Wine making grapes come in a multitude of thousands of varieties and possibly even more hybrids. This choice, becomes the sole decision of the wine maker to decide which variety will be used to provide the highest quality finished product. Still, with as many varieties as are available, you are still able to break the majority of grapes down into only 3 major groups. The first group is , Native Wild Grape, also known as Vitis Muscadinia.

Any wine making professional will tell you that grapes are hands down, the most important part of creating the best wine possible. The different varieties allow for different sweetness, taste, and aroma, among many other things. Contained in the rest of this article are some descriptions of various types of grapes and their resulting wine.

Even though there are many types of grapes, most can basically be classified as one of three subtypes. These subtypes are Native Wild Grape, Native Wine Grape, and last but certainly not least, European Wine Grapes. The distinguishing features that put these various groups apart from one another is there sweetness, aroma, general taste, as well as acidity level. All of which play a key role in the final bottle of wine which sits atop our dinner tables.

Merlot, is a grape that ripes very early in the season compared to most other grapes. Also one of the more prevalent brands of wine, it is known for being able to produce several different tastes. Of those include cherry, honey, and occasionally mint depending on the length of growing and fermentation.

There are also very, very few wines which are ever produced from this group that ever have to sharp, or acidic of a flavor for the general connoisseur.