What types of grapes are used to make champagne?

Champagne is made almost exclusively from three grapes, and each grape accounts for roughly 1/3 of the grapes grown in Champagne: Chardonnay (white; ~28% production) read more

In most cases, Champagne is an extremely complex blended wine — not only a blend of grape varieties, but also a blend of wines from vineyards throughout the Champagne region of France. The blend, called the cuvée, combines the strengths of each vineyard. read more

Wine is made from many types of grapes. Green grapes make white wine, purple grapes for reds. A lot of famous wine type names such as Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon, Beaujolais, Shiraz, for example, refer to the grape varietals used to make the wine. read more