If you’ve seen the movie Sideways, you know all about Pinot Noir. Right? As he says in the movie, Pinot Noir is a finicky grape, because it has very thin skins. It grows in tight bunches which historically made it susceptible to rot problems. Today this isn’t as big a problem because of improvements in […]
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Syrah is a grape that traditionally comes from the Northern Rhône area of France. In most other parts of the world, it’s called Shiraz, which is the exact same grape. The Australians started calling their Syrah Shiraz, and their wines became so popular that the rest of the world for the most part has followed […]
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Merlot is the other major black grape produced in Bordeaux. It is usually blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot on its own makes a wine with soft tannins. This is the reason why Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot complement each other well. There are two major styles of Merlot when it’s not blended. The first is mostly […]
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Cabernet Sauvignon is the most prolific black grape used to make red wine. The traditional home of Cabernet is in the Médoc in Bordeaux. In that region it is usually blended with Merlot (and many other grapes), and that tradition has been copied in most places growing Cabernet around the world.
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes have […]
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