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 ...

You will also find some distinctive white, red and dessert wines crafted from unique local varieties. I feature one below. The islands are a good example of the huge variety of wine produced in ...