1A France red
Cabernet Sauvignon
Red
- World vineyard
- 279,000 ha
- Growing countries
- 46
- Acidity
- 3–5
- Body
- 3–5
- Aroma
- 3–5
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Games for a wine evening
Grape card duel
32 cards to cut out with the grapes of the world: who has more vineyard, more acidity, more body? The higher number wins.
2 to 6 players · 20 minutes · 4 A4 pages to cut out
The print dialogue can also save the game as a PDF to print later.
How to play
- Print the four pages, on thicker paper if you can, and cut the cards out along the lines.
- Shuffle and deal all the cards face down. The first player reads out a value from their top card, say the acidity; everyone else reads the same value from theirs.
- The highest number takes the cards of the round and picks the next value. On a tie the cards go to the middle and to the winner of the next round. Whoever ends up with all the cards wins.
- Rather collect? Take turns to ask someone for a card, say “3B”, and keep asking as long as the answer is yes. Four cards of a group make a set; the most sets win.
1B France red
Merlot
Red
- World vineyard
- 258,000 ha
- Growing countries
- 46
- Acidity
- 2–3
- Body
- 3–5
- Aroma
- 3–4
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1C France red
Syrah
Red
- World vineyard
- 189,000 ha
- Growing countries
- 41
- Acidity
- 3–4
- Body
- 3–5
- Aroma
- 4–5
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1D France red
Pinot Noir
Red
- World vineyard
- 132,000 ha
- Growing countries
- 42
- Acidity
- 4–5
- Body
- 1–3
- Aroma
- 2–4
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2A France white
Chardonnay
White
- World vineyard
- 223,000 ha
- Growing countries
- 47
- Acidity
- 3–5
- Body
- 2–5
- Aroma
- 2–5
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2B France white
Sauvignon Blanc
White
- World vineyard
- 144,000 ha
- Growing countries
- 43
- Acidity
- 4–5
- Body
- 2–3
- Aroma
- 4–5
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2C France white
Semillon
White
- World vineyard
- 17,000 ha
- Growing countries
- 21
- Acidity
- 2–5
- Body
- 1–5
- Aroma
- 2–5
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2D France white
Viognier
White
- World vineyard
- 13,600 ha
- Growing countries
- 23
- Acidity
- 1–2
- Body
- 4–5
- Aroma
- 4–5
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3A Italy
Pinot Gris
White
- World vineyard
- 67,900 ha
- Growing countries
- 29
- Acidity
- 2–3
- Body
- 2–5
- Aroma
- 2–4
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3B Italy
Sangiovese
Red
- World vineyard
- 66,800 ha
- Growing countries
- 17
- Acidity
- 4–5
- Body
- 3–5
- Aroma
- 3–4
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3C Italy
Glera
White
- World vineyard
- 42,000 ha
- Growing countries
- 6
- Acidity
- 3–4
- Body
- 1–2
- Aroma
- 2–3
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3D Italy
Nebbiolo
Red
- World vineyard
- 7,360 ha
- Growing countries
- 9
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 3–5
- Aroma
- 4–5
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4A Spain and Portugal
Tempranillo
Red
- World vineyard
- 227,000 ha
- Growing countries
- 20
- Acidity
- 2–3
- Body
- 3–5
- Aroma
- 2–3
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4B Spain and Portugal
Verdejo
White
- World vineyard
- 25,300 ha
- Growing countries
- 3
- Acidity
- 4
- Body
- 3–4
- Aroma
- 3–4
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4C Spain and Portugal
Palomino
White
- World vineyard
- 14,200 ha
- Growing countries
- 7
- Acidity
- 1–2
- Body
- 2–5
- Aroma
- 2–5
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4D Spain and Portugal
Touriga Nacional
Red
- World vineyard
- 13,600 ha
- Growing countries
- 9
- Acidity
- 3–4
- Body
- 4–5
- Aroma
- 4–5
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5A Germany and Austria
Riesling
White
- World vineyard
- 53,400 ha
- Growing countries
- 35
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 1–4
- Aroma
- 3–5
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5B Germany and Austria
Grüner Veltliner
White
- World vineyard
- 19,100 ha
- Growing countries
- 12
- Acidity
- 3–4
- Body
- 2–5
- Aroma
- 3–4
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5C Germany and Austria
Müller-Thurgau
White
- World vineyard
- 18,400 ha
- Growing countries
- 17
- Acidity
- 1–2
- Body
- 1–2
- Aroma
- 2–3
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5D Germany and Austria
Silvaner
White
- World vineyard
- 6,250 ha
- Growing countries
- 11
- Acidity
- 2–3
- Body
- 2–5
- Aroma
- 1–2
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6A Switzerland
Chasselas
White
- World vineyard
- 6,180 ha
- Growing countries
- 12
- Acidity
- 1–2
- Body
- 1–2
- Aroma
- 1–2
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6B Switzerland
Gamaret
Red
- World vineyard
- 481 ha
- Growing countries
- 4
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 3–4
- Aroma
- 3–4
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6C Switzerland
Petite Arvine
White
- World vineyard
- 254 ha
- Growing countries
- 1
- Acidity
- 4–5
- Body
- 4–5
- Aroma
- 3–4
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6D Switzerland
Cornalin
Red
- World vineyard
- 161 ha
- Growing countries
- 1
- Acidity
- 3–4
- Body
- 3–4
- Aroma
- 3–4
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7A New World
Malbec
Red
- World vineyard
- 60,400 ha
- Growing countries
- 17
- Acidity
- 3–4
- Body
- 4–5
- Aroma
- 3–4
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7B New World
Chenin Blanc
White
- World vineyard
- 30,900 ha
- Growing countries
- 18
- Acidity
- 5
- Body
- 2–5
- Aroma
- 3–4
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7C New World
Zinfandel
Red
- World vineyard
- 30,700 ha
- Growing countries
- 11
- Acidity
- 2–3
- Body
- 3–5
- Aroma
- 4–5
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7D New World
Carmenère
Red
- World vineyard
- 14,800 ha
- Growing countries
- 9
- Acidity
- 2–3
- Body
- 3–4
- Aroma
- 3–4
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8A Turkey
Öküzgözü
Red
- World vineyard
- 1,600 ha
- Growing countries
- 1
- Acidity
- 4–5
- Body
- 3
- Aroma
- 3–4
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8B Turkey
Boğazkere
Red
- World vineyard
- 1,440 ha
- Growing countries
- 1
- Acidity
- 3–4
- Body
- 4–5
- Aroma
- 4
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8C Turkey
Narince
White
- World vineyard
- 787 ha
- Growing countries
- 1
- Acidity
- 3–4
- Body
- 3–4
- Aroma
- 3–4
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8D Turkey
Kalecik Karası
Red
- World vineyard
- 704 ha
- Growing countries
- 1
- Acidity
- 3
- Body
- 2–3
- Aroma
- 3–4
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How to play
- Deal all the cards face down. The first player names a value from their top card.
- The highest number takes the cards of the round. A tie: the cards go to the middle.
- Whoever ends up with all the cards wins.
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The values
Vineyard: hectares around 2023, from the University of Adelaide’s database. Growing countries: countries with at least one hectare.
Acidity, body, aroma: steps 1 (low) to 5 (high) of the WSET tasting grid, from the grape’s lightest style to its richest. The higher number counts.
The group: the country where the grape covers the most vineyard.
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