Carignan

Wine Style:
None.
Flavors:

Origin:
Rhone in France
Found:
France, Spain, Italy and California
It’s also known as Carinena and Mazuelo in Spain, Gragnano in Italy, Carignane in California.
The berries are bluish-black, round and fairly large, with fairly thick, astringent skins. They hang in large, rather compact clusters that are short-stemmed, difficult to harvest, and susceptible to grape worms. They […]

Châteauneuf-du-Pape
(Blend)

Wine Style:
Often big, rich, full-bodied with spicy and raspberries flavors with capability for 5 to 20 bottle aging.
Flavors:

Origin:
Rhone Valley in France
Found:
California, Australia, and France
The vast majority of wines from the Southern Rhône are blends. There are 5 main black varieties, although others are used and the […]

Cinsaut / Cinsault

Wine Style:
This grape is usually blended in Châteauneuf du Pape to fruit flavors and tone down Carignan’s tannins. It’s known to be low in tannins, with a perfumed nose, medium-bodied with supple texture.
Flavors:

Origin:
Southern France
Found:
France, and South Africa
This is a light-skinned grape variety for red wine that withstands drought very well. […]

Rhone Tasting @ Estima in Singapore

Click to view: Rhone Wine Map.
The vineyards of the Rhône form one of France’s great wine regions. The Rhône region breaks up into two distinct north and south portions. The northern part contains many great individual appellations like Cote Rotie, Condrieu, Saint-Joseph and Hermitage. Many of these vineyards are planted […]

Southern Rhone
Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Click to view: Map of Chateaunuf du Pape.
This is probably one of the most famous Rhone wine regions to the hearts of Asian wine lovers. In terms of size, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the largest and most important appellation in the southern Rhone. There are over 300 hectares of vineyards and over 80 growers […]