Listing Grape Varieties beginning with G:
Click on a variety name to read all about it.
| Variety | Colour | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gaglioppo | Red | Gaglioppo is a robust red grape found mostly in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Some aver tha... |
| Gamay | Red | The Gamay grape is thought to be a mutant of the Pinot Noir, which first appeared in the village of... |
| Garganega | White | An ancient vine which is nearly identical to Sicily’s Grecanico, Garganega is thought to be of... |
| Garnacha Blanca | White | Grenache Blanc is a major variety in its own right, particularly in France, where it is an important... |
| Garnacha Tinto | Red | Grenache (in Spanish, Garnacha, in Catalan, Garnatxa) is probably the most widely planted variety of... |
| Gewurztraminer | White | Gewürztraminer, writes Jancis Robinson, has the dubious dual distinction of being the easier gr... |
| Giro | Red | Girò is also one of grape-varieties brought by Spanish during their domination, but its most si... |
| Graziano | Red | A red grape that was once of vital importance in the Rioja region of northern Spain. Prone to diseas... |
| Grecanico | White | Grecanico? Greco? It's all Greek to me... There is a whole family of southern Italian white grapes,... |
| Greco | White | See Greco di Tufo... |
| Greco di Tufo | White | Greco di Tufo makes enchanting wines. In ancient times its excellent grapes were named Aminea Gemina... |
| Grenache Blanc | White | Grenache Blanc is a major variety in its own right, particularly in France, where it is an important... |
| Grenache Gris | Grenache Gris description... | |
| Grenache Noir | Red | Grenache (in Spanish, Garnacha, in Catalan, Garnatxa) is probably the most widely planted variety o... |
| Grignolino | Red | Grignolino has been planted in Piedmont in the area between Asti and Casale, where it originated, si... |
| Grillo | White | An ancient variety used in one of Julius Caesar's favourite wines, the sweet, luscious Mamertino of... |
| Gringet | White | I think we can claim that this will be one of the more extensive analyses of the Gringet grape. Gri... |
| Grolleau | Red | a.k.a. Gros Lot. The name derives from the word for a raven (Grolle), no doubt a reference to the b... |
| Gros Manseng | White | Jurançon, in the foothills of the Atlantic Pyrenees, is the true home of the Gros Manseng grape... |
| Gruner Veltliner | White | Terminally trendy Gruner - as wine nerds and oenophiles call it - is Austria's most widely planted g... |
| Guillemot | White | A Gascon high-flier, related to the Petit Auk family of grapes. Grows best on rocky outcrops and cli... |
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