Major wine grape varieties matched with their typical flavor profile and wine style, one grape per card.
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- What red grape variety, originally from Bordeaux, is one of the most widely planted in the world and known for full-bodied, tannic wines?
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- What red grape variety, also from Bordeaux, is softer and fruitier than Cabernet Sauvignon and often blended with it?
- Merlot
- What red grape variety is the sole grape of red Burgundy and is known for its light color but complex, earthy flavor?
- Pinot Noir
- What red grape variety, native to the Rhone Valley, produces bold, peppery wines and is also called Shiraz in Australia?
- Syrah (Shiraz)
- What white grape variety, originally from Burgundy, is one of the most widely planted white grapes and ranges from crisp to buttery depending on style?
- Chardonnay
- What white grape variety, from the Loire Valley and New Zealand, is known for crisp acidity and herbaceous, citrus flavors?
- Sauvignon Blanc
- What white grape variety, mainly from Germany, produces wines ranging from bone dry to very sweet, with high acidity and floral notes?
- Riesling
- What red grape variety, native to Italy's Piedmont region, is used to make Barolo and Barbaresco wines?
- Nebbiolo
- What red grape variety, Italy's most widely planted, is the basis for Chianti wines from Tuscany?
- Sangiovese
- What red grape variety, from Spain's Rioja region, is known there as Tempranillo but has different names in other countries?
- Tempranillo
- What red grape variety, native to Argentina by way of France, produces Argentina's signature deep, fruity red wines?
- Malbec
- What white grape variety, originally from Alsace and Germany, produces aromatic, floral wines often with a hint of lychee?
- Gewurztraminer
- What red grape variety, a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, is grown widely in the Loire Valley and Bordeaux, producing herbaceous, medium-bodied reds?
- Cabernet Franc
- What white grape variety, widely planted in Italy, produces the crisp base wine for Prosecco?
- Glera
- What red grape variety, native to Spain, is the primary grape in Rioja blends alongside Tempranillo and produces jammy, high-alcohol wines?
- Garnacha (Grenache)