Liguria Though arguably most associated with France, the Riviera - as concept, aspiration, and actuality - originates in Liguria, in northwestern Italy. The word itself is Italian for “coastline,” and was first applied to the...
GEORGIA While those of us in wine like to spend a lot of time talking about how ancient of a drink it is, most modern wine is a far cry from what those ancient drinks...
MEXICO While most focus is on the United States when considering wine in North America, Mexico has in the past few decades been making some of the most exciting wines on the continent. Though it...
DOMAINE GREGOIRE HOPPENOT With Thanksgiving in the rearview mirror and Christmas and Chanukah right around the corner, we’re ending the year with a pair of wines from a newer producer of Cru Beaujolais who has...
While Moselle is one of the newest AOCs in France, having received the status only in 2011, the history of this small AOC in the Lorraine IGP—based around the cities of Metz and Nancy in...
California Mediterranean Varietals The origins of California wine are rooted in Spanish history. Spanish grapes first arrived in what was then Alta California with the Franciscan padres, including Father Junipero Serra, in the late 1700s....
