Syrah and Shiraz are the same grape. The name signals the style: peppery and savory, or ripe and jammy. Here is how to tell which bottle you want tonight.
Malbec is a dark-skinned red grape, French by birth and Argentine by adoption, that tastes big but drinks soft. What it tastes like, what to serve it with, what to buy.
A semi-sweet red is soft, fruity, and gently sweet but still a real red. Here is what semi-sweet means, how it differs from dry, and the best kosher bottles to pour.
Cabernet is the structured one, Merlot is the soft one, Pinot Noir is the delicate one. What actually separates the three most popular red grapes, why Cabernet and Merlot are so often blended together, and which to put on your table.
