Cabernet Sauvignon is a dark-skinned grape selection that’s used to make purple wine. It is without doubt one of the hottest and broadly planted grape varieties on this planet.
The title Cabernet Sauvignon is a mixture of the French phrases “cabernet” and “sauvignon”. The phrase “cabernet” is considered derived from the Latin phrase “carbo”, which suggests “coal”, and the phrase “sauvignon” is considered derived from the Latin phrase “silva”, which suggests “forest”. In older sources the phrase could also be spelled with a hyphen as Cabernet-Sauvignon.
