Blessed with a Mediterranean climate very similar to California and France, Chile has the added advantage of Chilean flagbeing south of the equator. That places their summers from November through March, allowing them to harvest wine grapes during the off-season of most other wine producing countries. This season shift allows them to satisfy the market […]

Australia’s wine production dates back to the mid-1800’s, but the industry was lackluster until about 30 years aussie flagago. Since then, this wine region has grown to be a world producer with a variety of highly appreciated whites and reds. With climate regions similar to California, it’s not surprising that much of their product mirrors […]

By international standards, South Africa is a relatively small producer of wine grapes: only 1.5% of global cape town estatecultivation; slightly over 105,000 hectares (260,000 acres). But recent years have shown significant growth here, with over 140 million liters exported each year from 830 million liters produced. A producer of both whites and reds, 80% […]

The wines of Spain, like its people, are diverse, robust, and full of spirit. The roots of Spanish wine making go spanish vineyardsback thousands of years and form a proud heritage of quality. Nowhere is this more evident than in Andalusia, where sherry is the favorite drink. A fortified wine (with distilled alcohol added before […]

Germany has hundreds of wine festivals each year. But to prepare for all that entertainment requires an even larger measure of hard work in its world-famous vineyards. German castleBaden Nowhere is that effort demonstrated more than in Baden. At the southernmost tip of Germany’s wine districts, this narrow strip of land extends from Heidelberg in […]

Champagne is not only a sparkling wine, but the region from which the famous beverage derives its name. The champagne bottle and glassclimate of the area has cooler temperatures than that of the southern French vineyards, giving it a shorter growing season. Near the border of Belgium, and almost a hundred miles (144 km) northeast […]

The Rhone Valley in France, appears very much like Italy as it stretches 200 km (125 mi) from south of Lyon to just south of Avignon. Along this course the climate varies from the Rhone Valley’s cold winters and warm Rhone Castle Francesummers to the classic Mediterranean climate where winters are mild and summers are […]

Nowhere in France is the concept of terroir – a group of vineyards (or vines) from the same region that share similar soil and climate conditions – more clearly defined than in Burgundy. Located in central east area France, this wine region’s 1.6 million semur en auxoix burgundy francepopulace endures cold Continental winters, but enjoys […]

The word Bordeaux itself says ‘wine’ to many around the world. Historians tell us that wine has been produced in st emilion city of the winethe Bordeaux area since the first century AD. And given the renowned capacity of the distinguished Bordeaux to age gracefully, one can believe it. Located around the city of Bordeaux […]