Types Of Grape Varieties you should know about or that may be seen in India shortly :

1. A-G

2. M-P

3. Q-Z

Riesling (REESE-ling) - The classic German grape of the Rhine and Mosel, certainly ranks with Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir among the noblest wine grapes.

Roussanne (Roo-sahn) - White Rhone grape, often grown with and blended with Marsanne, but somewhat supplanting the latter for economic reasons -- it is considered more productive and easier to grow.

Sangiovese (Sahn-joe-VAY-zeh) - The predominant red-wine grape of Tuscany in Central Italy, primary player in the Chianti blend.

Sauvignon Blanc (So-veen-yawn BlahN) - Noble white grape, native to the Loire and Bordeaux (where it is usually blended with Semillon); also widely planted in the Western U.S., South America, Australia and New Zealand and elsewhere.

Sémillon (Say-mee-yoN) - White wine grape, native to Bordeaux and used there primarily in a blend with Sauvignon Blanc.

Shiraz (Shee-rahz) - Australian synonym for Syrah, now also turning up on occasion in South Africa.

Sylvaner (Sill-VAH-ner) - German grape (sometimes spelled Silvaner there), considered secondary to Riesling in quality but planted widely as a blending grape.

Syrah (See-rah) - The classic Rhone red grape allegedly brought back from Shiraz in Persia by the 14th-Century crusader Gaspard de Sterimberg

Tempranillo (Temp-rah-NEEL-yo) - Excellent Spanish red-wine grape

Valpolicella (Vahl-poe-lee-CHELL-ah) - Lightweight but refreshing red wine from the Veneto of Northeastern Italy.

Viognier (Vee-ohn-yay) - This white grape is gaining considerable attention as a varietal in California and, now, Southern France.But its greatest expresssion is in the wines from the small appellation of Condrieu in the Rhone Valley, with the rare Chateau Grillet being the apex.

Zinfandel (Zin-fahn-DELL) -Trendy American grape varietal.