes The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Roditis (row-DEE-tis)

Old Greek variety with pink berries that has beget many clones. While no The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Rolle (ROLL)

Native to Italy where it is known as vermentino. Grown in southern France, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Rondinella (ron-dih-NELL-a)

With corvina and molinara, used to make the powerful Italian wine The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Rossese (roh-SEH-zeh)

The name rossese is used in Liguria, Italy, for several different varieties. The The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Roter Veltliner (ROW-ter velt-LEEN-er)

Ancient, rather rare Austrian variety that can make powerful spicy The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Rotgipfler (ROT-gip-flur)

Austrian variety, the result of a natural cross between roter veltliner and The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Roussanne (rue-SAHN)

A variety of France’s northern Rhône, appreciated for its greater The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Ruby Cabernet

A cross of cabernet sauvignon and carignan, created in 1936 by The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Ruländer (RUE-lahn-der)

One of the German names for the grape pinot gris, which is also The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sagrantino (sa-gran-TEE-no)

Native to the Montefalco area of Umbria, Italy, sagrantino is the delicious, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sämling (SAM-ling)

Also known as samling 88, grown in small amounts, principally in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sangiovese (san-gee-oh-VAY-zee)

Italy’s most famous grape, sangiovese is responsible for the three great The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Saperavi (Sah-per-RAV-ee)

Very old Georgian variety. It’s name means “dye”—a reference to The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sauvignon Blanc

The name sauvignon comes from the French sauvage, meaning “wild.” It’s The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sauvignon Gris (SO vin nyawn GREE)

A grayish pink skinned genetic mutation of sauvignon blanc The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sauvignon Vert (SO-vin-nyawn vert)

A lightly floral, slightly spicy grape which is not related to The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sauvignonasse

See sauvignon vert The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Savagnin (sa-va-YEN)

Ancient variety indigenous to the area covering northeast The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Savatiano (sa-va-TEE-ano)

Widely planted in Greece, it is the grape most frequently used The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Scheurebe (shoy-RAY-ba)

Germany’s best-kept secret—especially in the Pfalz The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Schiava (SKI-ah-va)

Italian name for a group of different varieties all of The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Schioppettino (ski-o-pe-TEE-no)

Fascinating though fairly rare grape native to northeastern Italy; The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Scuppernong (scupper-NONG)

The name in Native American Algonquin language means “place where magnolias The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sémillon (SEM-ee-yawn)

A friend once told me that sémillon always brought back his childhood The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sercial (sir-SEE-al)

Esteemed Portuguese grape, today best known for making The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Seyval Blanc (SAY-val BLAHNK)

One of the most popular French-American hybrids originally The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Silvaner (sil-VAHN-er)

Austrian variety, mostly neutral in character, that is a The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sivi Pinot (SEE-vee PEE-noh)

Slovenian for pinot The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sousão (sue-SHAOW)

Portuguese grape probably native to the Minho where it The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Spanna (SPAN-a)

Synonym for nebbiolo in various districts in The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Spätburgunder (SHPATE-brr-gun-der)

German name for the grape variety pinot The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

St. George

See agiorgitiko The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

St. Laurent (SAINT lor-ONT)

Probably native to Austria and grown there to make velvety reds The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

St. Macaire (SAINT ma-CARE)

Obscure Bordeaux variety now virtually extinct in Bordeaux The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

St.-Emilion (SANT I-mill-e-yawn)

Name sometimes used in the Cognac region for the grape ugni blanc, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Stavroto (sth-vroh-TOH)

Native to eastern Greece, mostly grown in the Rapsáni Appellation, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Subirat Parent (SOO-bee-raht Pare-ent)

A minor variety best known in Catalonia, Spain. While sometimes said The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Sultaniye

A seedless variety and the most planted grape variety in the world. Alas, The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Syrah (sear-AH)

Syrah has always reminded me of the kind of guy who wears cowboy boots The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Szürkebarát (SOOR-keh-barat)

Hungarian name for pinot gris.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tannat (tan-AHT)

One of the leading grapes in southwest France, particularly used in the winesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tazzelenghe (taz-eh-LEN-gay)

In Italian, the name means “cut the tongue”—a reference to the sharp acidityThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tempranillo (tem-pran-KNEE-oh)

Spain’s most famous red grape, tempranillo, makes a huge range of wine stylesThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Teran

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Teroldego (tare-OL-dih-go)

One of the leading red grapes of Trentino-Alto Adige, the northernmost region in Italy.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Terrano (ter-AH-noh)

Grown on the Italy-Slovenian border and in Croatia (where it is known as Teran)The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Terrantez (ter-ahn-TZSH)

Rare Portuguese grape historically grown on the island of Madeira whereThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Terret Noir (tare-ETTE-nwar)

Grown in southern France in the Languedoc Roussillon, Provence, and in the southern Rhône.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Thompson Seedless

The California name for the seedless table grape variety sultaniye,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tibouren (TIB-ou-ren)

Well-known variety all along the French Riviera and especially along the gulf of St.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tinta Barroca (TIN-tah bar-HOCA)

The name means “black baroque.” Native to the Douro region of northern PortugalThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tinta del Pais (TIN-tah del pie-EESE)

A group of clones of tempranillo grown in Spain’s Ribera del Duero region.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tinta del Toro (TIN-ta del TOR-o)

A group of clones of tempranillo grown in Spain’sThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tinta Francisca (TIN-ta FRAN-cease-ka)

Native to the Duoro region of Portugal where its name means “French black,”The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tinta Negra Mole (TIN-ta NEG-ra MOLE-ay)

Grape most often used on the Portuguese island of Madeira for basicThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tinta Roriz (TIN-tah ro-REEZ)

Spanish grape also known as tempranillo. One of the grapes commonly usedThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tinto Cão (TIN-toe COW)

The name means “red dog,” but it’s not clear why a grape would be so named.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tinto Fino (TIN-toe FEE-no)

A group of clones of tempranillo grown in Spain’s Ribera del Duero region.The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Tocai Friulano

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Torrontés (tore-on-TEZ)

Specialty of Argentina, where it can make beautifully aromatic, slightly viscousThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Touriga Franca (tore EE gah FRANK a)

High quality variety native to the Duoro region of Portugal evenThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Touriga Nacional (tore-EE-gah na-SEE-on-al)

Probably native to Portugal’s Dao region, but today widely knownThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Trajadura (Tra-jah-DOO-rah)

Probably native to northern Portugal and still grown in the Douro and MinhoThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Traminer (TRAM-i-ner)

Also known as savagnin, one of the “founder varieties” that led to dozensThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Trebbiano (treb-ee-AHN-o)

The name given to a whole group of different varieties that share large clustersThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Treixadura (tray-sha-DUR-a)

See trajadura The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Trepat (TRAY-paht)

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

Trincadeira Preta (trin-ka-DARE-rah PRAY-ta)

A darkly colored grape that probably originated in central PortugalThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Trollinger (TRAWL-in-jer)

Common German variety making mostly undistinguished wines,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Ugni Blanc (OO-knee BLAHNK)

One of the leading grapes of France in terms of production,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vaccarèse (vack-are-EZ)

One of the common if minor red grapes in France’s southernThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Valdiguié (VAL-dih-gay)

Southwestern French variety now virtually extinct there but growingThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Verdejo (ver-DAY-ho)

Grown in (and probably native to) the north-central Spanish provinceThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Verdelho (ver-DEL-you)

The most planted white on the Portuguese island of Madeira where the grapeThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Verdello (ver-DEL-o)

One of the minor blending grapes in the Italian wine Orvieto. Despite its virtuallyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Verdicchio Bianco (ver-DICK-ee-o bee-AHN-co)

Usually simply known as verdicchio. Cultivated principally in central ItalyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Verduzzo (ver-DOOTS-o)

More accurately verduzzo Friulano, is grown in northeastern Italy, primarilyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vermentino

Well-known along the Italian Riviera, where it is the source of dry, floral whiteThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vernaccia (ver-NAHT-cha)

Lively, light, slightly bitter tasting Italian wine grape grown aroundThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vespaiola (ves-PIE-o-la)

Native grape of the Veneto region of Italy whereThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vidal (vee-DAHL)

French-American hybrid created in France in the 1930s by Jean-Louis VidalThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vidiano (vid-ee-AH-noh)

Greek variety that almost became extinct in the 20th century, butThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vignoles (veen-YOLE)

French-American hybrid also known as Ravat 51. The biggest plantingsThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Vinhão (veen-YOW)

Along with azal tinto, a high acid Portuguese variety usedThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Viognier (vee-oh-NYAY)

A Los Angeles restaurateur once described viognier this way: “If a good GermanThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Viosinho (vee-oh-ZEEN-yo)

Relatively old variety native to the Douro Valley of Portugal. One of the grapesThe 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.

Weissburgunder (VICE-brr-gun-der)

In Germany and Austria,The following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Welschriesling (WELSH-REEZ-ling)

The name Austrians use for the grape graševina, which is thought to have originatedThe 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.

Xynomavro (ZEE-no-mav-ro)

Sometimes spelled xinomavro. From xyno, acid, and mavro, black. Greece’s mostThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Zametovka (Zah-meh-TOV-kah)

Ancient Slovenian variety where it is used as part of the blend in the crispThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Zéta (ZEH-tah)

One of the four recommended varieties in Tokay Aszú. It ripens earlyThe following content is accessible for members only, please sign in.

Zibibbo (ZEE-BEE-boh)

The name, on the island of Sicily, for the ancient variety muscat of AlexandriaThe 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.