In general, wines can be divided into varietals and blends. This being wine, it is not so black-and-white simple. Let’s ...
Some of the extremely popular mass-markets wines fall into this group. "Bordeaux blends" might be the most famous in this ...
Yes, the Bordeaux blends that are made in Bordeaux can only be achieved there but the same can be said for Tuscany now. 2018 Le Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia, Bolgheri Rosso DOC, Tuscany ...
Bordeaux is the grape's native home ... both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, ...
In Bordeaux, where the grape's roots also run centuries deep, winemakers blend Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon and small percentages of Muscadelle for dry whites and, in the Sauternes and Barsac ...