Common White Grape Varieties

The most common white kind of grapes today include Chardonnay, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, and Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio. These type of grapes are made into wines that is why they are called wine grapes, they are widely recognized because of their distinct aroma and flavor. Wines which are made from this grapes are varietal because they are blending different varieties to produce one brand of wine and don't even mention what kind of grapes present in the wine is made of usual practice for European Wines.

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a regal grapes for it produces the greatest dry white wines in the world which is the white Burgundies and the main grapes of Champagne. This variety of grapes is practically produce by every wine producing country in the world for it can adapt to wide range of climates and because putting Chardonnay on wine label is a great sales tool. During fermentation, most Chardonnay wines receive oak treatment. There flavor are blend well with those of oak, that many wine drinker love. For the expensive and best Chardonnays, oak treatment is done by using expensive barrels of French oak compare to the cheap Chardonnays which use oak chips or just adding oak liquid essence.
This kind of grape has fruity aromas and flavors which range from apple to tropical fruits. It can also display subtle earthy aromas like mushroom or minerals. It is generally full-bodied and has medium to high acidity. They are usually dry but cheaper one are bit sweet.

Riesling

This kind of grape generally from Germany is known for its undisputedly noble variety. Only few places outside Germany that can show its real class which includes Alsace region of France, Austria, and the Clare Valley region of Australia. Most of Riesling wines are not sweet as against the common perception that it is sweet. Actually Alsace Riesling are normally dry, many German Rieslings are fairly dry, and a few American Rieslings are dry.
Riesling wines are usually light-bodied, crisp and refreshing. They are high acidity, low to medium alcohol content, and its aroma or flavor ranges from fruity, flowery to minerally.

Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc has a pronounced aroma and flavor beside from herbaceous or grassy character. It displays mineral aromas and flavor, vegetal and fruity character. This wine is light- to medium-bodied and usually dry.
France has two classic wine regions for the Sauvignon Blanc grape: Bordeaux; and the Loire Valley, where the two best known Sauvignon wines are called Sancerre or Pouilly-Fumé. In Bordeaux, Sauvignon Blanc is sometimes blended with Sémillon.

Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio

Is one of the several kind of grapes which are called Pinot: Pinot Gris (gray Pinot) or Pinot Grigio(in Italian), Pinot Blanc (white Pinot), Pinot Noir (black Pinot), Pinot Meunier. Pinot Gris is believed to have mutated from the black Pinot Noir grape. Although it's considered a white grape, its skin color is unusually dark for a white variety.
Pinot Gris made wines are deeper in color compare to most white wines while Pinot Grigio wines are pale. Pinot Gris wines are medium- to full-bodied, often not oaky, and have low acidity and neutral aromas. Rulander is the other name for Pinot Gris which is an important grape throughout Northeastern Italy and also grows in Germany. Pinot Grigio is also the best selling inexpensive wines in the United States of American.

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