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Top 10 Best Wine Apps for 2019
Mobile apps exist to make your life easier and better. When it comes to wine, this can mean a few different things: learn more about wine, helping you chose better wine, record your tasting experiences, get a better deal/price for your plonk, find expert ratings,…
Read MoreSocial Vignerons voted 2015 Best New Wine Blog
This is it, Social Vignerons has just been voted ‘2015 Best New Wine Blog’ by the Wine Blog Awards. Needless to say how important this ‘tittle’ is to me and the future of this website. An acknowledgement of the effort put into sharing, into sparking…
Read More10 Things Every Wine-Lover Should Know About French Wine Regions
France is known all over the world for producing some of the finest wines in the most picturesque vineyards. Here we have listed 10 of the most popular wine regions in the country– each with some unique characteristics that will make every wine-lover pack their…
Read MoreInfographics & Guide to Chardonnay Wine Grape Variety
Chardonnay is probably the most famous white grape variety in the world. Its versatility in the vineyard and ability to adapt to various growing conditions allows winemakers around the globe to produce quality still white wines as well as sparkling wines of many different origins…
Read MoreInfographics & Guide to Pinot Noir Wine Grape Variety
Pinot Noir is certainly one of the most famous red grape varieties in the world, giving birth to many of the world’s most expensive wines. Its versatility in the vineyard and ability to adapt to various terroirs allows winemakers around the globe to produce quality still red wines as well…
Read MoreAnatomy of a Wine Barrel: Parts, Sizes, Infographic
Building wood barrels and using them for transporting and/or ageing wine is a very old European tradition. Wine Barrel History in a Minute Ancient Egyptians and Romans were using clay amphorae rather than wooden containers. But those were fragile and unpractical. When the Romans conquered the…
Read MoreInfographic: Wine Bottle Anatomy
As opposed to wine bottles themselves, the anatomy of a wine bottle holds no secret and is fairly straight forward. Still, there is some specific vocabulary any wine lover, wine student, wannabe wine professional or sommelier has to know. To keep things simple and easy…
Read MoreInfographic: What you need to make wine, Modern Vs Traditional Winemaking
Many people do not realize how much work and equipment is involved in making wine. As a winemaker, in Europe in particular, I would often get the question: “but what is it that you do, wine makes it itself doesn’t it?“. Well, not exactly… So…
Read MoreTop 200 Famous Napa Valley Wine Names – A to Z
Find below a list of some of the most praised Napa Valley wine names, popular and famous wines in California and around the world, with their respective district of origin when there is one. If this page is missing important wine names and needs updating,…
Read MoreInfographics & Guide to Sauvignon Blanc Wine Grape Variety
Sauvignon Blanc is one of the most famous white grape variety in the world producing one of the most popular style of fragrant white wine. Its characteristic aroma profile makes it easy to identify, and enjoy! We provide you here with simple and practical information about the…
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