Wine varieties
Wine varieties
France, red
Aramon
High yielding southern table wine variety now in decline. Black-skinned variety of the Languedoc.
Reference: http://www.wine-searcher.com/grape-829-aramon
Auxerrois
Synonym of Malbec in Cahors. Often called Pinot Auxerrois or Auxerrois Blanc, is grown fairly extensively in Alsace, but appears in more wines than most may realise.
Reference: http://www.wine-searcher.com/grape-21-auxerrois
Braquet
Main variety of Bellet, near Nice. Used in the production of light red and rosé wines from Provence.
Reference: http://www.wine-searcher.com/grape-763-braquet
Cabernet Franc
High quality cousin of Cabernet Sauvignon used in Bordeaux (especially St-Emilion) and in the Loire. Most famously known as the third grape of Bordeaux, found in many of the top Bordeaux blend wines.
Reference: http://www.wine-searcher.com/grape-75-cabernet-franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Classic variety.
The result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc.
Italy, red
Aleatico
Red Muscat variety of Corsica. Makes a wine of the same name.
Mostly grown in Italy, with its own dedicated appelation in Lombardy, northern Italy.
Synonyms: Red Moscatel, Leatico, Aglinao
