Everyone knows that grapes are an essential ingredient for wine, but one natural — and unexpected — element is helping a newly designated wine region in California rise to prominence. "The Petaluma Gap is a special area for the following reason: the wind," says Ana...
Every wine has a history; a story of time and place that reflects the primal geologic forces that shaped the landscape where its grapes were grown, the climate that nurtured them and the deft hand of the winemaker than transformed them into wine. Hence, it’s fitting,...
It's almost impossible to grow hops in South Africa. The hot, dry climate is a killer. But some of the beer-loving nation's farmers are beating the odds and rapidly cultivating a reputation as suppliers of the highly flavored varieties that craft brewers need. The...
"Río Negro is the world’s southernmost wine region. Río Negro is both a province (to the east and south of Neuquén) and a grand river which flows from Neuquén 310 miles to the Atlantic Ocean, creating three agricultural regions in its route."
"All the while, the Neuquén Wine Region is blossoming with extraordinary vintages from vineyards growing along the Neuquén River... vineyards are being planted along the Limay River, approximately the same distance from the city of Neuquén in hopes of another...
"It would take quite the visionary to successfully pull off creating a brand new wine region, especially out of the extreme desert of Patagonia. Such visionary is Julio Viola, a lover of the land here, who conducted significant research on the soil, climate and other...
Take a Mid-Winter Wine Break in California’s Lake County Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino -- and usually in that order -- are the spots everyone picks first for a wine country getaway. Yet not much further off and a whole lot less busy sits Lake County. This relatively...
Over the last several decades Oregon’s Willamette Valley has earned a well-deserved reputation for the quality of its Pinot Noir. A development that has seen explosive growth in the industry and a broad array of winemakers, from California to Burgundy, establish a...
"All the while, the Neuquén Wine Region is blossoming with extraordinary vintages from vineyards growing along the Neuquén River... vineyards are being planted along the Limay River, approximately the same distance from the city of Neuquén in hopes of another...
"Río Negro is the world’s southernmost wine region. Río Negro is both a province (to the east and south of Neuquén) and a grand river which flows from Neuquén 310 miles to the Atlantic Ocean, creating three agricultural regions in its route."