WineCompass

"Blaufrankisch is a variety that has shown it can not just grow well here, but can also make stylistically unique wines that can stand...

Pitorro is Puerto Rican moonshine -- and not of the corn whiskey persuasion that we are familiar with within the United States. It is, in ...

During the COVID lockdown, I replaced my normal routine of simply pouring a neat glass of my favorite spirit and instead became more creativ...

Pinot Blanc, the pale-skinned Pinot mutation that shares a genetic fingerprint with Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, is favored in cold climate re...

Kadarka is the Hungarian equivalent to Pinot Noir, both in the glass and in the vineyard.  Once planted, Kadarka vines are temperamental -...

In the early 1740s two brothers, Charles and George Hottel, traveled a well-known route among German immigrants from Lancaster, Pennsylvan...

The Mediterranean climate that attracts viticulture in Croatia's coastal regions do not end at the Adriatic but extend into Herzegovin...

American Craft Beer Week (May 11-17) is the annual nationwide celebration of small and independent U.S. craft breweries. Join the celebratio...

St. Donat  Kopaszhegy Olaszrizling 2018 The most widely planted grape variety in Croatia (Grasevina). The most widely planted grape va...

My mother's father's maternal line flows forth from the Shenandoah Valley in an area ranging from Strasburg to Edinburg and dominate...

"When I came to America in August 1958, I saw vineyards around Chateau Souverain and I was interested to know which grapes were grown ...

DOC Rioja is primarily red wine centric, however, on the white wine side of the house, Viura has supplanted Malvasia as the most widely p...

Ponte Romano de Éntoma via Camino de Santiago The Ponte Romano de Éntoma  -- a stone bridge over the Rio Galir in the village of Éntoma...

We are living in interesting times, unable to frequent our favorite craft beverage establishments or explore various regions.  Fortunately, ...

Frank Morgan at DrinkWhatYouLike has been working overtime supporting the Virginia wine industry during the CV pandemic - primarily using...

After Italy, Spain is the country hardest hit by the coronavirus and like most countries, their supply of cleaning solutions and sanitizers ...

As I mentioned in a previous post concerning Scattered Peaks , winemaker Nicole Salengo also attended our wine dinner at Officina and int...

Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Agriculture is at the heart of the wine industry and every wine region faces some type of peril. ...

Scattered Peaks is a relatively new Napa Valley brand created by Derek Benham who is leveraging long-time Napa winemaker Joel Aiken to &quo...