Ah…Tuscany, home to the famous historic towns of Florence and Siena, the cradle of the Renaissance. A land of rolling hills with olive groves and vines, beautiful art and architecture and delicious food and, of course, great wine. This Tuscany fast facts feature is …
Our Victoria wine region guide takes a look at the terroir essentials and gives you an in-depth presentation of the wine region, along with the fast facts, on Australia’s third highest-producing state. This region is a real powerhouse of innovation with its great diversity …
Grapevines love long, dry summers and autumns with plenty of sunshine and warmth. Damp weather means the grapes struggle to ripen and vines may suffer from fungal infections like botrytis. Prolonged or heavy rain can lead to waterlogged soils, which vines really hate. And …
Once upon a time, many people thought the UK was too cold for serious winemaking and English wine was ridiculed. But in the light of the rapidly growing viticulture industry in both England and Wales, it is time to think again. We’ve pulled together …
New South Wales wine region is one of the major wine regions of Australia with diverse sub-regions spread over 800,000 km2 in this large southern state. Its best-known sub-region is Hunter Valley, which happens to be the oldest wine region in Australia, however, there are several …
If your idea of Beaujolais is an area that produces “gluggable, inconsequential” wine, you should think again. Thus argued renowned wine critic Jamie Goode at a recent Beaujolais event in London. He points to a whole new generation of innovative winemakers looking to make …
The extensive and hugely varied Loire wine region can be difficult to get to grips with, so we’ve put together this Loire Fast Facts feature to provide a clear insight into the region and its wines. As it’s such a large and diverse region, …
Anjou-Saumur can at first glance seem rather mind-boglingly diverse, so we hope that our Fast Facts feature and Anjou-Saumur guide will give you a clear overview of this wine region and its many different styles of wines. Our Anjou-Saumur guide includes the essentials of terroir, the …
This Touraine guide is our Fast Facts feature is designed to give you an introduction to the wine region and wines of this area in the Loire valley, France. Our Touraine guide includes: the essentials of terroir (the soil types, climate, average temperatures, rainfall, …
What is Vigno? Vigno stands for Vignadores de Carignan and is an association of producers whose goal is to create an appellation of origin for wines made from old Carignan vines that have been dry-farmed and bush-trained in the Maule Secano area. Why was Vigno set …
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