Vinhão (veen-YOW)
Along with azal tinto, a high acid Portuguese variety used in the rare red versions… Continue reading
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Xynomavro (ZEE-no-mav-ro)
Sometimes spelled xinomavro. From xyno, acid, and mavro, black. Greece’s most intense, well-respected red grape.… Continue reading
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Zametovka (Zah-meh-TOV-kah)
Ancient Slovenian variety where it is used as part of the blend in the crisp,… Continue reading
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Zinfandel (ZIN-fan-dell)
For decades, zinfandel was the most widely planted red grape in California until cabernet sauvignon… Continue reading
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Zweigelt (ZVIGH-gelt)
Austrian cross of blaufränkisch and St. Laurent made in 1922 by an Austrian researcher named… Continue reading
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Touriga Franca (tore EE gah FRANK a)
High quality variety native to the Duoro region of Portugal even though the word “Franca”… Continue reading
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Touriga Nacional (tore-EE-gah na-SEE-on-al)
Probably native to Portugal’s Dao region, but today widely known as the leading powerhouse grape… Continue reading
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Trepat (TRAY-paht)
Native to Catalonia in northwest Spain. Mostly used for making rosé cavas.
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Trincadeira Preta (trin-ka-DARE-rah PRAY-ta)
A darkly colored grape that probably originated in central Portugal and is now grown all… Continue reading
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Trollinger (TRAWL-in-jer)
Common German variety making mostly undistinguished wines, especially in the Württemberg area. Known in its… Continue reading
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Vaccarèse (vack-are-EZ)
One of the common if minor red grapes in France’s southern Rhône Valley. Sometimes used… Continue reading
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Valdiguié (VAL-dih-gay)
Southwestern French variety now virtually extinct there but growing in tiny amounts in California, where,… Continue reading
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