Wine Regions of Europe – Slovenia
Just to put the next six (or seven) countries into perspective, each of them was once a part of the
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Wine Academy
World Wine Regions – North America – California
Even though wineries exist in every American state, California continues to produce approximately ninety percent of all American wines (of
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A Short History of Wine
The oldest evidence of winemaking comes to us from the Caucasus region and the Middle East (where the present-day countries
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World Wine Regions – North America- The Other 47 States
The Challenge of the “Other 47” States For reasons involving Pacific Ocean currents, the configuration of mountain chains, volcanic activity
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Wine Regions of Italy – The Rest of the Wine
Narrow Liguria is shaped like an upside down boomerang, with the great maritime city of Genoa in the east-west center.
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Wine Regions of Italy – Valle d’ Aosta
The Valle d’Aosta is Italy’s smallest region, bordering France, Switzerland and the Italian (major wine-producing) region of Piemonte to its
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Wine Regions of Europe – Italy
We finished France by explaining the apparent blank spots on the map, those regions where wine is not produced. We
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Wine Regions of France – The Other Wine Regions in France
Those Blank Spots on the Map The blank spots on the map of France, circled and numbered above, require some
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Wine Regions of France – Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The most prestigious individual appellation is Châteauneuf-du-Pape which, as we have already discussed, allows a blend of up to ten
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Wine Regions of France – Burgundy
Burgundy and Bordeaux are often spoken of in conjunction because of their equivalent renown, and the fact that they both
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