WineCompass

"On the island of Issa is a wine produced that no other wine equals". -- ancient Greek historian Agatharchides of Cnidus (2nd Cen...

Mezcal comes from Nahuatl  - the language spoken by the Aztecs - and translates to "oven-cooked agave". Whereas Mesoamerican pries...

While driving through my old college quarters I noticed a new distillery in the area,  Shmidt Spirits -- located just north of College Park...

"Members of Spainish nobility, the Vilarnau family settled in this special place that is Penedés in the 12th century. Vilarnau is a con...

Last month BevFluence invited a community of wine enthusiasts to select a supermarket or large beverage retail chain and purchase six wines...

For those who are interested in a moderate hike in Loudoun County's wine country, then take Route 9 - Charles Town Pike to the West Virg...

Heading to or from the Delmarva beaches leads to the Bay Bridge, Kent Island, and a chance to taste and tour Maryland's oldest post-proh...

For a couple years now a neighbor has been bringing home and sharing delicious sour beer from his weekend visits to Lewes, Delaware. Eventua...

Cunningham Falls State Park  and Catoctin Mountain Park  are neighboring state and national parks located in the Catoctin Mountains in Thurm...

Courtesy of Kolonics Pinceszet At 507 hectares, Somló is Hungary's second smallest wine region with Tihany being the smallest. Somló is ...

Previously believed to be distinct cultivars Malvasia delle Lipari, Malvasia di Sardegna, Greco di Gerace (Italy), Malvasia de Sitges (Spain...

After a hiatus, we are continuing our Hopwine series from samples received over the summer and highlighting excellent Gamay wines made at C...

November 11th (12th in the Eastern Church) is the Feast of St. Martin of Tours , and although he is the patron saint of France, St. Martin s...

Who likes Halloween candy and wine? Or in this case, sherry? Our friends at Gonzalez Byass wanted us to explore this concept through three ...

Rakija is an eau de vie styled fruit brandy popular in Slavic and Balkan countries and in Hungary where it is known as Palinka. It is the ...

Wines of Chile list 16 valleys noted for wine production and for a quarter of a century, Veramonte Vineyards has been farming in the "...

The highly acclaimed Redbreast 12-Year-Old Irish Whiskey is matured in a combination of Bourbon seasoned American Oak barrels and Oloroso S...

In 1880, deep in the Rhone Valley, Dr. Francois Durif released to the world a new grapevine that he discovered created from a natural crossi...

Trnjak (TER-nyak) is an indigenous grape to both Croatia and Herzegovina and is usually planted as the pollinator to the more popular female...