Difficult to pronounce and still relatively obscure, mourvèdre is a red wine grape you will want to become acquainted with because it is a variety on the rise in Washington. Though not as famous as ...

It’s hard to pronounce, and it can make wines that smell gamy. But Mourvèdre just might be the best grape grown in Paso Robles, one of California’s hottest wine regions. Mourvèdre (more-VEH-dra) has ...

A couple of months ago on Facebook, a fellow wine writer known as Sierra Wine Guy posted, “Why does Mourvèdre get treated like a third wheel? Nobody puts Mourvèdre in the corner.” What ensued was a ...