Wine museum at Mikulov castle in the Czech Republic
I visited the Wine museum inside the Mikulov castle in the Southern region of Moravia located in the former Czech Republic, now known as Czechia. A small space, but well ...
Château Musar: war-defeating winemaking family in Lebanon
Winemaking in Al-Lubnaniya (Lebanon) was heavily marked by 20 years of civil war (1975-1990). During this period the wine industry was virtually nonexistent. This dark age of the Lebanese wine ...
Wine renaissance in Turkey
As surprising as the immense acreage of vines in Turkey may sound, the history of this country and the region sheds a light to the origins of winemaking and its ...
Georgia: ancient winemaking techniques for local grapes
In Georgia monks and some winemakers still bury wine under the ground in ancient vessels called 'qvevri'. These pitchers resemble an amphora in both their shape and material - the ...
Wine Cellar at Hotel de Paris in Monaco
I have been lucky enough to dine at Allain Ducasse's three-Michelin stared restaurant at Hôtel de Paris in Monte-Carlo a number of times and have always enjoyed the tremendous food ...
Independent Growers Champagne rises to fame
Champagne was the first and still is the most famous sparkling wine in the world. The North-West French region is known for the big, branded and expensive bottles of fizz. Here, ...
Viu Manent: Chilean winery brings art to Colchagua valley
The winery today produces various wines in different price realms. I fell in love with their range of a very well-priced Secreto during a picnic with friends in Santiago. These ...
Koshu: a pinkish indigenous grape of Japan
The Koshu grape variety is indigenous of Japan. It is lightly pinkish as a Pinot Gris, has thick skin so it can be quite tanninc, light aroma so it shows ...
