At Mazza Vineyards on Dec. 15, 2016, Rick Mazza, 55, cousin of vineyard owner Bob Mazza, picks frozen Vidal grapes to make ice wine in North East Township, Pa. For many years Mazza has helped pick ...

I have seen wines with 93 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 7 percent Carmenere, but the label just says “Cabernet Sauvignon.” —Graciela A., Manhattan, Kan. Dear Graciela, The vast majority of wines out ...

Many French and other European labels list the region rather than the grape variety. This was the traditional way all wines were labelled at a time when the grape variety wasn’t seen as very ...

This is difficult when considering the leeway that California offers in its labelling rules, which require that a varietal wine contain at least 75 per cent of that particular grape. In other words, a ...