Ducks have been enjoyed all over the world. Juice red meat with a slight gaminess gave way to culinary limitless. Asia boasts whole roasted duck while South-Americans like them grilled over an open fire. Ducks are versatile and...
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...
Plum, cherry, strawberry, vanilla, raisin, nutmeg, cinnamon, chocolate, cassis, berry, currant, licorice, white pepper, eucalyptus, cloves, anise, tea leaf, tomato leaf, limestone, chalk, nutty, cedar… the list goes on and on. You couldn’t help but wonder where these...
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...
Hunter Valley, which locates on the East coast of Australia. The valley sees moderate rainfall throughout the year, most of it comes during the summer months. Though summer could get hot, but with consistent moisture and breeze, the...
Mountain ranges isolate Rioja from coastal influence. Close to the coast, but Rioja is generally dry and hot especially in Rioja Baja. Rioja Alta and Rioja Alavesa are further up north stretching up the mountain ranges, these two...
Many believe wine making is done mostly while grapes were still on the vines. How grapes taste all depends on the land, soil, water and weather they are grown on, each region in the world possesses flavor profile...
Napa Valley Napa Valley boasts some of the very best vineyards and wineries not only in California but the world over. Rich soil and ideal climate spoil the vines, in turn they spoil wine lovers. Napa Valley is...
Bordering north of Portugal, the region of Galicia nestles itself in the far Northwest corner away from the rest of Spain. Blessed with 1000 miles of coastline, seafood is very much a part of everyday life. Many areas...
Sunlight, climate, water, soils and air all together nurture vines and their grapes. Their combination of flavors is unique to specific region because of the terroir they were grown in. The wine-makers simply converting grapes into drinking wine. ...
Oak and Wine Asking Picasso to paint with his arms tied is wine-making without Oak. What Oak does to wine has never been successfully replicated, regardless of any advancement in technology. Wine simply will not be wine without...
If you have been around wine enough, you probably have run cross two phrases “New World” and “Old World” wine (or region). “New World” and “Old World” are indeed geographic terminologies used to describe two major ecozones on...
TOURING NAPA / WINE REGIONS (APPELLATIONS)
Napa Valley Wine Sub-Regions and their wines
February 14, 2026