Southern French Carignan Revival
Elizabeth Gabay · Taste · Wines and Spirits of ProvenceContributor blog post by Liz Gabay:
Hiding away in southern French blends, Carignan is often unnoticed by wine drinkers. However, an enthusiastic trend amongst a few growers in southern France, Spain, Chile, California and Israel to produce this variety in all its glory, has captured my imagination. The more I taste this variety,the more I enjoy it …Continue reading here for Liz Gabay’s (Master of Wine) detail on the popularity of this old grape varietal, which produces high yields and loves long hot summers and and warm fall weather for the best examples of this grape.
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