Every year, thousands of tourists from all over the world visit the historic village of San Gimignano. Indeed, San Gimignano is one of the most unique and best preserved medieval hilltop villages in Tuscany. Amazingly, this city looks a lot like it did in the 12th and 13th centuries.
San Gimignano’s “skyline” is defined by several distinctive towers, earning it a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List…
Lebanese wine, full of history, prestige and hope, hides some very beautiful gems. Mostly located in the Bekka valley on the border between Syria and Israel, in a territory at the heart of international tensions and warlike desires, Lebanon nevertheless has a unique terroir for the production of great wines. Its potential is immense and this article invites you to discover my 3 favorite wine producers among the many quality Lebanese wineries…
Carema is an almost alpine region, producing red wines, which is located in Piedmont (Italy), bordering the Valle d’Aosta. It is the northernmost zone of Piemonte, where the renowned Nebbiolo grape variety is grown using the Picutener and Pugnet clones. These clones are quite similar to the Lampia and Michet found in the Langhe…
Ghemme DOCG is located on the opposite bank of the Sesia River compared to Gattinara. Although Ghemme’s wines were historically overshadowed by their neighbor’s prominence, they too maintained a good reputation until the end of the nineteenth century, when the northern Nebbiolos were overwhelmed by their southern counterparts…
Gattinara is the best and longest standing example of Nebbiolo from northern Piedmont. For a long time, Gattinara was considered the most prestigious wine in Piedmont. The appellation suffered from a lengthy period of decline, but the best examples now merit the high reputation they once had…
Barbaresco, like Barolo DOCG, is a highly prestigious Nebbiolo appellation. If Barolo is the king of wines, then Barbaresco is unquestionably the queen.
Local producers have been producing Nebbiolo wines in the Barbaresco area since at least the 18th century, but the wines are not tied with the village’s name. Prior to the 1890s, Barbaresco grapes were frequently employed in the making of Barolo…
Barolo is regarded one of Italy’s greatest wines, with the best expression of the Nebbiolo grape varietal (see Valtellina for other expressions of this grape variety). Although its origins are shrouded in obscurity, its rise to prominence is not.
Supposedly, the red wines of this region were…
Piemonte encompasses the majority of Italy’s northwest and is the country’s second largest wine region after Sicily. This region is a rich source of high-quality and atypical wines made from over 20 different, often unique grape varietals. These vines are exclusively grown on hillsides, and the vineyard area exceeds 45 000 hectares…
According to the IPCC Fifth Assessment, the changes in the climate over the past decades are unequivocal and will continue during the 21st century. The average air temperature has increased by about 1°C during the 20th century. For the Bordeaux region, the increase already noted…
There are many certifications, closely or indirectly linked to an environmental approach, that are applicable to French vineyards. Given their number, a summary presentation of each of the 24 options identified is…
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