Wine

The history and culture of wine: grape varieties, wine regions and appellations, and the wineries that shaped its history.

Grape varieties (349)

Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognised red grape varieties and…Pinot noirPinot noir is a red wine grape (Vitis vinifera) from Burgundy, in eastern France, and the…ChardonnayChardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine, including some of…Sauvignon blancSauvignon blanc is a green-skinned white grape variety that most likely originated in…RieslingRiesling is a white grape variety that originated in the Rhine Valley of western Germany…MerlotMerlot is a dark-skinned red wine grape used both for varietal wines and for blends.…SyrahSyrah is a dark-skinned red grape grown around the world and used mainly to make red…GewürztraminerGewürztraminer is a highly aromatic white wine grape with a pink to red skin, whose name…

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Wine regions (210)

Port winePort wine is a Portuguese fortified wine made from grapes grown in the Douro Valley and…SherrySherry is a fortified wine made mainly from Palomino grapes in the Marco de Jerez, in…MadeiraMadeira is a fortified wine made on the Portuguese island of Madeira, in the North…Tokaj-HegyaljaTokaj-Hegyalja is a historic wine region in northeastern Hungary, with a small part in…MontferratMontferrat is a historical region of Piedmont, in northern Italy, roughly covering the…Bordeaux wine regionThe Bordeaux wine region is the great winemaking area of southwest France, centred on the…RecașRecaș is a town in Timiș County, Romania, located roughly halfway between Timișoara and…Burgundy wineBurgundy is a wine region in east-central France, centred on the valleys and slopes west…

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Wineries (150)

Veuve ClicquotVeuve Clicquot is a Champagne house founded in 1772 in Reims, France, and one of the…Château Lafite RothschildChâteau Lafite Rothschild is a wine estate in Bordeaux, located in the village of…Eberbach AbbeyEberbach Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery near Eltville am Rhein, in the Rheingau…Château d'YquemChâteau d'Yquem is a sweet white wine from the Sauternes district, in the southern part…Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune)The Hospices de Beaune, also known as the Hôtel-Dieu de Beaune, is a former charitable…Beit JimalBeit Jimal is a former village in the Judaean Mountains of Israel, today best known as a…Tvrdoš MonasteryTvrdoš Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery near the town of Trebinje, in the…Concha y ToroConcha y Toro is the largest wine producer and exporter in Latin America and one of the…

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Wines and wine drinks (120)