Unlike wines for Bordeaux, where each district such as St. Julien and Pauillac could have different regulation and exception to their overall Classification. Other than the confusion between village names and the names Grand Cru vineyard, Burgundy wine...
The world of wines is almost always divided into 2 categories, those from Old World and some of New World. There are many differences between their approach in viticulture, wine-making and even how they label their finished products. ...
There are thousands of Chateaus in Bordeaux, Chateau could be a castle surrounded by vineyards or it could be nothing more than just a small home by a vineyard. Labeling “Chateau” doesn’t necessarily mean that it is a...
The Bordeaux classification system was established in 1855 and since it had seen very little changes. Thanks to its popularity, the terms “Grand Cru” and “Chateau” over the years have been synonymous with wine of higher or highest...
Both Chile and Argentina are making themselves known among the top wine producers in the world in both quality and quality. These two Spanish speaking countries share many Spanish influences, even with their wines. It is very common...
Aging of wine is also very essential step to enhance and improve the taste of wine. Aging can be done while wine sits inside Oak barrel and in bottles. The Italian appellation system of quality sets standards for...
Italian wine appellation system (DOC) is modeled closely after the French’s AOC and very similar to the Spanish’s DO. Like many European wine regions, Italian wine laws focuses on the area/region where the grapes are grown with the...
The Spanish Wine laws first went into action in the early 1930s and later revised in 1970. This system like many others in the European Union shares a few things in common with one another. These systems all...
Since the invention of glass bottles and corks, winemaker realized that aging wine improved its flavors and texture. Almost anywhere in the world, wineries often sort their grapes from more than one vineyard, due to variation of climates,...
Aging wine as been in practice for centuries, it can be done while wine is in the Oak barrels and in bottles. Wine picks up more flavors while aging in oak; then develops further in the bottle improving...
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...
