IN THE documentary “Merlove,” filmmaker Rudy McClain surfs in a sea of mediocre Merlot. His animated protagonist, a lovingly made bottle of elegant Merlot named Merlove, is forced to dump herself into ...

The top booze-free wines – from pinot noir to sparkling rosé – taste surprisingly similar to traditional offerings ...

Vicki Denig is a wine and travel journalist who divides her time between New York and Paris. She is a certified wine specialist who has worked in the wine trade since 2013. Cabernet Sauvignon may be ...

Winemaker Chris Phelps lets his tongue decide when it's time to harvest merlot. Grapes popping with sweetness? Check. Velvety skin with a melt-in-your mouth texture? Get out the clippers. But this ...

As American wine drinkers pay renewed attention to underrated, classic grapes and curiously explore offbeat, indigenous varieties, there are certainly some fashionable grape varieties on the scene.

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In the world of wine, there are grapes that fall into and out of fashion from time to time. When a wine grape falls out of fashion, wines made from that grape often see a slump in sales, so much so ...