What is a cabernet?

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Hi New and welcome to the Wine Board. Cabernet is the first name of at least two varieties of red grapes and the wines made out of them. The most popular is cabernet sauvignon. It is grown and makes great wine all over the world. It is also the primary ingredient in Red Bordeaux wines. Cabernet franc is also made into wine with the same name as well as French regional wines including as a subordinate ingredient in Bordeaux, and as primary grape in many wines from the Loire Valley such as Chinon.

Chardonnay is a white wine grape that is grown almost as widely as cabernet sauvignon. It originally came from Burgundy in France where it is the primary grape in White Burgundies with many regional names such as Chablis, Rully, and Macon Villages.