Catawba vs Ives

Ives is more tannic, Catawba is more acidic.

Sweetness, body, tannin and acidity are our rating of a typical dry table wine from each grape.

Catawba grape clusterCatawba

Red · United States

pink, foxy, sweet, fizzy

vs
Ives grape clusterIves

Red · Ohio in 1844

foxy, dark, sweet, port style

Medium sweet
Sweetness
Medium sweet
Light
Body
Light
Very low
Tannin
Low
High
Acidity
Medium
10 to 12%
Alcohol
10 to 12%
7 to 9 °C
Serve at
10 to 12 °C
none listed
Regions
none listed

Only Catawba

Both pair with

Only Ives

Sources

Style profiles, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment. Regions and origins: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); see the Catawba and Ives pages.