France is one of the countries mostly associated with wine and what is more important not just with wine as a beverage, but wine as a culture. Due to its long history of winemaking and its exceptional attitude towards wine France is considered to be one of the main winemaking and what is more important [...]
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New World Wines – South America
Colonized by the Spanish South America was destined to become a winemaking region. Nevertheless a number of political issues had a very negative influence on the whole continent and only recently two main wine producers of South America – Argentina and Chile, began their rise to worldwide fame in the world of wine. Argentina Argentina [...]
New World Wines – South Africa
The history of wine in South Africa begins with the founding of a supply station on the Cape of Good Hope. At the time it was believed that wine could help sailors who suffered from scurvy, so the local governor was ordered to plant vineyards and establish wine production. This practically started the South African [...]
Champagne In Popular Cultures
Champagne or sparkling wine is a type of wine surrounded by legends, mysteries and a unique charm and image which were created by numerous artists and entertainers that fascinated this drink. From the first days of Champagne it became a legend and inspired a lot of artists that helped to create the image of sparkling [...]
New World Wines – North America
According to history the first Europeans who reached North America were the Vikings and they named the continent Vinland. Clearly the name comes from local discovered viticulture, which means that unlike Australia the continent had its own grapes. Nevertheless the art of winemaking was brought here only centuries late by European settlers who established basically [...]
New World Wines – Australia
“At the 1873 Vienna Exhibition the French judges, tasting blind, praised some wines from Victoria, but withdrew in protest when the provenance of the wine was revealed, on the grounds that wines of that quality must clearly be French.” This is probably the best quote to start an article about Australian wine. Today Australia [...]
The Origins of Port Wine
Port wine is a fortified wine produced exclusively in the Douro Valley in the northern part of Portugal. It is a sweet red wine that usually comes as dessert wine; it can be in dry, semi-dry and white variations. Just like with Champagne the names Port and Porto can be applied only to wines produced [...]
Wine and Religion – Islam and Judaism
All of the three of the world’s main religions – Christianity, Judaism and Islam have their own relationship with wine. While it is accepted by the first two, wine is radically rejected in Islam. But everything has a reason, so let’s take a closer look at each case. Islam Probably everyone knows that alcohol in [...]
Wine and Religion – Christianity
After the invention of wine in the Caucasian mountains, its spread into Middle and Near East and then a glorious conquest of Europe in bags of Roman legionnaires, it seemed that no one could do more for this drink, but this impression was wrong. A new religion born on the turn of the millennia – [...]
Origins of Wine – Roman Empire – Part 3
Of all the civilizations of the Ancient World the Romans without doubt made the biggest contribution in the history of wine and practically spread this beverage to the most of Europe. Initially winemaking was introduces in the south-eastern part of Italy by Greeks. The region was perfect for vineries and local Italians quickly mastered the [...]
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History of French Wine – The Beginnings
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Vermouth Fortified Wine
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Barossa Valley Wine Region
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The Great French Wine Blight
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Region Review – Napa Valley Wineries
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New World Wines – South America
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New World Wines – South Africa
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Champagne In Popular Cultures
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New World Wines – North America
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New World Wines – Australia