The Grape in Your Glass: The Cowboy Winemaker Propagating Heirloom Varieties at Plaisance Ranch – by MJ Daspit
For the second installment of this series on lesser known Rogue Valley varietals, Wine Scene spotlights Plaisance Ranch, where several of the eighteen wines produced under its label are unusual if not unique in Oregon. On a perfect autumn day at the close...
The Grape in Your Glass: Petit Verdot – by MJ Daspit
Winemaker Rob Folin of Belle Fiore Winery. Petit Verdot is considered one of the five principal Bordeaux grape varieties that go into the traditional blended red wines made under that French appellation. The other four are Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvign...