Classic Wines

Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most popular and widely planted red grapes in the world. And depending on where it is grown and the winemaking techniques used in its production, Cabernet Sauvignon can range from the spicy and darkly fruity varietal...

In France, Syrah is the classic variety of the Rhone region, in the south of which it is blended with Grenache and Mourvedre and in the north of which it is the primary variety in the famed and highly respected wines of, among other appellations, Croze...

Chenin Blanc is a white grape variety native to the Loire region of France whose success around the world is famous. In France, it is used in the wines of Anjou, Saumur, Vouvray, and Bonnezeaux. Chenin Blanc itself tends to be somewhat redolent of hone...

In the last 30 years, the United States has emerged as one of the single most important wine-producing countries in the world. This is a result of both the maturation of the American wine industry and the evolution of the American palate, which now mor...

California is the single most well-known wine producing state in the country. From the Cabernet Sauvignons of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys to the Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs of Carneros, to the world-renowned wines of Paso Robles, Carneros, and the Russ...

Napa and Sonoma are America's answer to the great wine regions of the world: The variety of grapes that are grown there, and the quality of wine that results, can and do rival those of any region in the world. From the blockbuster Cabernet Sauvignons a...

New York State produces some of the most interesting wines in America, and it is only for reasons of fashion and assumption that it is not as popular as some of the country's more traditional wine-producing states like California or Oregon. The truth, ...

Zinfandel, sadly, suffered from a bad reputation for many years, due to the popularity in the United States of an inexpensive and sweet pink wine called White Zinfandel. Zinfandel varietal wines, however, have as much relation to White Zinfandel as Coc...