Cabernet Sauvignon is the grape behind some of the world's greatest wines from rich Napa Valley reds to structured Bordeaux bottlings. Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event ...

Cabernet Sauvignon has long been responsible for some of the world's most talked-about, appreciated and expensive wines. In Bordeaux, it is worshiped. In the 1990s, when California and other New World ...

Cabernet Franc is a very, very important red grape variety often playing second fiddle to its offspring -- Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. In 1997, DNA testing revealed Cabernet Franc had crossed with ...

Gerald Boyd explores syrah, a red wine grape offering the fruit of the pinot noir and the structure of a cabernet sauvignon. In the mid- to late 19th century, the great syrahs of France’s Northern ...

Eleven standout American Cabernets crushed it at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards, each scoring 92+ points. Here’s a look at the best—and what makes them shine. Eleven American Cabernet Sauvignon ...

In the glass: Val de L'Ours Cabernet-Syrah is black as night with a dense core going out into a deep garnet-red rim definition with medium-high viscosity. On the nose: It has deep crushed black fruits ...

You don’t need a passing grade in chemistry to appreciate the attraction of this substantial wine from a geeky cool trio of guys behind this Walla Walla–based winery: Jason Huntley and Jamie Brown ...

Napa is having something of a golden era. Since 2012, each vintage has produced blockbuster bottles. And the latest vintage of reds—2016—might be the best of this record-setting run. It’s already ...

June is a perfect month to introduce you to wines of summer. Here’s a cheerful and charming bargain red from Languedoc-Roussillon, a region in southwest France known for producing good value wines.

Few things are as bad as the treaded wine headache. However, not all wines are created equal when it comes to this. Here are ...