Each country consists of many major growing regions within them, known as sub-regions or appellations, which are regulated by the agriculture governing body of that country.
The concept of “Terroir” is a belief that much of wines has been made while grapes were still on their vines. The combinations of soil, air, water, minerals and climate in any particular area are unique only to...
Geography & Climate Champagne is the most northerly wine region in France, about 90miles Northeast of Paris. The climate here is extreme; bone-chilling cold in winter with damaging frost but hot, humid in the summer. Once a seabed...
Bordeaux might rule the West of France with its Cabernet and Merlot blends but on the other side of the country, by the border of Italy lies another magnificent wine region, it’s intriguing, elegant, complex and definitely world-class,...
Far to the west edging the Atlantic ocean lies one of the most important wine regions in the world, Bordeaux. The province is named after the port-city Bordeaux, and it is home to over 10.000 wine producers together...
Geography & Climate Alsace is a thin strip of land running along the Vosges Mountain on the West and the Rhein River to the East. Only after Champagne, it is the second most northerly wine region in France...
Geography & Climate Ribera Del Duero finds itself in the heart of Castilla y Leon commune with a short drive to Rioja from the East and Rueda to the West. Vineyards in this region grow along the...
In Rioja, aging wine traced back to the late 1700s, a practice inspired by Bordeaux region of France. Although at the time larger barrels were used. By the mid 1800s, Rioja wine landscape experienced major growth as result...
Geography & Climate At the very southern tip of Spain, Jerez DOC is world famous for bull-fighting and Sherry (or Xeres in French). Ripeness is never a problem, the region is blessed with abundant sunshine almost year-round but...
Geography & Climate La Mancha is the largest continuous vine-growing region in Spain. A large elevated plateau right in South-Central of Spain. The region endures consistent trend of seasonal climate: very cold winter and dry hot summer. During...
Geography & Climate Situates on the lower western corner of Catalunia west of Penedes, Priorat is a rather small region; most vineyards are planted on steep slopes around the district of Monstant. For a long time, only horses,...
Geography & Climate Away from the rest of Spain’s wine regions, Penedes (and Priorat) locates in the Catalunya commune far northeast of Spain. Snuggle between the south coast of Catalunya and the jagged mountain ranges of Montserrat Massif...
Geography & Climate Navarra has always been a popular wine region in north of Spain, it is a close neighbor to the ever famous Rioja region to the south. A stone throw away from Rioja and again a...
