During many harvest seasons, grape growers and winemakers fret whether their late- ripening reds, such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, will get fully ripe before an early hard frost strips ...
When you think of wine tourism in the U.S., California’s world-famous Napa Valley and Sonoma County undoubtedly come to mind.
This inky black grape isn’t small Syrah. Nor does it have anything to do with Petit Verdot, for that matter, it’s an intense ...
Cabernet Sauvignon, the "King" of grapes! Yet not all Cabernet is created ... Varieties like Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec ...
And after the grapes have gone through the long and involved ... 13% Cabernet Franc and 13% Petit Verdot. Intriguing aromas of granite, rosemary and tarragon with spices in the background with ...
His family was a small grape grower who had their vineyard decimated ... today Rarity is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine with a small amount of Petit Verdot. Yet, Rarity in its earliest vintages ...
Most of the production comes from its estate vineyard, which is planted to tempranillo, petit verdot (1ha each) and merlot (0.5ha), supplemented by purchased grapes. -JAMES HALLIDAY ...