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,…

The world of wine counts with hundreds and hundreds of words to describe all sorts of things: the wine aromas and flavors, technical terms of viticulture, enology or winemaking, wine regions, grape varieties and so on… Whatever your level of understanding of this complex and…

Chateau Pédesclaux, classified fifth growth of Pauillac in 1855, certainly sits on a great terroir, nestled between the illustrious vineyards of neighboring Chateaus, Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild, and Pontet-Canet. But great location, and a potentially-great terroir is not all. Capturing the essence of its vineyards and bottling…

In the world of fine spirits, in the world of wine, and now also in the world of night clubs and jet-set parties, many know the joys of Cognac. Its pungent flavors of honey, caramel, dried fruits and sweet spices combine the concentration and character…

This guest post was written by Kate Elizabeth of katelizabethphotography.co.uk exclusively for Social Vignerons. Why Do We Decant Wine? We decant wine for two main reasons: to remove any sediment that has collected at the bottom of the bottle to aerate the wine so that the…

There is no such thing as a perfect wine… in absolute. Like there is no such thing as perfect people. But there is such thing as a perfect wine for an occasion. This is simply the one that matches your needs and expectations of the…

Italy is not only the largest wine-producing country in the world by volume (ahead of France with about 5 billion liters produced in 2016 against France 4.5 billion), it is also the uncontested champion of wine diversity, counting with more unique grape varieties than any…

Update February 2018: The article and Top 20 Wine Influencers List below was published in January 2017, for a more recent list of Social Media wine personalities, follow the link below to the 2018 Top 40+ Wine Influencers List:   Update 20 Jan 2017: After the addition…

Find below a list of some of the most praised, popular and famous wines in the world, with their respective region of origin and country, ordered alphabetically. If this page is missing important wine names and needs updating, let me know in the comments at…

‘Musician and graphic designer gone wine geek’, Madeline Puckette is arguably the most famous wine blogger out there, as Wine Folly, a site she founded in 2011, is without a doubt one of the very most, if not THE most successful of all wine blogs.…