What are Blended Wines?

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Summary: Blended wines are made from several different types of wine grapes. Learn more about blended wines from an expert sommelier in this free specialty wine video.

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Jane Nickles Jane Nickles is the author of "Wine Speak 101." She is also a wine writer for "The Texas Wine and Food Gourmet" and "Eat and Drink Magazine." Jane is a certi... read more

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What are Blended Wines?

I'm going to talk about blended wines. Now if you're a wine lover, you're probably very used to drinking a wine that's named after the grape varietal. And if you like Cabernet Sauvignon, or a Zinfandel, or a Riesling, or a Chardonnay, you're drinking a varietal wine. It's probably what you're used to. However, if you're drinking one of the famous wines of the Old World, say Bordeaux or Cotes du Rhone or Chateauneuf du Pape, you're drinking a blended wine. Blended means a mixture of many, many different grapes. A lot of times, someone that's used to drinking Cabernet Sauvignon will turn their nose up at a blended wine. However, this is one of the oldest traditions in wine-making, and some of the finest wines in the Old World are blends. It's also a tradition that's becoming more and more well-known throughout the New World. One of the most famous wines of the world is red Bordeaux. Red Bordeaux is actually a blend of five different grapes. Also they make white wine in Bordeaux. White Bordeaux is a blend of two grapes. The white Bordeaux blend is Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, or what we like to call Semillon Sauvignon. The red Bordeaux blend is, now listen carefully, Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Malbec Merlot Petit Verdot. These are just a few of the examples of the blended wines throughout the world. They're becoming more and more popular all over. They add to the complexity and balance of a wine, and even though you might not recognize the name, you should give a blended wine a try because it's going to hold a lot of interest in the glass.