Palate Press

1 min read

Troon is in the southern Oregon Applegate Valley AVA. Troon is making wines from some non-traditional grapes, including this blend of Malbec and Tannat. Malbec is the grape that made the famous Black Wine of Cahors, a rich dark tannic grape. It is also one of the six grapes allowed

Undiscovered Uruguay

Michelle Locke

Feature Stories

4 min read

Harvest is under way and internationally known enologist Alberto Antonini is giving a master class on the coming vintage. Behind him, framed in the large windows of the new winery, a landscape of terraced vineyards unfolds under a lacy blue sky, a view reminiscent of his native Italy. But these

What We’re Drinking – Bonny Doon “A Proper Claret” Red Blend

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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If a Bonny Doon label says, "A Proper Claret," one thing you can be sure of is that it is not quite proper after all. Tannat and Syrah join traditional Bordeaux grapes here, and it works. Cabernet offers up classic cassis, softened by Merlot and leaned out by Tannat. Petit Verdot accounts

Cruising the Wine Islands Of the Southwest of France

Roger Morris

Features

10 min read

Think of the area’s 18 appellations as an archipelago of isolated vinous enclaves. In many ways, France’s Southwest wine region makes little sense. Few of its 18 individual appellations – 12 AOPs and 6 IGPs – barely touch each other. Instead, they are isolated by buffers of woodlands or vast

Southern Pairings: Wines for BBQ, Fried Chicken, Collard Greens and More

Ben Carter

Features

4 min read

I had an odd moment in New York City a few months ago. A lot of wine bloggers had come together from across the country, and on Sunday morning, everyone chatted about what they had for dinner the prior evening. A few started raving about the deviled eggs at a

Uruguay’s Winemakers, Successfully Taming Tannat

Marisa D'Vari

Feature Stories

3 min read

“It used to be that when four businessmen lunched at a steakhouse, they couldn’t even finish a bottle of tannat,” a winemaker explains, referring to the very tannic, astringent wine native to Uruguay. Today that’s all changed as producers are employing a variety of means such as a five day

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