Grapes

Where each grape is a main variety among the 41 regions here, and how warm those places are. Ranges are from this site's regions only; most grapes are grown far more widely.

Grape	Colour	Regions here	Coolest	Warmest
Barbera	red	Piedmont (Langhe)	1,950	1,950
Cabernet Franc	red	Bordeaux, Loire Valley (Touraine), Niagara Peninsula, Finger Lakes	1,350	1,560
Cabernet Sauvignon	red	Bordeaux, Stellenbosch, Columbia Valley, Napa Valley, Paso Robles, Sonoma County, Barossa Valley, Coonawarra, Margaret River, McLaren Vale, Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo), Colchagua Valley, Maipo Valley	1,480	2,160
Carignan (Cariñena; Samsó)	red	Languedoc, Priorat	2,050	2,210
Carménère	red	Colchagua Valley, Maipo Valley	1,730	1,850
Chardonnay	white	Burgundy (Côte d'Or), Champagne, Niagara Peninsula, Columbia Valley, Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Willamette Valley, Margaret River, Yarra Valley, Hawke's Bay	1,180	1,930
Chenin Blanc (Steen)	white	Loire Valley (Touraine), Stellenbosch	1,380	2,160
Corvina	red	Valpolicella	2,030	2,030
Furmint	white	Tokaj	1,450	1,450
Gewürztraminer	white	Alsace	1,360	1,360
Grenache (Garnacha; Cannonau)	red	Languedoc, Southern Rhône, Priorat, Rioja, Paso Robles, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale	1,700	2,210
Grüner Veltliner	white	Wachau	970	970
Malbec (Côt)	red	Mendoza (Luján de Cuyo)	2,090	2,090
Merlot	red	Bordeaux, Columbia Valley, Napa Valley, Hawke's Bay	1,440	1,930
Mourvèdre (Monastrell; Mataro)	red	Languedoc, Southern Rhône	2,050	2,180
Nebbiolo	red	Piedmont (Langhe)	1,950	1,950
Palomino	white	Jerez	2,610	2,610
Pinot Gris (Pinot Grigio)	white	Alsace, Willamette Valley	1,230	1,360
Pinot Meunier (Meunier)	red	Champagne	1,180	1,180
Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder; Pinot Nero)	red	Burgundy (Côte d'Or), Champagne, Rheingau, Sonoma County, Willamette Valley, Yarra Valley, Central Otago, Marlborough	880	1,800
Pinotage	red	Stellenbosch	2,160	2,160
Riesling	white	Alsace, Wachau, Mosel, Rheingau, Niagara Peninsula, Columbia Valley, Finger Lakes	970	1,590
Rkatsiteli	white	Kakheti	2,090	2,090
Sangiovese	red	Chianti Classico	1,730	1,730
Saperavi	red	Kakheti	2,090	2,090
Sauvignon Blanc	white	Bordeaux, Loire Valley (Touraine), Margaret River, Marlborough	1,240	1,920
Syrah (Shiraz)	red	Languedoc, Northern Rhône, Southern Rhône, Columbia Valley, Paso Robles, Barossa Valley, Hunter Valley, McLaren Vale, Hawke's Bay, Colchagua Valley	1,440	2,380
Sémillon	white	Bordeaux, Hunter Valley, Margaret River	1,560	2,380
Tempranillo (Tinta Roriz; Tinto Fino)	red	Douro Valley, Ribera del Duero, Rioja	1,610	1,700
Touriga Nacional	red	Douro Valley	1,650	1,650
Viognier	white	Northern Rhône	1,790	1,790
Zinfandel (Primitivo)	red	Paso Robles, Sonoma County	1,800	1,900