WineCompass

In 1790, Habsburg ruler Joseph II had a bout of indigestion, and asked Dr. József Zwack, royal physician to the Imperial Court, for a remedy...

Lombardy is one of Italy's largest and most populous regions and is located in the north-central part of the country. It consists of fiv...

  We can all agree that every winery provides its own unique glorious view of the surrounding countryside and the views from  Hazy Mountain ...

Virginia Cider Week started last Friday and runs through November 20th and we attended the kickoff event Cider Smackdown: Attack of the Cra...

Last week the Uruguay Wine Fall Tour landed in Washington DC where 16 producers poured several wines each at  La Cosecha (voted one of Ame...

Since attending my first Maryland wine festival about 20 years ago and through various festivals and trade tastings over the successive year...

I finally began preparing for the  Certified Cider Professional  (CCP) exam this week as part of the BevFluence New Perspectives on Cider, P...

Recently I attended a seminar and wine tasting titled Languedoc: The New French Wine Scene and presented by Vins du Languedoc . I thought I...

Blanquette de Limoux is considered to be the first sparkling white wine produced in France and it was created long before the Champagne regi...

A cross-border region where rivers connect, not divide During our Spring trip to Croatia and specifically in the historic city of Osijek, I ...