Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux ...

Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux ...

The vines outside your door may have been there for hundreds of years. At Planeta Estate winery in Menfi in Sicily, one of several locations the winery owns around the island, the stunning ...

The winery's stainless-steel tanks and smattering ... Starting in the 1980s, local visionaries such as Diego Planeta of the large co-operative Settesoli began beating a new, upscale path for ...

Five Merlot wines made the final rounds. Below are brief descriptions of the wines and tasting notes. With its unique soft, velvety texture and approachable character, Merlot stands out as a ...

Meeting Francesca Planeta from Planeta Winery in Sicily was also a highlight. (I waited around after her tasting, to get a bottle signed. Oh, I can be such a geek.) And then there was tasting the ...