Author: Napa Reserva

Wines of Overberg and Walker Bay, South Africa

Geography & Climate Locating at the very tip south of South Africa, its close proximity to the ocean, Overberg enjoy cooler climate with significant coastal influence.  It is ideal for cool-climate varietals such as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay....

Wines of Coastal Region of South Africa

Geography & Climate The Coastal Region is the heart of South Africa’s wine making industry. The beautiful coastal wine region takes its climatic stimuli from both the ocean and the mountains, making it ideal for vine growing. Being...

Wines of New South Wales, Australia

Geography & Climate New South Wales is the second biggest producing region in Australia, after its neighbor to the West, South Australia.  Often overlooked and definitely overshadowed by South Australia, New South Wales has wine-making cut out for...

Wines of South Australia

Geography & Climate Right by the coast of St. Vincent situates the fifth largest city in Australia, Adelaide.  Asides of being a coastal city, Adelaide is surrounded by some of Australia’s best wine regions, some are in fact...

Classifications of Quality for German Wines

When it comes to wine, the whole country is obsessed with ripeness; Germany, along with Austria, are the only two countries in the world to classify their wine’s quality based on its ripeness.  There are 2 different classes...

Wine Aroma, Bouquet and Descriptors

Having enjoyed an amazing glass of wine and describing it to friends or family could be great joy.  Verbalizing such tasteful sensations does take a lot of practice and some understanding of wine.  When in comes to describing...

Wines of Maipo Valley, Chile

Geography and climate Maipo is where it all started for Chilean Wine industry. It is divided into 3 sub-regions which together stretch from the Pacific coastal to the Ande mountain’s foothill: Pacific Maipo, Central Maipo and Alto Maipo....