Do You Capitalize Chardonnay?

Wines named for their grape varietal are not capitalized. ... Examples of wine varietals: pinot noir, chardonnay, zinfandel, cabernet. The only exception to this rule that we found–other than some sources suggesting varietals can, in fact, be capped–is when a wine grape is actually named after the region where it's grown.

Do you capitalize the name of wines?

Rule 1: When a wine is named for a place, and actually comes from that place, capitalize its name. Thus, the wine from the Burgundy and Bordeaux regions of France, as well as bubbly from Champagne and brandy from Cognac - all real places, shipping booze as if there were no tomorrow - the first letter is uppercased.

Should merlot be capitalized?

While grape varieties like pinot noir, merlot, syrah/shiraz, malbec, cabernet sauvignon and sauvignon blanc should remain lower case when written in a sentence, capitalize wines and grapes named after the geographical place where they are made.