A few weeks back, I spotlighted some unsung grape varieties that deserve greater attention, focusing on white wines for autumn drinking. My top pick was the intriguing Supernova Blanc ‘Moll’ from Ca’n Verdura, a tiny garage-based winery where sixth-generation Mallorcan winemaker Tomeu Llabrés works with native island varieties. Today’s follow-up swings that spotlight onto some lesser-spotted red grape varieties. These include the late-ripening Mantenegro grape which thrives in the poor rocky soils of western Mallorca, and stars in Ca’n Verdura’s red Supernova Negre.
Have you tried wines made from tannat grapes grown in Uruguay? Most people are lucky to know how to spell the country not to mention where to find it on a map. But the people of this South American country where cows outnumber people 4 to 1 have been making wine since the mid-1800s.