Juicy, tannic, and bold, Cabernet Sauvignon is beloved worldwide. In fact, it’s the world’s most popular wine grape, and its vines are grown on some 840,000 acres of vineyard around the globe — accounting for roughly 5 percent of the world’s wine-growing acreage. Here in the U.S., the grape takes up roughly 9 percent of all vineyard space, a large portion of which is located within the Napa Valley AVA. And according to Napa Valley Vintners, Cabernet Sauvignon accounts for 55 percent of the region’s total crop value.
Since there’s so much high-quality Cab Sauv on the market, Wine-Searcher compiled a list of the world’s most popular bottles based on search frequency data. Given the grape’s immense importance in Napa Valley, it should come as no surprise that almost every one of the world’s most popular Cabernet Sauvignons are produced in the region. This year, only one bottle in the top 10 hails from elsewhere.
