Blending is essential to making some of the world’s most iconic wines. We explored the several ways to blend last week. This ...
In general, wines can be divided into varietals and blends. This being wine, it is not so black-and-white simple. Let’s ...
An iconic South African wine producer, known for social justice as well as amazing wines, had a rare encounter with one of ...
French red blends are irresistible. Classic red Bordeaux cuvées are blended primarily from some (or all!) of five main varietals; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot.
A wine blend, as the name implies ... Other blending techniques occur in the winery. Bordeaux blend may be the best known, where cabernet sauvignon, with its structure and tannins, is blended ...
Start with some of these must-try bottles from Napa to Bordeaux. If you’ve ever wondered which is technically better, blends or wines produced from single grape varieties, the good news is that ...
It’s always exciting to discover new wines and a new place to taste them, which is exactly what I experienced on a recent ...
The 1997 Tignanello exhibited a lighter, slightly cloudy appearance—a reflection of its age and natural oxidation, as well as a less precise filtration process typical of its era. In contrast, Château ...
France is the ancestral home of the most-popular red grape varieties in the world. With the exception of tempranillo, the Top ...
V Sanjay Kumar’s belief that good wine and food don’t go together was put to the test at a wine dinner where international ...
This pair of red blends wines is a collaboration of the Symington Family Estates and Bordeaux producer (Chateau Cos d’Estournel) Bruno Prats. Launched in 2000 as Chryseia (“golden” in ...