The grape is also featured in red blends from several vin de pays regions in the south west with significant plantings coming from the Aveyron department.

There were also some excellent red blends, notably the Morgenster, Rust en Vrede and Vergelegen.

DRY blends, red and white, are a significant part of the East End's portfolio of wines.

Willow Crest makes pinot gris, syrah and a couple of red blends.

The grape is known for its deep dark coloring and is used primarily as a coloring agent in red blends.

Producers also stopped producing rosé and solely focused on making red and white blends from a set of permitted grape varieties.

Wineries from this region make a lot of cabernets, merlots and meritages, or red blends, but you also see some good rieslings and chardonnays.

Many producers use these IGT to produce proprietary red blends using more international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

The grape is limited to just rosé wines and is not permitted by AOC regulations into the red blends of these regions.

California's wine makers search endlessly for attention-getting proprietary names for their red Bordeaux-style blends.