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RED BLENDS! The Best Red Blend Wines
Some of the best value in wine today comes from inexpensive red blends, which are simply a combination of different red grape ...
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.
The red blend in particular has become a popular choice among wine lovers. These wines are typically easy-drinking and balanced, with each grape contributing an important element — like body ...
Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jillian Dara is a freelance journalist covering wine and spirits. Earlier this week, Drizly released their annual consumer trend report ...
In general, wines can be divided into varietals and blends. This being wine, it is not so black-and-white simple. Let’s explore. A varietal wine has a single variety of grape on the label.
Last week in the column, I touted the counterintuitive pleasure of drinking white and rose wines in the winter. This week, it ...
This pair of red blends wines is a collaboration of the Symington ... under the Prats & Symington label, this wine sources grapes from two venerated vineyards: Quinta de Roriz and Quinta da ...
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.
It’s what we taste from most cheap red blends — a patent formula created to appeal to the consumer’s baseline. You don’t have to sacrifice quality or pay more to get a more balanced wine ...
Key varieties are cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, malbec, and petit verdot for red wines ... less than 90% of the wine is sangiovese. Super Tuscans are blends of sangiovese, cabernet ...