LEARNING ABOUT WINE: Why Cabernet Sauvignon Is Often Blended with Merlot

Replanting after the freeze helped establish the distribution of the two varieties found in modern Bordeaux.

LEARNING ABOUT WINE: Galicia: Atlantic Weather, Fragmented Vineyards, and the Long Recovery of a Wine Region

Galicia: Atlantic Weather, Fragmented Vineyards, and the Long Recovery of a Wine Region Galicia occupies the northwestern corner of Spain, facing the Atlantic and bordered by Portugal to the south, Asturias to the east, and the inland lands of Castile and León beyond its mountain barriers. That position has always set it slightly apart from … Read more