Over the years we have expressed our bias against carmenere, a grape variety once popular in Bordeaux but now grown almost exclusively in Chile. The commercially produced wines we tasted then just ...

The Root 1 Carmenere (Colchagua Valley, Chile, $12) is a full-bodied red with a velvety texture that makes it easy to enjoy with a lot of foods. It has aromas of dark fruit and sppie. Flavors include ...

This week the Cork Guy continues his adventure in discovering the six sisters that traditionally make up the Bordeaux or Meritage blends. This is the third varietal with an origin in France, but, like ...

Historically, the grape variety carménère has had an identity crisis like no other. Bordeaux wine producers abandoned it. Chileans confused it with merlot and the Italians thought it was cabernet ...