Banrock Station has had serious drawbacks during the past 2 centuries. Situated in South Australia, roughly 200km north east from the Adelaide at the Kingston-on-Murray. The people are known to have maintained a close and beneficiary relationship with the environment thus creating a stable wine making system. However beginning with the 1800s Europeans have settled in the region. Their concepts of agriculture have led to a fierce decline in the [ Read More ]
You think you know wine? You can’t say that until you know French wine. And what’s the best place to get a feel for some of the best wines in the world? Bordeaux, of course. Bordeaux is a wine region in western France, situated on the Atlantic coast. It makes some 26 percent of all AOC wine. The region produces mainly red wines, about 83 percent, dry reds to be more precise. [ Read More ]
Burgundy is one of the famous regions of France. However, unlike some of it’s brothers and sisters it produces only pure and unsullied wine, without any of the blending we may find in Bordeaux and Champagne. If we overlook Gamay for a moment, we will see that Burgundy has only two principal players when it comes to wine making. For white wines we have Chardonnay, and for red wines we [ Read More ]
France is and always has been the queen of wine. If you ever wonder why that happened, picture a bunch of people getting a 1000 years head start on everyone else to experiment with. The fact that France has been growing wine for more than 2000 years, coupled with the fact that France has arguably the best climate to grow wine grapes on earth, it’s a no brainer. Savoy is [ Read More ]
For the longest time France has been known to be the best in the wine making business. While recently other countries are starting to catch up, France remains the queen of wine. France is divided into many regions, we will only explore the most famous. In alphabetical order: Region 1 – Alsace Famous as a white wine region Alsace also produces red, rose, sweet wines as well as sparkling wines. [ Read More ]
Located at the foothills of the Alps, the region of Piedmont, or Piedmonte, in Italian, is one of the more cooler provinces, so there’s a big difference whether the vineyards are facing south or north. The warmer south slopes are the territory used for grapes such as Nebbiolo or Barbera, while the cooler are dedicated to varieties used to make more sweeter wines, varieties such as Dolcetto and Moscato. As [ Read More ]
This land is so overwhelming that sometimes you simply get lost in the vast culture. Famous people such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei were born here. Florence, Siena, the leaning tower of Pisa are all wonderful and make for an experience you will never forget. But we are here to talk about the delicious part of this region, let’s have a look at it’s wines. 1. The [ Read More ]
Italy is one of those countries that could turn any grape into wine. It is one of the oldest winemaking countries being known to produce since antiquity. One of the key factors that makes Italy such a good place for vineyards is the wide range of weather and terrain. Due to this they can and do produce a vast selection of wines. Let’s have a look at the regions that [ Read More ]
California wines have long ago made a statement in the wine world as being able to deliver unique aromas and textures; I would say that they are wines with soul. Mendocino is the northernmost region of the state and is separated into two climates by the Mendocino range. It is known as a region that embraces the green culture at a level never seen in other areas. It is sometimes [ Read More ]
For a wine making district California is one very large state. It can be divided in more than one way, so we’ll only talk about the most famous regions. The fact that it is such a large state makes it the 4th producer in the world. Despite all that the californians believe quality is not an anathema of profit, so they decided to make some of the best wines in [ Read More ]