Currently, there are more than 6,000 grape varieties in the world that can make wine, but only about 50 can make good wine, which can be broadly divided into red and white grapes.
1.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Typical Aromas.
Cassis, black currant, black cherry, green pepper, mint.
Smoke, vanilla, coffee, cedar and other oak flavors.
After ageing, there are aromas of mushrooms, dried leaves, animal fur and minerals.
2.
Merlot
Typical aromas.
Blackberry, plum, traditional English cake, chocolate, etc.
Mild or cool aroma: strawberry, cranberry, mint, etc.
3.
Pinot Noir
Typical aromas: raspberry, cherry, violet, mint, etc.
Raspberry, cherry, violet, licorice, etc.
4.
Syrah
Typical Aromas.
Black currant, red currant, blueberry, mulberry, violet, truffle, licorice and pepper.
5.
Gretna
Typical Aromas.
Strawberry, raspberry, spice, pepper, toffee and leather.
6.
Cabernet Franc
Typical Aromas.
Strawberry, red plum, raspberry, pepper and gravel.
7.
Gamay
Typical aromas.
Banana, blueberry and cherry.
8.
Zinfandel
Typical Aromas.
Black fruits, dried fruits and sweet spices.
9.
Petit Verdot
Typical Aromas.
Cassis, blackberry, blueberry, blackberry, dried plum, cedar pine, clove bud, lavender, sage and smoke.
10
Carmenere
Typical Aromas.
Blueberry, blackberry, cassis, strawberry, cherry, chocolate and tobacco.
11
Nebbiolo
Typical fragrances.
Raspberry, red currant, blueberry, cherry, rose, violet, truffle, smoke, chocolate and pepper.
12
Sangiovese
Typical aromas.
Blueberry, strawberry, sour cherry, raspberry, red currant, dried plum, pine, licorice, smoke and earth.
13
Tempranillo
Typical Aromas.
Strawberry, blackberry, plum, spice, oak, meat, leather and mushroom
14
Movedre
Typical Aromas.
Raspberry, blueberry, mulberry, dried plum, truffle, pine, thyme, cinnamon, clove bud, pepper and leather
15
Malbec
Typical aromas.
Red currant, black currant, blueberry, plum, cedar, licorice, cocoa, coffee, clove and smoke.
16
Pinot Meunier
Typical Aromas.
Red fruit, cassis, plum and cherry.
17
Shenandoah
Typical Aromas.
Red fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, plums, currants and pomegranates.
Drupe, such as peach and nectarine.
Perfume fragrances such as perfume and pigment.
Oak fragrances such as vanilla, baking and cocoa.
Aged fragrances such as cedar, cigar box, musk, mushroom, earth, and leather.
18
Black Pearl (Nero d’Avola)
Typical aromas.
Wild plum and chocolate.
19
Pinotage
Typical Aromas.
Plum, blackberry, raspberry, licorice and tobacco.
20
Graciano
Typical notes: black fruits, mulberries, red cherries, plums and spices.
