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
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…
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…
Greece
Everything you should know about the winemaking region of Naoussa
Naoussa was known in antiquity to be the place of birth of the God Dionysus, the god of grape-harvest and wine-making, so, as you would expect, the area has a centuries-old tradition of wine production…
New World
Brazilian Wine, The New Frontier
Brazil is immense; it’s the fifth largest country after Russia, Canada, China and the USA. And although Brazil is known for its tropical rainforest and warm climate, the country’s southern tip has the right conditions to grow wine grapes…
Wine Economics
The Unexploited Potential of the Mexican Wine Market
Mexico is a large country, home to nearly 130 million people with growing expendable income. Mexicans like to party, too — they drink an average of 233 bottles of beer yearly; not bad compared to the 282 consumed in the neighboring United States, the world’s leading market for alcohol consumption. Read more…