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…

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,…

On a quick road trip in Napa Valley earlier in August for the Wine Bloggers Conference #WBC16, I felt I had to stop by and see with my own eyes one of the most iconic Californian wineries. What is this wine whose 1973 vintage beat the…

The world of wine is full of wonders. A wonderful world from the great variety of delicious wines that we love to highlight in our wine reviews. But there are also absolute wonders and surprises in the world of wine accessories, from the weirdest to…

Have you ever attended an International Wine Competition? Well I have, and this my story. As always with wine, this is a story of sharing – through judging in this instance. Just a few weeks ago, I was judging at the Los Angeles International Wine…

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…

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 reasons to do so. First, you have to ask yourself: “why is organic Prosecco better?”…

There is no such thing as a perfect white wine… in absolute. Like there is no such thing as perfect people. There are some extraordinary wines. But most have their own personality we simply need to learn how to appreciate. There is such a thing…

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…

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…