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Top 50 Words in the World of Wine, from A to Z

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…

Infographic: Guide to Pairing Wine & Food

This guest post was written by Adam Stevens of Corr Chilled exclusively for Social Vignerons. Properly pairing wine with food can truly transform a meal. A simple sea bass paired…

Infographic: 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…

Q&A with a Wine Influencer: Tim Atkin MW & Social Media

Tim Atkin is — if these words can ever be put together — NOT ONLY a Master of Wine. He has also become one of the most prominent wine personalities and critic…

Italian Wine & Cheese Pairing Part 2

The variety in Italian wine is just enormous. So many grape varieties turned into wine all around the country. But the variety in Italian cheese is just as overwhelming. There’s so…

4 Reasons to Choose an Organic Prosecco Wine

Why would I choose and buy an Organic Prosecco or even more generally an organic wine instead of a conventional (non-organic) one? You might be wondering. Well, there are several valid…

Infographics & Guide to Syrah Wine Grape Variety

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…

Pairing Prosecco with Simple & Tasty Italian Dishes – Tips & Recipes

Italian Cuisine is all about simplicity. It’s about showcasing the natural flavors of ingredients, yet bringing them to the next level using delicate seasoning and the complementarity of certain foods…

2018 Top 40+ Wine Influencers: Who to Follow on Social Media?

2017 has come and gone, and we are well into 2018 by now. It is therefore clearly time for our traditional yearly list of top wine influencers on social media.…

Top 50 Most-Expensive English Wines

English wine, sparkling that is in particular, is very trendy and has benefitted from growing buzz over the past few years. It is often said to approach the quality of…

08Dec

Wine Color – Complete Visual Guide

Your complete and detailed infographic guide and explanations to the color of wine. If you’re interested in the chemistry and winemaking facts about what gives wine its color, scroll down a few paragraphs to the ‘what makes the color of the wine?’ section below. Let’s…

07Apr

Q&A with Martine Saunier: her new film ‘A Year in Champagne.’

Social Vignerons reveals an exclusive interview with Martine Saunier, legendary wine importer, senior producer, and protagonist of the new film ‘A Year in Champagne.‘ Martine Saunier made a name for herself building a successful California-based wine importing business Martines Wines. Over the past 35 years, the Paris-born and Burgundy-raised…

16Aug

How Good is Mouton Cadet Bordeaux wine?

Reviewing 2014 Mouton Cadet Bordeaux AC, France Score: 85/100 Score 85/100 As I highlighted recently in an article on Vivino about the Most Popular French Wines, wines coming under the Mouton Cadet label indeed count among the very most widely drank bottles of French…

19Jan

What is cork taint? Why are so Many Wines Corked? Top 5 Facts

I’m sure you know a lot about cork taint, or don’t you? Whatever you already know, I’m sure you’ll learn something here, from the Top 5 facts you didn’t know about cork taint. Why so many wines are corked, you may be wondering. If you…

25Jul

New Zealand’s Top 25 Most Expensive Wines in 2018

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…

15May

Top 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,…

21Dec

Fine Dining, Fine Wine & Michelin-Starred Cuisine Aboard Air France

French airline Air France is working hard to provide its passengers with “a little piece of France’s terroir” in the air. What is the best way to transport customers to France before they’ve even arrived, or to leave them with a succulent aftertaste of Paris…

12Oct

Top 25 Most Expensive Spanish Wines

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…

08Aug

5 Top Grapes Behind Italian White Wines

Italy is one of the few countries that look even better in real life than it does in pictures, or on the silver screen, and their wine is no different. Incredibly, Italy is actually the birthplace of over 25 percent of the world’s fine wine…

25Mar

Q&A with Wine Influencers: The Wine Wankers & Social Media

Sydney -based bloggers The Wine Wankers started their WordPress site thewinewankers.com.au no sooner than July 2013, but have become since a firm favorite in the worldwide online wine landscape, and on social media in particular. In February 2015, they made it among the very first positions of our February…