There are over 10,000 different varieties of wine grapes in the world today. Here's a brief rundown.

Many of these varieties have been developed by using grafting and other methods to produce new hybrids. Often, certain types of grapes are popular in certain countries. These grapes are used to produce wines that are considered representative of those countries or regions.

Here's a great list of the most popular wine grapes with brief descriptions of each one. Does it surprise you to learn that there are more than 10,000 types of wine grapes? It sure threw me for a loop. Cheers!