If beer ain’t your jam for Oktoberfest, then maybe the great Bavarian German wine called Sylvaner (or is it Silvaner?!?) is the wine you should be enjoying with...

We know you’ve seen Decoy wines around with their famous duck on the label, but the real question is - have you ever tried Decoy wine? Before you answer that...

The Duke of Burgundy's banning of Gamay from the Côte d'Or is one of the most famous pieces of wine legislation in history – and one of least understood.

This Guide to the 10 Crus of Beaujolais is a quick introduction and round-up. Throughout this post, we've linked to our more detailed blog posts on each Cru. But for now we hope this helps you on your...

If your impression of Beaujolais is that super light fruity wine called Beaujolais Nouveau that comes out in November right around Thanksgiving, you are really...

The English wine industry has made huge strides over the past two decades, but how significant a role has global warming actually played?

The chalk and limestone geology of southeastern England, spanning Kent, Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire, originates from the same Upper Cretaceous formation

Great Britain 1662-2024 The production of sparkling wine in Britain – although not from home-grown grapes – is verifiably more than 350 years old, and we know from the two papers read at the newly-fou...

We know what you’re thinking. There’s no way they can make wine in England. We thought the same thing too, but here’s the deal. They are making some killer...

Natural, low alcohol, zero sugar, and low calorie are reshaping how wine markets to a new generation. One of these is spot on, the rest owe us a better explanation

The Advocacy Group for the California Wine Industry

Italy is a great source for pink wine—rosato in Italian—if for no other reason than they make so many different kinds, drawing on Italy’s unparalleled wealth of grape varieties. Important areas of ros...

When you take a great red wine grape like Aglianico and you make a Rosé from it, do you know what you get? That’s right. A great Rosé! In this episode we...

According to our latest research, the Gamay Wine market size reached USD 2.41 billion globally in 2024, reflecting a robust consumer base and expanding distribution networks.

Details about Schiava, including regions and denominations where it is used, pronunciation, vineyard area in Italy, and alternative names

Chillable red wines are a thing right now, and we think we may have found the perfect chillable red wine for you to not only enjoy but wow your hipster friends,...

Châteauneuf-du-Pape, located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeast France, is one of the most celebrated wine producing villages in all of France. It also has one of the wackiest wine ...

Once upon a time... ...in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, there was a castle that the pope lived in. In the 14th century a castle was built on the hill over the village. This was during the Avignon Papacy when t...

Châteauneuf-du-Pape is one of France's most famous wines. Explore its history, grape varieties, tasting notes, terroir, and what makes this blend legendary.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape is one of the world’s great wines, but many people haven’t tried it because it can be darn expensive. So, when Costco drops their Kirkland...

Located in the northeastern corner of Kansas, Doniphan County’s eastern edge is shaped like a jigsaw puzzle piece, carved away by the flowing waters of

This essay is part of "What It Means to Be American," a project of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and Arizona State University,…

Meet Brian and Jessica, a husband and wife winemaking team from Kansas. Yes, you heard that right - Kansas! It’s not as crazy as it sounds. In fact, did you...

Nothing says summer like a nice, crisp white wine, and in this episode, we cover one of the greats that you may never have heard of called Vermentino....

Explore the Renaissance of Sardinian Vermentino: From Forgotten Grape to Crisp Elegance. Discover Now!

Drought and heat resistant, Vermentino is becoming the white grape of choice for warm climate winemakers.

Have you ever known a place so well that you can see it, sense it in your mind-even though you’ve never been there? Liguria is one of those places for me

Nothing says summer like a nice, crisp white wine, and in this episode, we cover one of the greats that you may never have heard of called Vermentino....

Journey to some of the highest vineyards in Greece and get to know the wines the grapes produce that are packed with power, finesse and historic provenance.

Amyndeon (also known as Amynteo) is a plateau located in north-west Macedonia in Greece (not to be confused with the landlocked country Republic of Macedonia to the north). It sits just west of the fa...

Angelos Iatridis has a philosophy that stuck with us: if you want to be a better man, you make better wine. That's the kind of thoughtful conversation we...