Wine Names

Wine names can be very confusing. People who are new to the world of wine often have difficulty figuring out exactly what they are drinking. This is because wines are named in two different ways. They may be named either for the variety of grapes used or the region in which the grapes were grown.

Why the inconsistency? Just different points of view. Newer wine making regions such as the United States and Australia tend to name their wines after the grape variety, while most European wines are named for the region where the grapes were grown.