WineCompass

Jim and Lori Corcoran have been a leader in the #DrinkLocal movement in both Loudoun County and the Commonwealth of Virginia as proprietors ...

The Awatere Valley is one of three major sub-regions Marlborough and is situated in a valley running parallel with the east coast of the So...

2012 Alexander Valley Jordan Vineyard & Winery Cabernet Sauvignon (750ml $72; 1.5l $199) Jordan Vineyard & Winery has been an ico...

New Zealand's modern wine industry began in Marlborough in the 1970s with growers planting Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir vines in the ...

I'm less familiar with Croatian grape varieties as I am with Hungarian , but this last trip to Hrvatska expanded my knowledge. Like Hun...

In 1985, just 16% of German Rieslings were dry and German white wines were known for their general sweetness. Since that year, consumers h...

I thought I did, at least until this last trip to the Heart of Europe.   Like most European countries, Hungary has a long wine tradition dat...

Languedoc-Roussillon, the wine region in southeast France lies adjacent to the Mediterranean coastline and runs from the Spanish border to...

If you are spending any time in Budapest and are slightly interested in Hungarian wine then I strongly recommend that you visit The Tasting ...

Each year  the Maryland Wineries Association holds a state competition now named the Comptrollers Cup that is a blind tasting historically...

Over 125 years ago in 1890, Francisco Alfredo Pellas built the first distillery of what was to become Flor de Caña at the San Antonio Sug...

Many of the worl'd great wine regions contain a fair amount of volcanic soil and that includes the numerous DOCs in Campania - residin...

Cariñena is not only the second oldest region in Spain, but is also home to its own varietal and appellation. Cariñena (Carignane) is a ...

Creative destruction resides in the NOVA craft beer market as one brewery closes several open to take its place. And we recently visited fou...

Hosting the Beer Bloggers & Writers Conference provides the opportunity to leverage media influence to further position Loudoun as a mu...

"I normally shy away from white wines, but that one (Jean Chartron Rully Montmorin 2015) was delicious", Anonymous Neighbor 1 &...

The DelMarVa coast is not only beaches, boating, and fishing. There are a plethora of craft beverage producers in the area such as Delawar...

The Potter Valley AVA is located in the northern section of California's Mendocino County and centered naturally on the town of Potter...

Straddling the border between Delaware and Maryland along the Mason-Dixon line lies Harvest Ridge Winery . Whereas the winery and a majori...

Joaquin Murrieta (1829 – July 25, 1853), also called The Robin Hood of the West or the Robin Hood of El Dorado, was a famous vaquero, and g...