Patagonia is an area around twice the size of California that straddles both Chile and Argentina
The high acidity (Xinomavro means “acid black”) and tannins of the grape usually make it a wine that benefits from patient cellaring
just above the Northeast corner of Portugal
the native yeast fermentation that you might read in the description of a wine is important because it lets you know that the farming was done with little to no herbicides and pesticides which would inhibit the growth of yeasts
it is actually the very best of the breed
La Vieux Lavoir -- 2016 Côtes du Rhône -- Pujaut, Rhone, France Patagonia is an area aroundCtes du Rhne Rouges are some of the worlds highest value wines because the palate of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan and Cinsault gives flexibility to winemakers to maximize what nature has given each vintage. In addition, these optimized blends issue from innumerable family owned wineries that have long ago paid their last mortgage payment and have the benefit of generations of trial and error to guide the hundreds of choices that go into each