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Red wine consumption is experiencing significant growth there. [13] In Japan, red wine consumption now surpasses white wine, accounting for 48% of total wine consumed compared to 43% for white wine. [14] [15] While red wine's market share may be increasing relative to other types of wines, overall wine consumption volume is declining in several ...
Chian was credited as the first red wine, although it was known to the Greeks as "black wine". [65] [66] Coan was mixed with sea water and famously salty; [67] Pramnian or Lesbian wine was a famous export as well. Aristotle mentions Lemnian wine, which was probably the same as the modern-day Lemnió varietal, a red wine with a bouquet of ...
For most of the 20th century, it was the world's most widely planted premium red wine grape until it was surpassed by Merlot in the 1990s. [1] However, by 2015, Cabernet Sauvignon had once again become the most widely planted wine grape, with a total of 341,000 hectares (3,410 km 2) under vine worldwide. [2]
Carménère. The Carménère grape is a wine grape variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used to produce deep red wines and occasionally used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot . A member of the Cabernet family of grapes, [1] the name "Carménère" originates from the French word ...
A bottle of Egri Bikavér. Egri Bikavér (Bull's Blood of Eger) is a blended red wine produced in Eger, Hungary.It is very representative of the red wines of Eger, a terroir wine, which carries the flavour of the soils of local production sites, the mezzo-climate unique to the region and the traditions and mores of local residents, from the selection of varieties to choosing the period and ...
Château Lafite Rothschild. Coordinates: 45°13′30″N 0°46′23″W. Château Lafite Rothschild in Pauillac, Médoc region. Château Lafite Rothschild is a French wine estate of Bordeaux wine, located in Pauillac in France, owned by members of the Rothschild family since the 19th century, and rated as a First Growth under the 1855 Bordeaux ...
Pinot noir. Romanée-Conti, among the world's most expensive wines, is made from Pinot noir. Pinot noir ( French: [pino nwaʁ] ⓘ ), also known as Pinot nero, is a red- wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. The name also refers to wines created predominantly from Pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French words for pine ...
Notable regions. Germany. VIVC number. 3659. Dornfelder ( German: [ˈdɔʁnˌfɛldɐ] ⓘ) is a dark-skinned variety of grape of German origin used for red wine. [ 1] It was created by August Herold (1902–1973) at the grape breeding institute in Weinsberg in the Württemberg region in 1955. Herold crossed the grape varieties Helfensteiner and ...