Beaujolais makes its famous, fruity reds exclusively from one of the many Gamays available, the Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc. Low in alcohol and relatively high in acidity, the wines are meant to be drunk soon after bottling; the ultimate example of this is Beaujolais Nouveau, whipped onto shelves everywhere almost overnight. It is also grown in the Loire, but makes no remarkable wines. The Swiss grow it widely, for blending with Pinot Noir; they often chaptalize the wines.
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Carignane

Also known as Carignane (California), Cirnano (Italy). Once a major blending grape for jug wines, Carignan’s popularity has diminished, and plantings have dropped from 25,111 acres in 1980 to 8,883 in 1994. It still appears in some blends, and old vineyards are sought after for the intensity of their grapes. But the likelihood is that other grapes with even more intensity and flavor will replace it in the future.
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The undisputed king of red wines, Cabernet is a remarkably steady and consistent performer throughout much of the state. While it grows well in many appellations, in specific appellations it is capable of rendering wines of uncommon depth, richness, concentration and longevity. Bordeaux has used the grape since the 18th century, always blending it with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and sometimes a soupçon of Petite Verdot. The Bordeaux model is built around not only the desire to craft complex wines, but also the need to ensure that different grape varieties ripen at different intervals or to give a wine color, tannin or backbone.
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Increasingly popular as both stand-alone varietal and blending grape, Cabernet Franc is used primarily for blending in Bordeaux, although it can rise to great heights in quality, as seen in the grand wine Cheval-Blanc. In France’s Loire Valley it’s also made into a lighter wine called Chinon. It is well established in Italy, particularly the northeast, where it is sometimes called Cabernet Frank or Bordo. California has grown it for more than 30 years, and Argentina, Long Island, Washington state and New Zealand are picking it up.
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Good red wines are extremely popular worldwide and there are more and more wine lovers who know a good wine to truly appreciate. There are many great wine regions around the world and certainly Italy is one of the best known. Italy is particularly famous for its tasty red wine and these include among others the famous grape Nero d’Avola. This is a very old Italian variety, which is predominantly found in the region around Sicily.
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Nebbiolo is a red grape and is also Chiavennasca, Spanna, Spana, Lampia, Michet, Picotrendo, Picontener, Prugnet, or Pugnet called Rose. The origin of this red wine is located in Piedmont Italy. It is an elegant Burgundian wine Gnarled up. Seen in cherry red color of the wine shines through brick.
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Mullerrebe of red wine is often referred to as the little sister or little brother of Pinot Noir because the wine grape of the two places are very similar. However, the price and the quality of the Pinot Noir is slightly higher than those of red wine Mullerrebe. Nevertheless, the Mullerrebe red wine is very popular in many places, because he’s very good on price-performance ratio.
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Is extremely popular among lovers of dry red wine of the southern French Merlot, which is among the most cultivated wine in the world.

Originally from the region around Bordeaux, he is still one of the only six varieties used in this region. Popular is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, which refines the Bordeux wine. Especially high are the mixing proportions of Merlot in the area of ​​Pomerol and Saint-Emilion.
In other wines of the Merlot is often blended to complement French, but also Italian varietals used.
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In diabetic wines may only be a low level of glucose be included because the glucose degradation in the body, insulin is necessary. Insulin in diabetic but not or only formed mangehalft. Wine for consumption is safe for diabetics, when he in a liter.

• more than 4 g glucose
• maximum of 20 grams of total sugars (calculated as invert *)
• more than 150 mg total sulfurous acid
• more than an alcohol content of 12 percent by volume

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Is extremely popular among lovers of dry red wine of the southern French Merlot, which is among the most cultivated wine in the world.

Originally from the region around Bordeaux, he is still one of the only six varieties used in this region. Popular is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, which refines the Bordeux wine. Especially high are the mixing proportions of Merlot in the area of ​​Pomerol and Saint-Emilion.
In other wines of the Merlot is often blended to complement French, but also Italian varietals used.

Deeutschland in the proportion of Merlot grapes used to just 0.4%. The situation is different in the major wine growing regions of Chile, Argentina and South Africa, where the Merlot is very popular.
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