“There are ten thousand different grape varieties in the world and sadly most people only know a handful: Pinot Noir, ...

These are the bottles that best express Pinot Noir and Merlot grape varieties. Cabernet Sauvignon may be the world’s most popular red wine, but Pinot Noir and Merlot have long been fan favorites.

Still, for all its charms, Pinot Noir is indeed a wine best enjoyed young. Leave the vintages to rich reds like Cabernet ...

Zinfandel, whose origins were then mysterious, used to be California’s most widely planted red-wine vine before the 1990s ...

Pinot Noir could become more widely planted, while niche grape varieties such as Maréchal Foch, Vidal, Marquette, Albariño ...