Grapes

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Rabigato
Ravat
Ravat 34
Rayon d'Or
Rebecca
Red Grape
Red Veltliner
Refosco
Cagnina, Canina, Crabb's Black Burgandy, Dolcedo, Drobni Rifoshk, Grosse Syrah, Mercouri,Refasco, Refosca, Refoschino...
Regale
Regent
This red wine is a recent cross of white (Mueller-Thurgau and Sylvaner) and red (Chambourcin) grapes. Regent is named...
Reliance
Ribolla Gialla
This ancient Friulian variety was first mentioned in a contract from 1289. In 1402, the local city of Udine prohibite...
Rieslaner
Riesling
History of the grape: As with many varietals, exact details of Riesling’s origins are unclear. It is known that in 14...
Riesling Italico
Rkatsiteli
Not widely known about in western markets, this ancient white grape variety is broadly distributed across eastern Eur...
Rkatziteli
Rochester
Rockwood
Rommel
Rondinella
History of the grape: There are 6th century written documents by Cassiodoro, a magistrate of Visigoth King Theodorus,...
Rondo
Roriz
The only classic variety of the Douro not indigenous to Portugal, Tinta Roriz is known in Spain, its birthplace, as T...
Rotberger
Rotgipfler
Rotgipfler is a natural crossing between Traminer and Roter Veltliner originally documented in 1840 in Styria. This v...
Rougeon
Rousanne
History of the grape: Roussanne likely gets its name from the light brown color of its skin (“roux” in French). Rouss...
Roussanne
Increasingly popular in the Central Coast of California for blending purposes and as a varietal, Roussanne is a trend...
Royalty
Rubired
Ruby Cabernet
Developed for the hot climate of California’s San Joaquin Valley, this red wine grape was bred by crossing Cabernet S...
Ruché
Controllata (DOC) status by presidential decree on October 22, 1987. The current DOC recognized area of production fo...
Rufete
Sabal Kanskoi
Sagrantino
History of the grape: Sagrantino is mostly grown around the town of Montefalco in the central Italian region of Umbri...
Saint Macaire
Salvador
Sangiovese
Prounounced “San-joh-vay-say,” this Italian wine varietal is Tuscany’s #1 red wine grape. It’s the pistol of Central ...
Saperavi
Saturn
Sauvignon
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is widely grown in California -- at over 15,000 acres, it’s now the third most planted variety -- and...
Sauvignon Gris
Sauvignon Vert
Savagnin
Scarlet Grape
Scheurebe
Schioppettino
This ancient red grape variety is indigenous to the Collio Orientali district of Friuli on Italy’s Northeastern board...
Scuppernong
Scuppernong is a historically important Native American Muscadine variety. This bronze-skinned grape is a member of t...
Ségalin
Semebat
Sémillon
History of the grape: Little is documented about the early years of this grape, which is surprising due to its distin...
Senator
Sercial
Severnyi
Widely grown in Russia, where it was developed, this red grape is also grown commercially on limited acreages in Nova...
Seyval Blanc
Well suited to cool climates, this popular French-American hybrid is the second most planted vine in England, behind ...
Sheridan
Silvaner
Grape: Silvaner Color: White Synonyms: Sylvaner, Gruner Silvaner Main Regions: Germany (Franke...
Siposka
Smederevka
Sonona Grape
Sousão
Souzao
St. Croix
St. Croix grapes produce medium to full bodied, dry, deep red wines with low tannins, good fruity aromas, and have cu...
Steuben
St. Laurent
St. Laurent: is a grape that is full of prounounced dark fruits such as black berries, sour cherries and prune compli...
Stover
St. Pepin
St. Pepin is a sister seedling of LaCrosse, which was also developed by Elmer Swenson. However, the similarly cold-ha...
Suavis
Sultana
Sunbelt
Super Hamburg
Swenson Red
Sylvaner
Symphony
This crossing of Muscat of Alexandria and Grenache Gris, was created by Dr. Harold Olmo at UC Davis in 1948. As is th...
Symphony Grape
Syrah
The irony here is that Syrah’s origins could give Carmen Sandiego a run for her international wallet. Syrah’s deepest...