Many of the Northwest’s most storied producers used merlot to help establish their reputation both regionally and internationally. And in many cases, the wines produced featuring this red Bordeaux ...

Vicki Denig is a wine and travel journalist who divides her time between New York and Paris. She is a certified wine specialist who has worked in the wine trade since 2013. Cabernet Sauvignon may be ...

Some red wines at Costco aren't the bargains they appear to be, with comparable or better bottles available for less ...

October is all about football and, apparently, Merlot. The #MerlotMe movement dedicated the month of October to the Merlot grape—a varietal that has suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous movie ...

Mon dieu—Bordeaux vineyards are currently in deep distress. A downy mildew is affecting grapes in the region, with 90 percent of some vineyards being plagued, The Connexion reported recently. The ...

Part of the fascination of visiting PA Wine Land is enjoying the many different wines made from many different grape varieties. A wine made from two or more different grapes is called a “blend,” while ...

In the world of wine, there are grapes that fall into and out of fashion from time to time. When a wine grape falls out of fashion, wines made from that grape often see a slump in sales, so much so ...

For more than two decades, merlot has been a star grape with Washington winemakers, and while cabernet sauvignon has overtaken merlot in acreage and importance with consumers, the supple red wine ...

Perhaps no country on Earth is as geographically suited to the production of red wines as Chile. The primary grape growing region of the valley to the east and south of Santiago has some astonishing ...

With 657,300 acres, Merlot is the second most planted grape variety in the world, after Cabernet Sauvignon (link to our grape profile of CS). It is the most planted in France. This should indicate ...