Sparkling Wine for St Valentines Day is an excellent idea. Valentines & Sparkling wine go hand in hand, Sparkling wine for celebrations & Valentines Day is the celebration of love & romance. Made according to the traditional method, also called “Champenoise”, with the grape varieties Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Clear golden yellow color, with [...]

Special occasion stuff, this: a super-premium Australian Chardonnay made at the cool-climate Yarra Valley outpost of famous Champagne house Moet & Chandon. The focus here is, as you'd expect, on classic fizz, but elegant still wines are also produced from Champagne grape varieties. The fresh, peachy character of this wine was complexed by fermentation and [...]

 By Daniel Zwicke
Italy has the a long illustrious history in wine dating back to the Roman Empire and the Ancient Greeks who planted some vineyards in Sicily and other parts of Southern Italy like; Calabria and Campania. The Romans with their far reaching Empire that stretched across Europe and into North Africa, planted vineyards in [...]

Made from a blend of four of Portugal's indigenous grape varieties this wine is vibrant and fresh. With intense aromas of blackberries and raspberries on the nose, the palate is bursting with wild berry characters. This is a wonderfully well balanced wine with great length.
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Made using native Douro grape varieties, Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz (better known as Tempranillo in Spain), this is a full-bodied, lively wine. Ripe cherry and strawberry aromas combine with subtle vanilla oak on the nose and follow through to the rich, velvety palate.
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Produced from local grape varieties in Sicily, this wine exhibits light and fruity characters with a wonderfully dry and crisp acidity.
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By Regine Marne
The Rhône Valley is one of the best areas for wine making in France because of the climate being warm and sunny a good part of the year giving a very rich aromatic wine for both reds and whites.
The vineyards of this beautiful region include around 15 specific wine making regions which are [...]

If you intend to make wines wholly from grapes, I recommend you take a look at the following information. Wine making from grapes is a great way to get back to the basics. It’s also a great way to experiment with different types of grape varieties.

The process of growing grapes has been around for centuries, since the early days of human civilization. A process used all over the world, growing grapes is a rewarding practice that leads to the even more gratifying procedure of making wine.

facilities. Additionally (weather permitting), the Winemaker’s Walk includes a stroll through the 84-acre vineyard where visitors gain further winemaking insight by learning about the different grape varieties and growing procedures at Castello di Borghese. As the vineyard awakens in early spring, guests will witness the careful pruning of vines that has taken place — an [...]