The vines are predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon which accounts for 55% of the total, with 40% Merlot, 4.5% Cabernet Franc and 0.5% Carmenčre. Petit Verdot doesn't have a significant role here; it does still play its part in Bordeaux, but usually on more...

In other words, the wines are still recognizably Bordeaux. Today I profile the Right Bank wines from St. Emilion and Pomerol, which tend to contain mostly merlot with lesser amounts of cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc and other Bordeaux blending...

On those occasions when I just want to sip Bordeaux and not suffer the consequences of opening a bottle too early, or digging into the stash of ‘special wine,’ I crave an everday, bargain Bordeaux. Enter Les Fiefs de Lagrange. A bewitching blend of...

Saturday night and I worked most of the day. I had this spaghetti casserole in the freezer so I took it out this morning for our dinner. I sautéed carrots with brown sugar and balsamic vinegar and baked some garlic toast. We had this great wine with our...

If you are looking for a deep, extracted Cab, look elsewhere. But, if you are looking for a truly unique expression of the varietal, you can’t go wrong, here. I blind-tasted the wine with a small panel of agent tasters. Not one of them was able to...

That year, there were 55,100 bearing acres of Merlot growing in California, the most ever recorded by the state Department of Food and Agriculture. By 2009, that number had fallen to 50,000. Meanwhile, plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Pinot...