France's famed Côtes du Rhône region makes distinctive red wines primarily from Grenache grapes. These warming reds are crowd ...

Eight Spanish varietal wines were finalists at the San Francisco International Wine Competition. Below are brief descriptions of the varietals, wines, and tasting notes.

Of course, this is when referring strictly to red varieties, which we’ll be addressing here. White versions of the grape are ...

The SFIWC has released the 2024 wine competition winners. Six Shiraz wines made the final round. Below are brief descriptions ...

GSM wines—a blend of grenache, syrah, and mourvèdre that also can contain splashes of 19 other grape varieties—is a distinctive Côtes du Rhône blend that spread worldwide. Notable GSM ...

This dark-skinned red grape most likely originated in France's Rhône Valley, which is still considered its most famous home. Syrah is the sole grape in the reds of the Northern Rhône Valley, but it's ...

Grenache is the primary grape here for reds, though there are six other allowed varieties; white and rosé wines are also produced in both appellations, though red is by far the leader.