Penedès wine region
If you are planning a trip to Catalonia and enjoy wines just as much as I do you may want to consider a visit to Penedès wine region. Located close to Barcelona (less than an hour drive), Penedès is famous [...]
Priorat wine region
Priorat is maybe one of the most prestigious wine regions in Catalonia and Spain. This wine region, labelled under the Denominacion de Origen Calificada, DOC, according to the Spanish law, produces some of the finest red wines of Spain, sometimes [...]
Argentinean wines
Wine is one of the most popular alcoholic drinks in Argentina and among wines, reds are the favourites but it’s just a normal conclusion when considering that red meat is one of the countries specialities in gastronomy. Being the 5th [...]
Australian Wines
Australia, one of the New World’s wine producers is now the fourth largest wine exporter worldwide. This success is due to the growing quality of their wines during the last years. Most Australian wines are often characterised by a fruity [...]
Spanish wine Designation of Origin
Denominación de Origen, or Designation of Origin (DO), is a Spanish term to classify wines. It is actually similar to other countries classification for wines such as the French appellations or the Italian regulations. Besides wines, also other products related [...]
German wines
Although quite a cold climate for growing grapes, Germany is proud of having its own wine production. German grapes are mostly grown in west of Germany, along the river Rhine. Germany’s most famous grape is Riesling and their best wines [...]
New Zealand wines
Wine production in New Zealand started back in 1819 but just entered the world’s radar for wines when in 1985 Cloudy Bay winery produced an exquisite Sauvignon Blanc. Since then, New Zealand wines have been opened to the world. Grapes [...]
Chilean wines
Chile wines are among is the New World’s best known wines. With a clear focus on improving their quality, wine producers in Chile are nowadays the most exported wine makers in South America. With a good geographic diversity and a [...]
Champagne, luxury and sparkle
The world’s most famous sparkling wine is Champagne. This wine is produced exclusively in Champagne region of France and has to be prepared following the traditional métode champaignoise, where a second fermentation already in bottle produces the carbonation effect, making [...]
South African wines
South Africa winemaking tradition started back on the 17th century. Most of the production of wine is concentrated around Cape Town as its climate is the most adequate for grape growing. In all there are about 60 different appellations of [...]
