Stith: "Is Austin overrun with wild grapes? Has it always been? Last year was the first time I noticed them all over one of the trees in my backyard." Barnes: "Yes. Your eyes do not fool you.

Bordeaux’s dry whites, which are typically made from this fashionable grape, offer excellent quality and value for money.” Whether it’s a red from the Côtes de Bordeaux or a crisp white ...

I remember that story each autumn when an atavistic urge draws me into the woods and along hedge rows to harvest wild things for the table: grapes for the best of tangy jelly and juice ...

George and Andy battle the elements and get stuck into some grape harvesting at Château Coutet in Bordeaux. Watch on NZR+ All Videos ...

It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations ...