Wine Fact: Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most planted grape varieties in the whole world. Did you know that there are over 10,000 grape varieties in the world and Cabernet Sauvignon has climbed to the top of the heap as the most popular of grape varieties in the world? Now there are contenders, one of which is the Chinese Kyoho, a table grape variety which is planted on 44% of China’s vineyards.

Though this grape variety may come in first place as most popular, it may not meet the criteria of being the most internationally popular. Cabernet Sauvignon is nonetheless one of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world, spanning 340,000 hectares of vineyards around the globe. Cheers to that!