Wine Grapes

  • To learn about wine is an adventure
  • One can never know too much about wine
  • The more you know about wine, the more you will enjoy wine

Learn about wine – about each wine variety

harvest-grapes
Chardonnay grapes – Frame this print at JoeBecerra.com

According to Wikipedia, there are between 5,000 to 10,000 different wine grapes (Vitis vinifera) in the world.  Mind blogging, isn’t it? 

We are listing the most common wine grapes, white and red. Rosé wines are made from red grapes. These common white and red grapes also offer the most opportunity in the Best Buy Wine category. Learn about these grapes one week at a time. Buy the wines, taste, and match with food. What fun!

Wine Grapes – Vitis vinifera

White Wine Grapes

What about Rosé? How is it made and what grape is used?  Learn about Rosé

What grapes are used in Sparkling wines and Champagne 

Red Wine Grapes

Napa Valley Cabernet in St. Helena AVA

Matching grapes to the foods you cook and eat – Making the Match