SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I fell in love with Malbec, a grape often considered minor in its native Bordeaux. I became entranced by examples made from grapes grown under the warm, sun-soaked skies of ...

Was it Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, or Malbec, one of the other red grape varieties permitted in Bordeaux? Or was it Sauvignon Blanc or Semillon, one of the white grapes permitted ...

In Bordeaux, grape mixing dates to 43 AD, when vines were first planted. What started as simple field blends has evolved into ...

Not all wine is created equal. Wine grape varieties have different characteristics (and different price tags). Malbec is a mouth-filling red with some specific characteristics making it the right ...

Mark C. Johnson Since merlot was the rock star wine of the 1990s and pinot noir turned out to be the diva of the 2000s, it looks like malbec, a grape of humble origins, will be the wine of the decade.

Sign up to get the best of Boston, every day. When French winemakers talk about the concept of terroir, they often say there’s no direct English translation for the ...

This wine grape, originally from the Bordeaux region of France, has firmly left its European roots to find fame in the sunshine of beautiful Argentina. The malbec varietal is particularly successful ...

Malbec is a bold and juicy red grape with origins in Bordeaux, the celebrated region in France where the variety is known as Cot and often far from the spotlight. The landscape for malbec has changed ...

When you think of malbec, you probably think of a big, fruit-forward red wine, a perfect pairing for a grilled burger or steak. You also are likely to think of Argentina, where the grape has thrived ...

The ability to beautifully blend wines may be the most magical skill a winemaker can possess. To take the same grape grown in different places on a vineyard and blend the wines that come from those ...