Mon dieu—Bordeaux vineyards are currently in deep distress. A downy mildew is affecting grapes in the region, with 90 percent of some vineyards being plagued, The Connexion reported recently. The ...

Merlot-based wines usually have medium body with hints of berry, plum and currant. Its softness and “fleshiness,” combined with its earlier ripening, make Merlot a popular grape for blending with the ...

Your last column mentioned the Hedges 2006 CMS blend. I have really liked some blends I've had, admittedly in part due to the "hidden treasure" cachet. Does The Nose have any favorite blends? Wine -- ...

If you drink red wine during this season of feasts, you likely drink cabernet sauvignon or merlot or a blend of the two. Other reds may compete for your attention, but cab and merlot rule the red wine ...

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Perhaps no country on Earth is as geographically suited to the production of red wines as Chile. The primary grape growing region of the valley to the east and south of Santiago has some astonishing ...

We've heard it all before. Dreamer falls in love with a grape, enlists the aid of a sensitive, skilled winemaker and they combine to make a small amount of meticulously sourced, finely tuned wine.

This is a case in which the kid outshines the parent — becomes more popular, more universally beloved, more powerful, more worldly. That is the way it’s supposed to be, right? Isn’t that the wish of ...

Cabernet sauvignon is the most popular red wine grape in the country. In fact, it’s the most popular wine grape in the world. It’s easy to understand why. Wines made with cabernet sauvignon grapes ...

Call it the Louvre of art museums, the Rose Bowl of college football, the Everest of mountaineering or something more clever that you come up with on your own, but I think we can all agree that ...

A globe-trotting mix of cabernets, pinot noirs and off-beat varietals proves that the season’s coziest red-wine gifts don’t ...