THE maximum popular red GRAPE types The maximum famous pink grape types nowadays are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah/Shiraz, and Zinfandel. You’ll come upon these grapes in varietal wines and area-call wines. Those purple grape varieties also can be mixing companions for other grapes, in wines made from more than one grape varieties. CABERNET SAUVIGNON Cabernet Sauvignon is a noble grape range that grows nicely in pretty much any weather that isn’t very cool. It became well-known through the red wines of the Médoc district of Bordeaux. these days, California is an equally important vicinity for Cabernet Sauvignon — now not to say Washington kingdom, southern France, Italy, Australia, South Africa, Chile, and Argentina. The Cabernet Sauvignon grape makes wines which might be high in tannin and are medium- to full-bodied. The descriptor for Cabernet Sauvignon aroma and the flavor is blackcurrants or cassis; the grape also can make a contribution vegetal tone...