Gamay

Wine Style:
They are mostly immediately drinkable, light- to medium-weight wines with high acidity and low tannins.
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Origin:
Burgundy, Loire in France
Found:
France, and Australia
Gamay is a native French variety planted predominately in Beaujolais where it is the grape behind everything from light and often acidic Beaujolais Nouveau through to the more serious and well-structured wines […]

Grenache/Garnacha

Wine Style:
This is a sweet grape which is rich in alcohol, fruity, spicy, medium-bodied wine and often blended with other grapes.
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Origin:
France
Found:
Rhone in France, Spain, and Australia
This is a strong grape which withstands extreme heat and warm climate well. It has a thin skin, little pigment and ripens slowly with a high level […]

Hermitage

Above: Black wine grapes from the Rhone Valley, probably of the Syrah variety used in Hermitage blends/labels. Bottles of Hermitage wines from Domaine Jean-Louis Chave.

Wine Style:
It is full-bodied and tastes almost Bordeaux-like flavors. Suggested food pairings include Beef and Filet Mignon.
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Origin:
Rhone in France
Found:
France and Australia

Syrah […]

Malbec

Wine Style:
It’s full-bodied, rustic with softer flavors and firm tannins.
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Origin:
France
Found:
France, South America, Australia and Chile
Malbec has a different name and is known as Auxerrois in Cahors, Cot in the Loire and Malbec in Argentina, since then, this grape has undergone a mini renaissance back in the 1990s, largely fuelled by […]

Mourvèdre

Wine Style:
It produces tannic wines that can be high in alcohol and gives structure when used in Rhone blends. Its taste varies greatly according to area, but often has gamey or earthy flavors, with soft black fruit flavors.
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Origin:
Southern Rhone in France
Found:
France, , Spain, Australia, and California
This grape is also named […]

Muscat

Wine Style:
Medium-bodied white from bone dry to rich, sweet wines.
Flavors:

Origin:
Alscace in France, and Italy
Found:
France, Italy, and Australia
Muscat refers to a family of grapes of which there are around 200 different branches. Muscat Blancs à Petits Grains is the most noble of the variety and makes the best and most distinctive wines. It is […]

Nebbiolo

Wine Style:
Full-bodied with high acidity levels, tannins and extract but shows enough complexity for the classic Barolo.
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Origin:
Piedmont in Italy
Found:
Italy, Australia and some new world countries.
Nebbiolo is the grape behind Barolo and Barbaresco and is hardly ever seen outside the confines of Piedmont. It takes its name from “nebbia” […]