Grapes!

Making wine is a long process but before viewing the winemaking process let's check the grape itself and different cépage.

First th grape in details.





This is the composition of grapes. The pedicel countain ' tanin' and herbs taste that only some winery keep with the grapes skin while doing maceration.

The most commonly grown varieties:

Area (ha)	cépage grape	color	main planting	year
440.000	Sultana	White	Iran Turkey, U.S., Iran	? ?
390.000	Airén	White	Spain	2000
250.000	Carignan N	black	France, Spain	1999
240.000	Grenache Noir	black	Spain, United States	1999
223.200	Trebbiano + Variationen	White	France, Italy	1999
190.000	Merlot	black	France, Italy, Switzerland, Chile	2002
120.000	Dattier Beirut	White	Italy, Turkey	2000
100.000	Cabernet Sauvignon	black	France, Italy	2000
100.000	Tempranillo	black	Spain, Portugal	? ?
100.000	Chardonnay	White	France, USA, Germany	2000
96.000	Sangiovese	black	Italy, France	1999
95.000	Syrah	black	2002
92.630	Bobal	black	Spain	2000
85.000	Monsastrell + Mourvedre	black	Spain, France	1999
64.980	Catarratto bianco comune	White	Italy	1990
60.000	Pinot Noir	black	France, Germany, United States, Canada, New Zealand	1999
60.000	Riesling	White	Germany, France, Australia	1999
54.000	Chenin Blanc	blanc White	South Africa, France	1999
52.000	País	black	Chile, Mexico	1999
51.700	Pardillo	White	Spain	2000
50.000	Muscat of Alexandria	White	Morocco, Australia	1999
47.000	Macabeo	White	Spain, France	1999
45.000	Cinsault	black	France, Italy	? ?
45.000	White Muscat with small grains	White	1999
45.000	Sauvignon Blanc	White	France, Chile, New Zealand	1998
45.000	Muller-Thurgau	White	Germany, Austria	1999
44.000	Cabernet Franc	black	France, Italy	? ?
42.000	Crljenak Kaštelanski	black	Croatia, Italy, USA, Mexico, South Africa	2002
40.000	Rkatsiteli	White	Georgia, Bulgaria, China	1999
40.000	Gamay	black	France, Switzerland	? ?
38.000	Cereza	black	Argentina	? ?
35.000	Criolla large	black	Argentina	? ?
35.000	Welschriesling	White	Romania, Hungary	1999
35.000	Palomino	White	Spain, Mexico	1999
35.000	Chasselas	White	Romania, Hungary, Germany, Switzerland	1999
34.000	Semillon	White	France, Chile	? ?
30.000	Kadarka	black	Hungary, Serbia	1999
30.000	Alicante Bouschet	black	France, Algeria	1999
30.000	Concord	black	United States, Canada	2000
29.600	Colombard	White	Sud U.S., South Africa	2002
28.000	Cardinal	black	Spain, Romania	2000
23.600	Fernão Pires	White	Sud Portugal, South Africa	1999
23.000	Aligote	White	France, Switzerland	1999
21.000	Pedro Ximenez	White	Spain, Australia	2000
20.000	Muscat Hamburg	black	France, Greece	1999
18.000	Malbec	black	Argentina, France	1999
17.500	Grüner Veltliner	White	Austria, Hungary	2002
17.000	Pinot Blanc	White	Italy, Germany	? ?
15.000	Catarratto bianco lucido	White	Italy	? ?
15.000	Pinot Gris	White	France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Romania	? ?
15.000	Aramon black	black	France, Algeria	1999
15.000	Pinot meunier	black	France, Germany	1999
15.000	Portuguese Blue	black	Germany, Hungary	1999
14.500	Grenache Blanc	White	France, Spain	2000
13.050	Garganega	White	Italy	1998
13.000	Melon de Bourgogne	White	France, United States	1999
12.000	Sylvaner	White	Germany, France	1999
12.000	Ansonica	White	Italy	1990
11.300	Mencia	black	Spain, Portugal	? ?
10.711	Chelva	black	Spain	2000
10.700	Cayetana blanca	White	Spain	? ?
10.400	Parellada	White	Spain	2000
10.000	Xarel-Lo	White	Spain, Portugal	1999
8.667	Nuragus	White	Italy (Sardinia)	1999
8.000	Gewurztraminer	White	France, USA, Germany, Italy (Alto Adige)	1998
	Plavac Mali	black	Croatia