In 2016, I visited 18 wine regions as part of my Around the World in 80 Harvests mission. As this is a three year worldwide trip, I wanted to break down some of the wine highlights from each year and give you one fantastic …
Mendoza’s Uco Valley is hogging the limelight in South America and with good reason. It still often gets described as the ‘up and coming’ region of Argentina, but make no mistake – it has firmly arrived. And the Uco Valley is here to stay…. …
As we covered the Willamette grape harvest in Oregon, USA, we bring to you a photographic story board exploring some of the key aspects of the region. Learn about the soil, geology, grape varieties, history and, of course, the harvest! Don’t forget to hover …
San Antonio is a relatively new wine region in Chile; its first vines were only planted in 1997. The story of San Antonio really should be prefaced with that of Casablanca, the slightly older wine region next-door. Casablanca: Chile’s first cool climate, maritime region …
We’ve been soaking up the California sunshine and Zinfandel in the Lodi wine region over the last week while we attended the Wine Bloggers Conference on our Rodney Strong scholarship. We’ll soon be heading out into our harvests around the Northern Hemisphere, but while …
Brazil is filled with great bubbles and also some top Brazilian wines. Here is a collection of some favourites we tried while we were in Brazil recently, and to give you an idea of what you should be trying from the region. Most of …
When we were selecting which Chilean wine regions and harvests to cover, I can tell you it was a tough choice. Why? Because Chile is extremely diverse. Chile’s wine regions span over 1700km from beyond the Lakes Region of Chile in Patagonia, where you’ll …
Discover the Bolivian wine region of Tarija through our visual guide where we talk about the terroir, history and what you can expect when visiting! Make sure to hover over the photo and read the captions for more information on each photo and a …
Nothing will quite prepare you for La Paz; it is a capital city like no other. Arriving by air or land you get an overwhelming sense of being in the middle of nowhere – whether you pass the uninhabited highlands, the dense jungle or …
Bertil Levin Tøttenborg is the Head Sommelier for Bolivia’s top restaurant, GUSTU in La Paz. He is a specialist in Singani and manages the biggest list of Bolivian wines in the world. We ask him what floats his boat when it comes to Bolivian …