Grill Masters

If you don't already know about Sicily's native grape - Nero D'Avola. You're welcome. Super hot temperatures on this island in the med make some of...

Carménère the grape that everyone forgot. Basically extinct in it's homeland of Bordeaux, sneaked over to Chile and masqueraded as their own 'Super...

If you love an absolute jam fest you're in the right place. 'Passimiento' (Sometimes called Ripasso or Appasimento) wine are made from grapes that ...

We've been a fan of Victor Manzanos' work for a while now, Navarra his home region sits on the border with the renowned & comercialised Rioja. ...

If you don't know Cab Franc it's the forgotten child of the Bordeaux blends, forever forgotten after Merlot & Cab Sauv. Forgotten becuase it's ...

Romania's climate makes it well suited to all the big international varieties, the most popular red of which, has to be Shiraz. In true Syrah syle ...

No surprise, the yanks do 'big' wines bigger than most. If you love your reds so jammy you can spread them on your morning toast then this is where...

Nero d'Avola is the native grape of Sicily. We always look out for it on the wine menu at an Italian restaurant. If they know their vino, there wil...

A classic Rhone style blend would ordinarily consist of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre. Grenache gives pretty fruit and perfume. The other two brin...

Jumilla, Spain - remember that region. It's another one we champion here at Smashed Grapes. Called the mimic, this wine is everything you might lov...

If you love big bold reds like Côtes du Rhône thent this is the wine for you. In fact it's got one of the same grapes. Monastrell (Mourvedre in Fra...

Ok so the bottle is a bit smaller but that's just because, despite 14.5% abv, this red is dangerously drinkable! A similar style blend to France's ...

An absolute beast of an Aussie red bringing together two grapes they do so well. Shiraz with its red fruit flavours, and peppery spice (that's why ...

Garnacha hails from the Côtes du Rhône and turns up as a blended grape in big name wines like Provence Rosé, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Spain's Priora...