As you know I am based in France, and here wines for California are very hard to get by and purchase. I do love my champagne French Champagne wines, but it is always a great pleasure to taste and review wines from California. They have…

While attending the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference, I had the pleasure of meeting one of the great figures in the world of wine: Andrea Robinson MS. Andrea is one of 26 women that have passed the Master Sommelier examination in the whole world. She also has…

Guest Post By Alti Wine Exchange   Hi! For those who are asking themselves who’s this, I’m Breno, lead copywriter at Alti Wine Exchange. Last time, I was invited by Julien Miquel to give you some curiosities about wine history. Now, I’m happy to be…

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New Zealand, when it comes to wine, is certainly mostly famous for its iconic Sauvignon Blanc wines. It is probably fair-enough in a way, since the Sauvignon grape accounts for over 70% of the country’s wine output, with the region of Marlborough producing by in…

Syrah, also globally known as Shiraz, is certainly one of the most famous red grape varieties in the world, giving birth to some of the finest and most expensive wines around the globe, from France to Australia. Its dense tannic structure, rich body and distinctive fruity and peppery flavors allow winemakers…

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,…

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…

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…

Jancis Robinson is a busy women. Her #2 position in our Top 20 Worlwide wine influencers on social media hasn’t come by chance. Between many major wine publications, Jancis is the editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine (3d ed. 2006), co-author with Hugh Johnson of…