Since we are all about cuvées or blended wines at myowncuvée, we would like to explain the difference between single grape wines and blended wines. There is much debate among connisseurs what is the better wine. And as with so many things, it has to do with individual preference although we will do our utmost to convince you to try it our way.

For this purpose (explaining the difference), we would like to share a rather wonderful post we found at the Hanes Wine Review

Understanding just what labels do and do not tell you about what grapes are in the bottle is key because, first, you can use this information to let you know in a general way what grapes you prefer to swill but also, second, it can help you to feel out your relative enjoyment of blended or single varietal wines, which is the question for today.
While blending grapes in a wine may allow each grape to temper the other’s excesses or rough spots and make for a nicer finished product, the devil’s advocate position can trot out many examples of 100% varietal wines or wines with a very negligible amount of secondary grapes.

Hanes goes on to explain the difference between old world wines and their labels and new world wines and their labels. Understanding the labels is key to knowing what you prefer and what not.

In the “old world,” which is tantamount to saying Europe, every wine making region more or less has settled on the grapes they will grow and only rarely do they list these grapes on the bottle label. In the “new world,” which means North and South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and every other non-European region, there are few traditionally bound (if not legally bound) grapes grown in a region and the usual procedure is to list the grape varietals used on the label.

This all sounds rather complicated, no? What is the solution? In my opinion, it is to buy a box of single grape wines from us and mix your own wines. That way you will know exactly what is in your wine and you can blend it to taste. Exactly. As Confucius said, ‘Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

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excerpts from the Hanes Review courtesy of the Hanes review of course and the article in its entirety here