An icon and leading region of New Zealand’s distinctive style of Sauvignon blanc, Marlborough has a unique terroir, making it ideal for high quality grape production (of many varieties). Despite some common generalizations, which could be fairly justified given...
Trevenezie IGT was established in 1995 as delle Venezie IGT. It gained its new name in 2017 when the delle Venezie title was transferred to the new DOC. The zone for the Trevenezie IGT is the same as that for the old IGT and the new delle Venezie DOC. It covers all of...
Bodegas Ateca was founded just outside the town of Ateca, Calatayud by the Gil Family in 2005. The focus is cultivating old-vine Garnacha, some dating back to the early 20th century, on slate-based vineyards at about 3,000 feet above sea level, some of the highest...
In 1934, Mr. Clarence Dillon, a prominent American financier, visited Bordeaux and in 1935, acquired the property. In 1983, the Dillon family also acquired the neighboring estate, Château La Mission Haut-Brion. And since 2011, the family company has owned a...
The Monferrato wine region lies below the River Po in the southeast corner of Piedmont, in northwestern Italy. Like Langhe, this zone received its own DOC in 1994. It follows similar relaxed rules allowing the blending of native varieties with international grapes....
It all started out with a bunch of Aussie winemakers heading over to France to ‘show the old dogs some new tricks’. Australian wine had taken the world by storm in the 1970s and 1980s. Tony Laithwaite decided to get some Aussies over to France. From there the RedHeads...
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