Are you wondering which grapes you can use when doing wine making at home. Is the only grape you can think of is the concord grape that the juice is made from? Are you totally in the dark as to what other grapes make good wines? Let's look at some of the types of grapes that can be used for this endeavor.

The Auxerrois grape gives you a neutral wine that is soft and fruity. You will find this grape primarily in Canada and Luxemburg. Sometimes it is mixed with the Pinot Blanc variety of grape.

The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are small, tough, and red while growing on the grapevines, and these are used to make the Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Australia and California widely grow these grapes. Also, these grapes naturally contain tannin, which helps bring about a nice tasting red wine.

Chardonnay grapes are grown in California, South Africa, Champagne, Burgundy, and Australia. These grapes make a wine that has a fruity taste as in peaches or melons and some can have an oak-type flavor. These are extremely easy to grow as far as white grapes though. This makes them very popular.

The Grenache grape usually is used to make the rose wine. It is also very widely grown in Spain, California, and France. This grape is the #2 grape grown throughout the world. The wine that comes from using this grape is fruity, sweet and with a bit of tannin.

The Merlot grape is one that ripens early in the season and provides flavors such as honey, cherry, and possibly mint. It contains a lower amount of tannin compared to the red cousins it has. Merlot grapes are grown in Australia, France, Italy, Washington state, California state, and in Long Island, New York.

Muscadine grapes are part of the Muscadinia grape, which branches off the normal grapes called vinifera that most are aware of. This grape is mostly grown in Mexico and the southeastern United States. These Muscadines are large thick-skinned grapes. Scuppernong is one kind of the Muscadine grapes. They can grow in areas the many grapes can't because they are so hearty. These grapes are often used for wine making at home.

Another popular grape is the Zinfandel, which is mainly grown in the state of California. They are believed to come from Southern Italy though. The wines from these grapes can be spicy or fruity, it all depends upon age. The Zinfandel grape creates both White Zinfandel (skins are off) and the Red Zinfandel (skins are left on).

The Pinot Noir grapes ripen earlier and are softer than the Cabernet grapes. They are also extremely sensitive of the growing conditions. They are often used in the red wine, and minus their skins in Champagne. The Pinot Noir wines are made in California, Australia, Italy, Oregon, Germany, and of course Burgundy.

These are just a few of the grapes that you can come across to make wine from. Many vineyards will sell you grapes for wine making. Check with your local vineyards and see which varieties of grapes they will sell. If you do not want the mess of dealing with the whole grape, you can find places that will sell you the juice from the grapes. But the most authentic way to do wine making at home is to use the whole grapes.