If Carignane is a neutral workhorse, when placed in talented hands it can produce at least an interesting wine - and an affordable one. Slow to ripen or lose its acidity, mostly it requires patience.

Carignane wines left-right: 2011 Los Pilares 50% Carignane, 50 % Grenache, 2011 Broc Eagle Point Ranch Cairgnane, 2011 Lioco Indica as seen in San Francisco, California on Thursday, February 20 ...

It was made by winemaker Carol Shelton, a rare breed since she was one of the few to find superb, older-vine carignane fruit and to treat the grapes with respect, including aging the wine in small ...

Our wine of the week, Graziano Family of Wines, 2017 Carignane, Mendocino County ($22), is big, bold and lusty, with concentrated fruit that suggests black plums and rich top soil.

The Carignane is made with grapes from 60-year-old vines. The vineyard is dry-farmed and organic. It's an unfiltered wine, so there will be some sediment. The 2009 Trinafour Carignane is elegant and ...

He pauses to identify different varieties. "This is merlot, that one's zinfandel, and over there you've got carignane," he says, explaining that you can tell the difference by the leaves.

Le Puig Carignane de La Perpignane 2013, France Beppi Crosariol Wine & Spirits Columnist Published April 4, 2017 ...