| Are you wondering which grapes you can use | | | | Italy, Washington state, California state, and in |
| when doing wine making at home. Is the only | | | | Long Island, New York. |
| grape you can think of is the concord grape that | | | | Muscadine grapes are part of the Muscadinia |
| the juice is made from? Are you totally in the | | | | grape, which branches off the normal grapes |
| dark as to what other grapes make good wines? | | | | called vinifera that most are aware of. This grape |
| Let's look at some of the types of grapes that | | | | is mostly grown in Mexico and the southeastern |
| can be used for this endeavor. | | | | United States. These Muscadines are large |
| The Auxerrois grape gives you a neutral wine | | | | thick-skinned grapes. Scuppernong is one kind of |
| that is soft and fruity. You will find this grape | | | | the Muscadine grapes. They can grow in areas |
| primarily in Canada and Luxemburg. Sometimes it | | | | the many grapes can't because they are so |
| is mixed with the Pinot Blanc variety of grape. | | | | hearty. These grapes are often used for wine |
| The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are small, tough, | | | | making at home. |
| and red while growing on the grapevines, and | | | | Another popular grape is the Zinfandel, which is |
| these are used to make the Cabernet Sauvignon | | | | mainly grown in the state of California. They are |
| wines. Australia and California widely grow these | | | | believed to come from Southern Italy though. |
| grapes. Also, these grapes naturally contain tannin, | | | | The wines from these grapes can be spicy or |
| which helps bring about a nice tasting red wine. | | | | fruity, it all depends upon age. The Zinfandel grape |
| Chardonnay grapes are grown in California, South | | | | creates both White Zinfandel (skins are off) and |
| Africa, Champagne, Burgundy, and Australia. | | | | the Red Zinfandel (skins are left on). |
| These grapes make a wine that has a fruity | | | | The Pinot Noir grapes ripen earlier and are softer |
| taste as in peaches or melons and some can | | | | than the Cabernet grapes. They are also |
| have an oak-type flavor. These are extremely | | | | extremely sensitive of the growing conditions. |
| easy to grow as far as white grapes though. This | | | | They are often used in the red wine, and minus |
| makes them very popular. | | | | their skins in Champagne. The Pinot Noir wines are |
| The Grenache grape usually is used to make the | | | | made in California, Australia, Italy, Oregon, |
| rose wine. It is also very widely grown in Spain, | | | | Germany, and of course Burgundy. |
| California, and France. This grape is the #2 grape | | | | These are just a few of the grapes that you can |
| grown throughout the world. The wine that | | | | come across to make wine from. Many vineyards |
| comes from using this grape is fruity, sweet and | | | | will sell you grapes for wine making. Check with |
| with a bit of tannin. | | | | your local vineyards and see which varieties of |
| The Merlot grape is one that ripens early in the | | | | grapes they will sell. If you do not want the mess |
| season and provides flavors such as honey, | | | | of dealing with the whole grape, you can find |
| cherry, and possibly mint. It contains a lower | | | | places that will sell you the juice from the grapes. |
| amount of tannin compared to the red cousins it | | | | But the most authentic way to do wine making at |
| has. Merlot grapes are grown in Australia, France, | | | | home is to use the whole grapes. |