QUICK LINKS: The new Carmenère plus 12 of the best worth trying | Chilean Carmenère: Panel tasting results | Chile: Location, location Originally from Bordeaux, Carmenère has found a worthy home in South America, particularly in the country of Chile. The grape is a late-ripening variety that requires ample warmth and sunshine to reach its optimal ripeness. In France, Carmenère is also referred to as Grande Vidure, a name that comes from its home region of Bordeaux. Wines produced from Car...| Decanter
Continued drought conditions caused concern for Chile’s producers this year. Decanter talks to winemakers across the country to discover which regions fared best| Decanter
Sauvignon Blanc's greatest attributes lie in its fabulous array of aromatic qualities, which vary according to growing location...| Decanter
Famous, fabulous and fabled, Cabernet Sauvignon is responsible for many of the world's greatest wines and is, arguably, the grandest of all red wines...| Decanter
If Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot are, respectively, Bordeaux‘s king and queen, Cabernet Franc is its prince. Quick Link: Bordeaux en Primeur Ripening earlier than Cabernet Sauvignon, it acts both as a great blender with its special fragrance and at the same time as a form of insurance policy. On the cooler, clay soils of the Right Bank, it forms the backbone of many of the supple delicious, blackcurrant and red berry fruit of St Emilions and Pomerols, most notably Cheval Blanc. Outside Bord...| Decanter
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