An excellent muscat dessert wine from the Rhone in France is Muscat de Beaumes de Venisse. Varietal labeling, almost unheard of in Italy 20 years ago, is now quite the fashion in vini da tavola. An example is in growing production of Cabernet Sauvignon, so labeled. These wines often fall outside of DOCG regulations, and thus give the winemakers great flexibility in trying new methods. Pinot Noir is called Spatburgunder in Germany.
German reds tend to be light.
These can be excellent wines and show that Merlot is a top class table wine grape. The origins of Zinfandel are a source of some debate, as it has been growing in California for quite a long time. One theory has it that Zinfandel is derived from the Primitivo grape of Italy. There are over 350 chateaux in Bordeaux and several thousand recognized viticultural areas in Germany. The areas allowed to make Chianti are actually seven.