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Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon is the most ubiquitous red var­iety in the world. Bordeaux is its heartland, but up­starts in Napa Valley, California, Tuscany and South Australia are staking a claim. As a point of reference, Cabernet Sauvignon is the offspring of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc. The patriarch of Bordeaux, even though it is outplanted by […]

Sangiovese

Sangiovese

Sanguis Jovis, “blood of Jove” – an early name for the Roman god Jupiter –  is the Latin derivative of sangiovese. Believed to be indigenous to Tuscany, this grape has most likely has been growing there for nearly 2,000 years, though the first official records don’t appear until the 1700s. This is Italy’s most widely planted grape today. […]