At some point Australia was known internationally more for its bulk or cheap wine exports than for the fine wines its relatively old wine industry has been producing. Simply speaking, the good stuff, the Aussies would keep it for themselves! But after a few severe…

Together with its sparkling counterpart Prosecco, Pinot Grigio is arguably one of the very most popular Italian wine styles, a classic refreshing and zesty white, perfect for easy enjoyment and on warm summery days. The style is in fact the second most popular white wine…

Score: 93/100 Score 93/100   The Domaine E. Guigal is primarily a producer of wines from the Northern Rhone where the winery is located (in Ampuis). But they do also produce a few Southern Rhone such as the Châteauneuf-du-Pape we’ve tasted here, as well as a Gigondas,…

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…

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…

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…

Spain has a long and ancient History of winemaking we’ve all heard about, dating back and even preceding the importation of the wine culture by the Romans. The country boasts the largest vineyard surface area in the world, and has in recent years positioned itself as…

Interview with wine counterfeit expert Maureen Downey about the foreseeable future of applying Blockchain Technology to the wine industry. Maureen Downey is a wine fraud specialist who played an important role in the Rudy Kurniawan investigation, the greatest wine scam in US that shook the wine…

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,…

Many Italian Cheeses have the great advantage from a wine pairing perspective, of being relatively subtle in flavors, featuring and showcasing the natural taste of the milk they were made from rather the powerful savors (and smell!) acquired through a long ageing. Think French cheeses…