Fruits
Berry
Black Cherry - Cabernet or Syrah
Blackberry - Cahors, Madiran, Malbec, Zinfandel, mourvédre
Blackcurrant/Cassis - Cabernet Sauvignon, Claret/meritage, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Syrah
Cherry, tart - Cool climate Pinot Noir, Barbera
Cranberry - Côte de Beaune reds, Beaujolais
Grape - Cheap German wines, Muscat
Raspberry - Pinot Noir, Gamay, Grenache
Strawberry - Warm climate Pinot Noir, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Rioja, Loire Cabernet
Citrus
Lemon/lime - many whites, Australian Sémillon and Riesling, German Riesling
Grapefruit - Gewürztraminer, New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Jurançon Sec
Gooseberry - Sauvignon Blanc
Orange - Many sweet or fortified wines
Dried/Cooked
Dried Fruit - Amarone, sweet and fortified wines
Raisin - Sweet and fortified wines
Other Dried or Cooked Fruits - Baked cherry, baked blackberry, baked raspberry, jam, prunes baked apple, baked pear, candied fruits
Tree Fruit
Apple - Many whites. Chardonnay from cooler climates, lighter wines, German Riesling
Apricot - Aromatic wines including Viognier and Riesling, Loire whites; botrytized sweet wines (often dried apricot) like Bonnezeaux and Sauternes
Peach - Viognier, Riesling, Muscat, ripe Sauvignon Blanc, botrytized wines
Pear - many whites, especially young and light bodied, a sign of carbonic maceration
Tropical
Banana - Young Alsace Gewürztraminer, inexpensive, and/or New World wines
Coconut - Good old Champagne, New World Chardonnay
Lychee - Gewürztraminer
Pineapple - Ripe New World Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, botrytized wines
Other Fruits
Fig - Characteristic of potential complexity in young Chardonnay
Jam - New World Merlot, Syrah
Melon - New World Chardonnay, dry rosé wines
Tomato - Sylvaner, Cabernet Sauvignon
Pomegranate - New World Syrah
Quince - Chenin Blanc
