Think Bordeaux means blowing the budget? Think again – the world’s most famous wine region has plenty of affordable gems, and ...

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France is the ancestral home of the most-popular red grape varieties in the world. With the exception of tempranillo, the Top ...

Jacques Lurton is back in Bordeaux - as head of Vignobles Andre Lurton - after several decades working in New World countries ...

Blending is essential to making some of the world’s most iconic wines. We explored the several ways to blend last week. This week, specific wines created by blending.

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 ...

Garrigue is a type of scrubby vegetation exclusive to the Mediterranean region. It's also, curiously, a descriptor of wine ...

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Bordeaux, the world’s largest fine wine region, almost always produces blended wines. Key varieties are cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, malbec, and petit verdot for red wines.

Enjoying an aged wine is often seen as an acquired taste given the characteristics of age are somewhat contrary to what many ...

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.