Red Grape Varieties

The following list includes some well-known red wine grape varieties and other red grapes that you may never have heard of. But they are still wine grapes and may make wonderful red or rosé wines. Read about them and then give them a try...

Cabernet Sauvignon grapes on the vine

Unlike famous and unfamous, it is easy to classify grape varieties as red or white.

     Barbera
     Cabernet Franc
     Cabernet Sauvignon
     Carignan
     Gamay
     Grenache
     Malbec
     Merlot
     Mourvedre
     Nebbiolo
     Pinot Meunier
     Pinot Noir
     Sangiovese
     Syrah
     Tempranillo
     Terret Noir
     Verdot or Petit Verdot
     Zinfandel