Other extremely popular varieties include Merlot, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Zinfandel, Grenache, and Sangiovese. Generally, the older and more full-bodied a red wine is, the longer it should breathe.
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.
almost always produces blended wines. Key varieties are cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, malbec, and petit verdot for red wines. Bordeaux also produces blended white wines—Bordeaux ...
Cabernet Sauvignon might be the most prolific, most popular red wine variety in the world ... where it bolsters local varieties and is a crucial component in many of the Super-Tuscans that ...
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.
This pair of red blends wines is a collaboration of the Symington ... this blend adds Tinta Barroca and 20% of field blend varieties. This spent six months in 400-liter French oak, but it ...