Carignan is a grape varietal from the Rhone Valley in France, not as well known as Grenache or Syrah, it is usually a lesser ratio of the...

Cinsault is yet another Rhone Valley grape used to make thick extracted red wines. As with the other Rhone varietals, Grenache, Syrah,...

One thing that I love about this project is how I get inspired to write about a grape, and I end up writing about the grapes frequently...

Marsanne is a grape varietal from the northern Rhone Valley of France. Marsanne usually portrays the role of rounding out the acidity in...

Often blended with Syrah and Mourvedre especially in the Rhone Valley of France. Grenache stands alone very well. The grape does very...

Mourvedre is one of the grapes used in the southern Rhone Valley, usually blended with Grenache, and Syrah. Though a small percentage of...

I just wrote the other day about Viognier, and I realized that almost all of my blog posts, thus far, have been about aromatic white...

I love aromatic white wines. Viognier is one of my favorites. I first learned of the grape as the varietal used in the production of...