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DNA evidence has shown Cabernet Sauvignon is the result of crossing two other Bordeaux grape varieties— Cabernet franc and Sauvignon blanc— which has led grapevine historians, or ampelographers, to believe that the grape originated in Bordeaux. Early records indicate that the grape was widespread in the Médoc region during the 18th century.
The introduction of the vins de pays, a classification produced under less stringent regulations than those of an AOC, opened up the Languedoc wine industry to the labeling of varietal wines and the blending of international varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Chardonnay. [5]
The Italian wine Tignanello is a blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet franc – varieties which usually have aging potential.. There is a widespread misconception that wine always improves with age, [3] or that wine improves with extended aging, or that aging potential is an indicator of good wine.
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Wine is usually made from one or more varieties of the European species Vitis vinifera, [65] such as Pinot noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Gamay and Merlot. When one of these varieties is used as the predominant grape (usually defined by law as a minimum of 75% to 85%), the result is a "varietal" as opposed to a "blended" wine. Blended ...
Valentin Blattner at Château Duvivier. Valentin Blattner is a Swiss grape geneticist, grape breeder and winemaker of the Jura Mountains. [1] Blattner has conducted very important research into finding disease-resistant grapes in viniculture since the 1980s, [2] and is best known for developing Cabernet blanc in his Soyhières nursery in 1991. [3]
Winery Ranch (52 vineyard acres) is located between the Napa River and the Mayacamas Mountains. This vineyard produces Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon, Sauvignon Musque, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. This was the original vineyard from which Cakebread Cellars emerged. The vineyard was planted in 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1999. [9]
Cabernet Sauvignon has been planted in Tuscany for over 250 years, but has only recently become associated with the region due to the rise of the Super Tuscans. Other international varieties found in Tuscany include Cabernet franc, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot noir, Sauvignon blanc and Syrah.