Editing Ruby Cabernet (section)

{{Short description|Variety of grape}}
{{Infobox grape variety
| name          = Ruby Cabernet
| image         = Ruby Cabernet - Winemakers Seal - Gallo family - E & J Gallo Winery.jpg
| caption       = 
| species       = ''[[Vitis vinifera]]''
| also_called   = -
| origin        = [[California]], United States
| hazards       = Powdery mildew, leaf roll virus, fan leaf virus
| regions       = California, South Africa, Australia
| notable_wines = 
}}

'''Ruby Cabernet''' is a red [[Olmo grape]] [[variety (wine)|variety]] that is  a cross between [[Cabernet Sauvignon]] and [[Carignan]]. It can produce wines with good color and a pleasant cherry flavor, but is mostly blended into bulk wines.<ref name="Jancis">Robinson, Jancis ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' Mitchell Beazley 1986 {{ISBN|1-85732-999-6}}</ref>

The purpose for the creation of the [[crossing (vine)|crossing]] of the [[grape]] varieties utilized to produce Ruby Cabernet was to obtain the superior quality of a Cabernet wine, and the resistance to heat of the Carignan combined in an inexpensive [[table wine]].{{cn|date=May 2024}} Even though the wine made from these grapes does not possess the distinctive flavor and the overall structure of other types of Cabernet wines, it does carry their fruitful essence.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

The grape for this type of red wine was  developed for California's hot climate, specially for regions such as the [[San Joaquin valley|San Joaquin]] and the [[Napa County, California|Napa]] Valleys.<ref>[http://cabernetreserve.com/napa-valley.html Napa Valley Cabernet] Retrieved on 2010-03-05</ref> Ruby Cabernet has improved the quality of the bulk wines produced in these areas thanks to its natural, special acidity.