General

Hardly any other red wine variety is better known worldwide than Cabernet Sauvignon. Experts even consider the noble French vine from the Bordeaux wine region to be the best potential variety for excellent enjoyment. The deep red wine delights connoisseurs around the world, even if it is rarely offered as a variety. Instead, the grape is particularly popular for cuvées because it gives them a wonderfully fruity aroma. Cabernet Sauvignon from France

The old grape variety Malbec comes from France , where it used to be very widespread. However, times have changed: Today France is only the second largest growing region for Malbec, far behind Argentina, where it thrives in the warm and dry climate at the foot of the Andes. The Argentinian wine region of Mendoza, for example, has dark

Who doesn’t like to enjoy a refreshing glass of white wine on warm days? A Chardonnay is perfect for this. This vine from the French Burgundy wine region, like Riesling, is one of the high-quality varieties and produces excellent wines. The grapes are particularly popular for their versatility because they reflect the properties of the soil and thus produce very diverse wines. French,

The grape variety, which is mostly known as Shiraz outside Europe and is called Syrah in its country of origin France , is one of the most important red grape varieties. Fine wines can be obtained from the grape. The main growing area is in the Rhone Valley, from which the variety probably also comes. Likewise large growing areas for Shiraz red

The Tempranillo is Spain’s most important indigenous red wine variety. In many places, the vine is therefore even referred to as “Spain’s answer to the Cabernet Sauvignon”. Tempranillo serves, among other things, as the basis for the world-famous Rioja wine. Monks from the Cistercian order probably planted the first vines after the reconquest of Spain from the Moors in the

Grenache is a red grape variety that is widespread all over the world and occupies a large number of vineyards. The vine is now in the entire Mediterranean region, for example in Australia, Israel, Argentina, the USA, native to Chile and South Africa. However, it is most common in France and Spain. The Spanish winegrowers don’t call the vine Grenache, but Garnacha. Because