While Cahors may be the birthplace of Malbec, full of exotic spices, and rustic minerality, Mendoza is unquestionably its home. The...

Vine management is incredibly important to wine quality, no one can dispute that. Choose the wrong trellising system, forget to manage a canopy, plant too close, or fail to prune, and say goodbye to any semblance of usable crop. In this next series of articles, we are going to delve into vineyard management, specifically the tricks of the trade that winegrowers use in order to maximize the quality of their crop.

For those of you out there that crave fat, dry, ostentatious Cabernet, you’re reading the right article. Priorat is a small area south of...