Grape Varieties of the World Trivia Word Search

Historically Italy's most planted white grape, it is also the source of the French brandy grape Ugni Blanc.

This Portuguese grape, prized for deep color and aroma, is a key component of Port wine.

This light Sicilian red grape joins Nero d'Avola in Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Sicily's only DOCG wine.

This is one of Spain's most widely planted red grapes, especially common in the Utiel-Requena region.

This aromatic Galician white grape nearly disappeared before Spanish winemakers revived it in the 1970s.

This Bordeaux white grape is the primary component of the sweet dessert wine Sauternes.

Its name is traced to the Latin 'alba lux,' or dawn light; this Piedmont white grape is the star of Caluso.

This famous Bordeaux red completing 'Cabernet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _' is a natural cross of two other grapes.

This is the world's second most-planted wine grape, a Bordeaux staple known for its soft, plummy style.

This noble Piedmont grape is the sole variety behind Barolo and Barbaresco wines.

This pale, historic red grape of South Tyrol is known in German-speaking areas as Vernatsch.

Austria's spicy, peppery signature white grape has a full name completing Gruner _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This Piedmont white grape is the sole variety used to make the crisp wine Gavi.

This tannic Turkish red grape from Diyarbakir is traditionally blended with Okuzgozu for structure.

This fragrant white grape from France's Condrieu appellation is prized for its floral, apricot-like aroma.

This wild native grape species of the southeastern United States produces large, thick-skinned berries.

Its French nickname means 'lip-stinger,' a nod to the tart acidity of this Languedoc white grape.

This early-ripening Piedmont red grape's Italian name means 'little sweet one.'

Known as Steen in South Africa, this versatile Loire Valley white grape is short for '_ _ _ _ _ _ Blanc.'

The signature red grape of Fronton, north of Toulouse, it was once sold in California as Pinot St. George.

This Veneto white grape is the principal variety behind the wine Soave.

By law, Italy's sparkling wine Prosecco must be made from at least 85% of this grape.

Called Pinot Grigio in Italy, this grape's full French name completes the phrase Pinot _ _ _ _.

Known as Shiraz in Australia, this bold red grape is a signature variety of France's Rhone Valley.

The grape behind red Burgundy is named for its dark color; its full name completes Pinot _ _ _ _.

Its name means 'acid black' in Greek, and it is considered northern Greece's noblest red grape.

This fizzy, deeply colored red wine from Emilia-Romagna shares its name with its source grape.

This disease-resistant German red hybrid grape has become a favorite among English winemakers.

This deeply colored Croatian coastal red grape shares its ancestry with Zinfandel and Primitivo.

Though native to southwest France, this deep purple grape is now most closely associated with Argentina.

This Spanish white grape from Rueda produces zesty wines with notes of fennel and grapefruit.

Often blended with Grillo and Catarratto, this Sicilian white grape lends body to Marsala wine.

This sweet, distinctly flavored native American grape is famous for grape juice and jelly rather than wine.

Grown in Puglia, this grape was later shown to be genetically identical to a famous California variety.

This Hungarian white grape is the star of the famed sweet wine Tokaji.

This deeply colored red grape from Trentino shares its region with, but is distinct from, Lagrein.

Rare among grapes, this teinturier variety has red flesh as well as red skin, prized for boosting blend color.

Argentina's signature aromatic white grape is a natural cross of Muscat of Alexandria and the Mission grape.

Named for the doctor who championed American viticulture, this grape is Missouri's official state grape.

This rare Sicilian red grape nearly vanished before winemakers began reviving it in recent decades.

Two Sicilian varieties share this surname, distinguished as Mascalese and Cappuccio.

Named for its 'little mill' appearance, this Veneto grape is blended alongside Corvina in Valpolicella.

Once a key grape of Hungary's Bull's Blood, this rot-prone red was largely replaced by Kekfrankos in the 1900s.

Created in 1922 by crossing Blaufrankisch and St. Laurent, this is now Austria's most planted red grape.

Beaujolais wine is made almost entirely from this light, fruity red grape.

Its name simply means 'Greek' in Italian, hinting at ancient origins for this Campania white grape.

This tannic southwest French red grape's name means 'iron,' a nod to the vine's very hard wood.

One of the oldest cultivated grape families, its name is linked to the Greek island once called Monemvasia.

This deeply colored Lombardy red grape is often blended with Barbera in northern Italian wines.

This aromatic red grape from Spain's Bierzo and Galicia regions produces light, fragrant wines.

Among Italy's most widely planted red grapes, it thrives especially in Piedmont's Asti and Alba districts.

Created in 1925 by crossing Pinot Noir with Cinsaut, this is South Africa's signature red grape.

Named for its floury-looking leaves, this Champagne grape's full name completes Pinot _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This golden-skinned Rhone white grape is traditionally blended with Marsanne in wines like Hermitage Blanc.

A cross of Cayetana Blanca and Alfrocheiro Preto, this grape is a mainstay of Portuguese table wines.

A late-harvest specialty of southwest France, its full name completes the phrase Petit _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

This ancient southern Italian red grape may have been brought by Greek settlers over 2,000 years ago.

Its Piedmontese name means 'little rascal,' a nod to how difficult this aromatic white grape is to cultivate.

This Rhone white grape is almost always blended with Roussanne for added freshness and structure.

Long thought purely American, DNA testing traced this California grape's roots to Croatia's Dalmatian coast.

This pink-skinned native American grape was the base of Nicholas Longworth's famed 1800s Ohio sparkling wines.

This golden-skinned grape, whose full name adds 'Gialla,' is a specialty of Italy's Friuli region.

Italy's word for Muscat, this intensely floral and fruity grape is used to make the sparkling wine Asti.

This German-bred white hybrid grape ripens early enough to thrive in England's cool climate vineyards.

Known as Monastrell in Spain, this thick-skinned Mediterranean red grape thrives in hot, dry climates.

Native to the volcanic island of Santorini, this crisp white grape is now planted across much of Greece.

Also called Petite Sirah, this grape was developed in 19th-century France and now thrives in California.

This is the principal red grape of Portugal's Bairrada region, known for high acidity and tannin.

This white grape is grown across Alsace and Germany; its name is often linked to the Latin word for 'forest.'

This zesty, herbaceous white grape's full name completes the phrase Sauvignon _ _ _ _ _.

Known as Fendant in the Valais, this is Switzerland's most widely planted white grape.

Long believed extinct in Bordeaux, this grape turned out to be thriving under another name in Chile.

Once the world's most planted wine grape, this Spanish white variety is commonly distilled into brandy.

Its Turkish name translates to 'bull's eye,' describing the large, dark berries of this Anatolian red grape.

One of Bordeaux's six classic red grapes, its full name completes the phrase Cabernet _ _ _ _ _.

This minor Rioja blending grape adds aroma and acidity but covers only a small share of Spain's vineyards.

This Friuli white grape was known simply as Tocai until a European Union naming dispute forced a name change.

This deeply colored Veneto red grape lends color to blends without contributing much tannin.

This high-tannin grape from southwest France is now the signature red variety of Uruguay.

This robust red grape is native to the Greek island of Crete.

This Sicilian white grape is a key ingredient in the fortified wine Marsala.

Spain's second most planted red grape is called Garnacha at home but goes by this name internationally.

Bred in California to boost the color of blended red wines, this teinturier grape is rarely bottled alone.

A minor Bordeaux blending grape prized for deep color, its full name completes the phrase Petit _ _ _ _ _ _.

This Campania white grape was reportedly favored by ancient Romans and nearly vanished after phylloxera.

Grown as Alvarinho in Portugal, this crisp white grape thrives in Spain's coastal Rias Baixas region.

This light-bodied Veneto grape is a key blending component of Amarone and Valpolicella.

Its name means 'dye' in Georgian, reflecting the deep color it lends to traditional qvevri wine.

This dark-skinned Dalmatian red grape is famously grown on the stone-walled terraces around Primosten, Croatia.

This robust Calabrian red grape is the backbone of the wine Ciro.

This is the traditional white grape of Spain's sherry region, prized for its neutral base flavor.

Germany's most planted white grape ranges from bone-dry to intensely sweet depending on how it's made.

This Languedoc red grape adds softness and color when blended with Grenache and Syrah in Rhone-style wines.

Widely grown around the Mediterranean, this deeply colored red grape is also known as Mazuelo in Rioja blends.

This tannic Bulgarian red grape of the Thracian Valley takes its name from the Greek word for 'black.'