In the 1990s, after Stefano Inama joined his father making white wines at their family winery in northeastern Italy, a friend poured him three glasses of red wine. “The wines were very good,” Inama ...

The gift was from two former students. We first tasted Carmenere wines on our trip to Chile in 2009. We were not aware it was grown locally. Carmenere is a very old variety from Bordeaux.

Carménère can be the easy answer for those who choose full-bodied red wines with notes of fruit and spice. With most bottles hailing from Chile, Carménère is akin to a Merlot in its mouthfeel ...

When most people think of South American wine, malbec immediately comes to mind. Originally from Bordeaux, this red grape now thrives in Argentina, offering wines across a range of quality levels ...

Though wines made from either grape can possess bell pepper qualities, McFetridge finds the quality more pronounced with Cabernet Franc. “Cabernet Franc tends to have a bit more acidity ...