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The illustrious Anderson Valley is located in the rolling hills of the northern California coastal region of Mendocino County, 110 miles nor...

Carignan (Cariñena in Spain) is a black-skinned wine grape variety, most likely native to Aragon. The variety is found in wines along the Me...

Pierce's disease is a bacterial disease caused by Xylella fastidiosa, which lives in the water-conducting system of grapevines and is sp...

There was plenty of sparkling wine on display during the  Catalan Wines USA  Master Class & Wine Tasting last month.  For an overview of...

Our previous post  The Rías Baixas Roadshow 2023 - Part 1 provides an introduction into Rías Baixas pertaining to its history, wine regions...

Photo courtesy of Catalan Wines USA Every so often  Catalan Wines USA hosts Wine Tasting & Master Classes across the country and fortun...

Did you know that red wine is being produced in Rías Baixas? Val Do Salnés is the oldest of the five sub-regions in Rías Baixas and contai...

Imagine a 240 hectare wine estate located in the Andes foothills at an altitude of 4,000 feet above sea level.  The highest peaks in Califor...

Rías Baixas, Galician for "Lower Estuaries" Recently I attended one stop on the  Rías Baixas Roadshow 2023 that featured a master...

Sevierville is a popular exit off Route 40, not only because it is nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains and feeds into Pige...

A bayou is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area. It may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream, river (often with a p...

"TABASCO® Brand products are made by McIlhenny Company, founded by Edmund McIlhenny in 1868 on Avery Island, Louisiana. It was here tha...

Abruzzo  is a naturalist's dream "as half of the region's territory is protected through national parks and nature reserves, mo...

"Vinsobres or sober wine, drink it soberly".. Monseigneur Joseph Marie de Suarès (Bishop of Vaison-La-Romaine) in1633 The Rhône V...