Greece
Winemaking region of Paros: Everything you should know
Paros, a Greek Cycladic island, produces red and white wines under the PDO Paros. Discover what you need to know about this PDO…
France
AOC Pic Saint Loup: A Majestic Setting Hiding Wonderful Wines
Within the Languedoc region, 30 kilometers north of Montpellier, sit the dramatic peaks of the “Pic Saint Loup” (Saint-Loup Peak) and the Falaise de l’Hortus (Hortus Cliff). Facing each other in the middle of a breathtaking natural scenery that only the South of France has a secret recipe for…
France
A Trip to the AOC Baux de Provence: The Stronghold of Organic & Biodynamic Winemaking
Let’s take a trip to the fabulous and picturesque fortress city of Les Baux de Provence to discover the wines made in this region. The old city of Les Baux de Provence is perched on a rocky hillside in the extreme west of the Provence region …(read more)…
Old World
The Wines of Crimea, Unraveling Their Secrets
Crimea is often mentioned in the news, but not for the right reasons. Because the Eastern European peninsula is surrounded by the Black Sea and has strategic and commercial significance, it is frequently a flashpoint for global conflict. Today, though, we’re talking about the wines of Crimea. The region might be at the heart of a political and military battle, but it has a rich vinous culture…
Intermediate
VDQS, the ancestor of the current French Appellation System: a leap into the past to fix the present
If you have ever paid attention to any French wine at all, you should have seen many different acronyms on their respective labels. The AOP, AOC, IGP, and VdF are probably the most common. However, they are very controversial nowadays given that many extremely talented winemakers have decided either to Read more…
Wine Tourism
Santorini Winemaking: My Top 5 Wineries to Visit
Do you want to know which Santorini winery to visit? This is your guide to the best Santorini wineries! Santorini is famous for its caldera views, whitewashed houses, blue domes, and beaches, but did you know that Santorini is also one of the top wine destinations in Greece? Santorini wines, famous for the grape Assyrtiko, have been compared to some of the world’s most expensive wines …(read more)…
Galleries
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France
When Summer Rhymes with Rosés: A Tour of the Côtes de Provence’s “Crus Classés”
The hashtag #Roséallday is currently trending on social media, so let me take you to a sunny location where rosé wines have always rhymed with sea, vacation, sun, beach, food, olive oil, and breathtaking landscapes. This place is none other than the Provence region, which lies in the South of France. It is located between Nice and Marseille, and faces the Mediterranean Sea …(read more)…
Beginners
Wine 101: A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Wine
Do you feel like wine is a very interesting world but you just do not understand anything at all? Do you feel that it is probably too complex for you? Do you feel like a complete stranger when wine connoisseurs tell you about all those fancy aromas (blueberry, blackcurrant, leather, Read more…