GAME-CHANGING CABERNET SAUVIGNONS

It’s no secret that Cabernet Sauvignon is a versatile grape. Accounting for about 5% of the globe’s total vineyard acreage, it’s got many faces.

Still, the influence of classic versions from Bordeaux and Napa looms large. Cabernet Sauvignon tends to be associated with full-bodied wines whose tannins and alcohol levels linger on the high side. So beloved are these styles, they can eclipse others.

But as the world in which we grow and enjoy wine changes, so too does Cabernet.

Fortunately, the happy-go-lucky grape isn’t too fussy. While it’s often been planted historically in temperate regions with long, sunny days and cool nights during the summer to help winemakers achieve desired styles, it can grow elsewhere.

Climate change means that some regions are not as well-suited to the grape as they used to be, and others once thought unfit for