Grape is the soul of wine. With different grape varieties, the final flavor of wine is not the same. There are many factors that affect the flavor of wine, such as the local characteristics of producing areas, vineyards, wine-making technology and so on. These factors are often complicated, and it is not easy to understand and master them quickly. Of course, there is another factor that novices can easily identify-grape varieties.

1. Cabernet Sauvignon:

Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely planted and well-known grape variety in the world, and is known as the "king of red grape varieties". Many famous villages on the left bank of Bordeaux and Cult Wine in Napa Valley of California are all brewed with Cabernet Sauvignon. This variety is late-maturing, likes mild or hot climate, and cannot mature in cold climate. Cabernet Sauvignon usually produces wine with deep color, rich tannins, high acidity and great aging potential. When you are young, you will smell rich black fruits such as blackcurrant and black cherry. When it is not fully mature, it may have the taste of herbs such as green pepper and mint. After aging in oak barrels, it will develop flavors such as tobacco, coffee and cedar.

2.Sila:

Silas' hometown is the Rhone Valley in northern France. The local Shiraz wine is famous for its amazing complexity and compact spice flavor. In Australia, Shiraz was renamed Shiraz and gradually became the most representative red grape variety in Australia. Shiraz here can brew different styles of wine, but overall, the wine is dark in color, full and powerful in taste, rich in fruit aroma, mainly black fruit, as well as pepper and licorice. Besides France and Australia, the United States, Spain, South Africa and Argentina also produce Shiraz wines with different styles.

3. Melo:

Merlot originated in Bordeaux, France, and there are two common styles of wine brewed with it. The wine produced in hot areas takes the international route, and the black fruits such as blackberries and black plums have obvious flavors; Merlot wine in cool climate is more elegant, showing more characteristics of red fruits and herbs. Even if the styles are different, what remains unchanged is Merlot's mellow and supple taste. Compared with Cabernet Sauvignon, it has softer tannins and less prominent acidity. This approachable style makes it a veritable "popular lover". On the right bank of Bordeaux, Merlot often appears as the dominant variety in mixed wines. But there are also top-class wines, such as Petrus, the king of wine, and Masseto, an Italian famous wine, which is brewed with 100% Merlot.