Unusual Cepage

France

Apremont (Savoie) (w) – Jaquère, chard, aligoté

Arbois (Jura) (w) – Savagnin, chard, pinot blanc

(rd) - Poulsard, trousseau, pinot noir

Bandol (Provence) (rd) – Mourvèdre (50% min), gren, syrah, cins

Banyuls (Roussillon) (VdN) – Grenache (50%min, 75% for Grd Cru), muscats

Béarn (SW France) (rd) – Tannat (60% max), cabs, fer servadou, manseng

Bellet (Provence) (rd) – Braquet, folle noir, cinsault

(w) – Rolle, roussan

Blanquette de Limoux (L’doc) (sp) – Mauzac (70% min), chard, chenin

Bugey (Savoie) (rd) – Gamay,pinot noir, poulsard, mondeuse

(w) – Chard, aligoté, pinot gris, jaquère

Cahors (SW France) (rd) – Auxerrois(=Malbec, 70% min), merlot, tannat

Cassis (Provence) (w) – Ugni blc, sauv, grenache blc, marsanne

(rd) – Grenache, mourvèdre, cins, carig

Château Chalon (Jura) (w) – Savagnin

Châteauneuf du Pape (rd) – Trad 13 varieties Grenache, cins, syrah, mourv,

Picpoul, terret noir, counoise, muscardin, picardan, clairette

Vacarèse, roussanne, bourboulenc

(w) – Grenache blanc, borboulenc, roussanne, clairette,

picpoul

Collioure (Roussillon) (rd) – Grebache (60% min), syrah+cins+carignan (25%

Min), mourvèdre

Corbières (Languedoc) (rd) – Carignan (75% max), cins (20% max), grenache,

Syrah, mourvèdre

Costières du Gard (L’doc) (rd) – Carig(50% max), Gren(25% min from ’90) mourv+

Syrah (15% min by ‘ 95)

Ctx du Frontonnais (SW France) (rd) – Negrette (50-70%), cabs, malbec, syrah

Cts du Rhône Villages (rd) – Gren(65% max), syr+mourv+cins, carig(30%max)

Etoile, L’ (Jura) (w) – Chard, poulsard, savagnin

Fitou (Languedoc) (rd) – Carignan (75% max), grenache, llandoner pelut

Gaillac (SW France) (w,sp) – Len de l’El, mauzac, semillon, sauvignon

(rd,rs) – Duras+fer+gam+syr(60%min) cabs,merlot

Irouleguy (SW France) (rd) – Cabs (50% min), tannat Côtes du Jura (EC France) (rd) – Pinot noir, pinot gris, poulsard, trousseau

(w) – Chard, savagnin

Jurancon (SW France) (w,sw) – Manseng (petit and gros), courbo

Lavilledieu (SW France) (rd) – Negrette (35% min), mauzac

Lirac (S.Rhône) (rd,rs) – Grenache (40% min), carig (10% max), syr, cins,

Mourvèdre

Madiran (SW France) (rd) – Tannat (40%min,60%max), syr,cins,mourvèdre

Maury (Midi) (VdN) – Grenache (50%), muscats

Minervois (SW France) (rd) – Carignan (60% max from ’90), gren, syr+cins+

Mourvèdre+llandoner pelut (30% min from ’90)

Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh (w) – Manseng (petit and gros), raiffat de moncade, courbo

Sauvignon, semillon

Pécharment (Dordogne) (rd) – Cabs, merlot, malbec

Pierrevert, Ctx du (S Rhône) (rd) – Carignan, cins, grenache, mourv, syrah

Pouilly sur Loire (w) – Chasselas (with or without sauvignon)

Rivesaltes (s Rhône) (VdN) – Grenache, muscats, maccabéo

Roches aux Moines (Loire) (w) – Chenin

Roussillon, Côtes du (rd,w,rs) – Carignan(70% max),syr+mourv (10%min),

gren, cins, llandoner pelut, maccabéo

St Chinian (Midi) (rd) – Carignan (50%max), gren+llandoner pelut

(20%min),syr+mourv (10% min)

St Croix du Mont (B’x) (sw) – Semillon, sauvignon, muscadelle St Pourcain (Auvergne) (rd) – Gamay, pinot noir

(w) – Tressalier (50% max), chard, sauv, alig, St Pierre

Doré (10% max)

Savoie, Vin de (w) – Jaquère, chard, aligoté, altesse

Seyssel (w) – Roussette

Thoursais, Vins de (Loire) (w) – Chenin (80% min), chard

(rd) – Cabs, gamay

Toul, Côtes de (NE France) (rd) – Pinot meunier, pinot noir

(rs) – Gamay, pinot meunier, pinot noir

(w) – Aligoté, auxerrois blanc

Touraine (Loire) (w) – Chenin, sauv, arbois, chard (20% max)

(rd) – Cabs, cot, gamay, pinot noir, pin gris

Tursan ( SW France) (rd) – Tannat (75% max), cabs+fer servadou(25% min)

(w) – Barroque (90% min), sauv, manseng

Portugal

Baga (N.Portugal) (rd) – Baga (constitutes main variety)

Bairrada (rd) – Baga, castelao frances, tinta pinheira

(w) – Maria gomes, bical, rabo de ovelha

Borba (rd) – Aragonez, periquita, trincadeira

(w) – Perrum, rabo de ovelha, roupeiro, tamarez

Bucelas (w) – Arinto, esgana cao

Port (rd) – Touriga francesa, touriga nacional, bastardo,

Mourisco, tinto cao, tinta roriz, tinta amerela, tinta barroca

(w) – Gouveio (verdelho), malvasia fina, rabigato, viosinho

donzelinho, codega

Vinho verde (rd) – Vinhao (sousao), espadeiro, azal tinto, borracal,

brancelo pedral

(w) – Loureiro, trajadura, paderna, azal, avesso, alvarinho

Italy

Barbaresco (NE Italy) (rd) – Nebbiolo

Bardolino (NW Italy) (rd) - Nebbiolo

Brunello di Montalcino (WC Italy) (rd) – Sangiovese (75% min), canaiolo, trebbiano, malvasia

Carmignano (WC Italy) (rd) – Sangiovese (45% min), cab.sauv (10% max)

Chianti (WC Italy) (rd) – Sangiovese (75% min),canaiolo,trebbiano,malvasia

Frascati (WC Italy) (w) – Malvasia, trebbiano

Gavi (NW Italy) (w) – Cortese

Gattinara (NW Italy) (w) – Nebbiolo

Ghemme (NW Italy) (rd) – Nebbiolo

Orvieto (WC Italy) (w) – Trebbiano (50% min),verdelho, grechetto

Roero (NW Italy) (rd) – Nebbiolo

Rosso Conero (WC Italy) (rd) – Montepulciano, sangiovese

Soave (NE Italy) (w) – Garganega, trebbiano

Spanna (NW Italy) (rd) – Nebbiolo

Taurasi (EC Italy) (rd) – Aglianico

Torgiano (WC Italy) (rd) – Sangiovese (50% min), cannaiolo, trebbiano Valpolicella (NE Italy) (rd) – Corvina, molinara, rondinella

Vin Nobile de Montepulciano ( WC Italy) (rd) – Sangiovese (75% min), canaiolo, trebbiano, malvasia

Switzerland

Dôle (Valais) (rd) – Gamay, pinot noir (like Passetoutgrains)

Dorin (Vaud) (w) – Chasselas = fendant

Goron (Valais), Salvagnin (Vaud) (rd) – Pinot noir, gamay

L’Oeil-de-Perdrix de Neuchâtel (rd) – Pinot noir

Spain

Rioja (rd) – Tempranillo (tinto fino, cencibel)(70%), Garnacha (15%), Mazuelo (carignan)(10%),

Viura(Macabeo) (5%)

(w) – Macabeo (Viura) (70%), Malvasia(30%)

Hungary

Tokay (Tokaji) (sw) – Furmint, Harslevelü, orémus

Tokaji Aszú Muscat (w) - Furmint, Harslevelü, Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains

Bulls Blood of Eger (rd) – Kékfrankos, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, kékoporto

Austria

Gumpoldskircher (w) – Rotgipfler, zierfandler

Steiermark schilcher (rs) – Blauer wildbacher

Romania

Cotnari (w) – Grasa, tamiioasa, francusa, feteasca alba

Croatia

Hvar (w) – Trbljan

Peljesac, Postup, Dingac, Prosek, Faros, Potomje (rd) – Plavac mali

Cyprus

Commandaria (rd) – Mavro, xynisteri

Greece

Amindeo (rd) – Xynomavro

Anhialos (w) – Roditis, savatiano

Archanes (rd) – Kotsifali, mandelaria

Dafnes (rd) – Liatiko

Goumenissa (rd) – Xynomavro, negoska

Limnos (w) – Muscat of Alexandria

Mantinia (w) – Moscophilero

Côtes de Meliton (rd) – Limino, Cabs,

(w) – Athiri, roditis, assyrtico, sauv, ugni blc

Naoussa (rd) – Xynomavro

Nemea (rd) – Aghiorghitiko

Paros (rd) – Monemvassia (malvaria), Mandelaria

Patras (w) – Roditis

Peza (rd) – Kotsifali, mandelaria

(w) – Vilana

Rapsani (rd) – Xynomavro, krassato, stavroto Rhodes (rd) – Mandelaria

(w) – Athiri

Samos (w) – Muscat blanc à petit grains

Santorini, santorini vissanto (w) – Assyriko, athiri, aidini

Sitia (rd) – Liatiko

Zitsa (w) - Debina