But the Zweigelt, a red grape from Austria, captured the full Pinot spectrum.
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Ditto Crianza Rioja from Spain, made from the Tempranillo grape, and Nerello Mascalese, an earthy red grape native to Sicily.
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It's a red grape that, most of the world over, is pressed to extract clear juice, then fermented into a small component of sparkling wines, such as champagne.
These included the same three grapes that Mr. Goldstein mentioned but a few others as well, namely Cabernet Franc, from the Loire, and Frappato, a red grape native to Sicily.
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This trio of bold red grape varieties may be last into the cellar, but any aficionado who appreciates brooding, dark oak-aged red wine will tell you, these are definitely worth the wait.
The big red-grape-growing regions of South Australia, such as Coonawarra and the Barossa Valley, get enough sun and heat to ripen the fruit every year.
The Red Bicyclette Pinot Noir single grape wine is hugely popular in the United States.
The star varietal is malbec, a red wine made from the malbec grape that is native to Bordeaux but actually thrives better in the high-altitude terrain of Mendoza than anywhere else in the world.
Yunnan Red, made from the Rose Honey grape that is extinct in France, is said to have been first made by a 19th-century French missionary who was nostalgic for a taste of home.
The red wines from the Beaujolais region are made from the Gamay grape, particularly well-suited to the granite-based soils of the area.
All 24 sites could be accounted for if the first Cabernet Sauvignon vine was a hybrid between Cabernet Franc (another red variety from Bordeaux) and Sauvignon Blanc (a white grape grown widely in western France).
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