World of Bacchus
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The Belgian Jester
At the crossroad of Germanic and Latin cultures, Belgium is one of the youngest countries of the Old Continent, becoming an independent state only ... -
The Green Coast
Situated in northwestern Spain bordering Castilla y León to its east and Portugal to its south, Galicia – not to be confused with the ... -
The Irish Spirit II
(Continued from “The Irish Spirit” on 1 October 2015) The Irish diaspora is unique that an overwhelming majority of people claiming to have Irish ... -
The Golden State II
(Continued from “The Golden State” on 9 October 2015) Roughly the size of Sweden and with approximately 1,200 producers, California is overwhelmingly the largest ... -
The Catalonian Cession
(Continued from “The Catalonian Hinterland” on 25 September 2015) That the Catalan region of Roussillon (Spanish: Rosellón; Catalan: Rosselló) is French but not Spanish ... -
The Mediterranean Heart III
(Continued from “The Mediterranean Heart II” on 17 July 2015) The British penchant for fortified wines may variously be due to the cool climate ... -
The Golden State
The US is the 4th largest wine-producing country in the world and, by some distance, the largest in the New World. Wine is produced ... -
The Irish Spirit
For various reasons, Irish whiskey is often overshadowed by Scotch whisky; little known is the fact that whiskey actually predates whisky by nearly a ... -
The Catalonian Hinterland
(Continued from “The Catalonian Littoral” on 28 August 2015) Situated along the western boundary of Catalonia bordering Aragón, Costers del Segre (literally: banks of ... -
The Most Serene
Arguably the most glamorous of Italy’s 20 administrative regions, Veneto is surely one of the most important in terms of fine wines. Whilst Piemonte ... -
The Gemstone of Saint-Julien
Multiple parallels can be drawn between Burgundy’s Nuits-Saint-Georges and Bordeaux’s Saint-Julien, and not just for the “Saint” in their illustrious names. Both are sometimes ... -
The Chinese Expedition
Traditionally a baijiu and huangjiu country, the concept of Chinese wine may at the first sight appear as peculiar as employing Oriental brush strokes ... -
The Catalonian Littoral
(Continued from “The Catalonian Priory” on 8 May 2015) Situated southwest of Barcelona and northeast of Tarragona, Penedés (or Penedès in Catalan) is one ... -
The Sub-Alpine Secret
Sandwiched between Burgundy and Switzerland, Jura is perhaps France’s best-kept vinous secret, one with idiosyncratic character and Byzantine complexity. Named after the Jura Mountains, ... -
The Swashbuckler Spirit
Armagnac is both the name of a historic province – for long in existence under the Ancien Régime and replaced by the département system ... -
The Austro-Italian Legacy
Austria and Germany are brothers in various ways, and Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-Südtirol in German) is to Austria what Alsace (Elsass in German) is to ... -
The Southern Powerhouse
At just over 1 million km2, Argentina is as big as France and Spain combined, while its population is roughly equivalent to the latter. ... -
The Summery Zest
Situated in the northwesternmost of Portugal braving the Atlantic Ocean, the Vinho Verde region is indeed green, and in various aspects – its landscape, ... -
The Mediterranean Heart II
(Continued from “The Mediterranean Heart” on 15 May 2015) There are but a handful of wine regions that are simultaneously UNESCO World Heritage Sites, ... -
The Sindhu Revival II
(Continued from “The Sindhu Revival” on 24 June 2015) Lying between 6th parallel north (on a par with Central Africa) and 37th parallel north ... -
The Kiwi Emblem
Situated in the northeastern corner of the South Island along the 41st parallel south, Marlborough is not only the cradle of New Zealand wine, ... -
The Australian Boutique
Situated some 130km north of state capital Adelaide, Clare Valley is the northernmost wine region within the Mount Lofty Ranges zone of South Australia, ... -
The Protestant Roots
Wine has been inseparable from the Christian faith since the institution of the Eucharist during the Last Supper. Notwithstanding the East-West Schism, both Roman ... -
The Sindhu Revival
Home to one of the four cradles of civilisation, India has a viticultural history which can be traced back to the 4th millennium BC, ... -
The English Garden
Possibly the most northerly wine-producing area of Europe, England can trace its viticultural history back to 1st century AD, when modern-day England and Wales ... -
The Wildness of Beauty IV
(Continued from “The Wildness of Beauty III” on 24 April 2015) In the 16th century, Corsica became a major battleground for Habsburg Spain and ... -
The Southern Bastio
Due to economic and historic reasons, mighty Bordeaux often overshadows its neighbouring areas such as Bergerac, Buzet, Côtes-du-Marmandais and Monbazillac. The one bastion that ... -
The Mediterranean Heart
Prior to the Age of Discovery, the Mediterranean area had for centuries remained the centre of Europe and its history. Owing to their geopolitical ... -
The Catalonian Priory
Situated in southwestern Catalonia, Priorato (“Priorat” in Catalan) is, alongside Rioja, one of the only 2 DOCs (Denomenación de Origen Calificada) in Spain, occupying ... -
The English Connection
Partly due to its geographical location, the inland Alentejo region is by no means as heavily influenced by the English as the Douro region. ... -
The Wildness of Beauty III
(Continued from “The Wildness of Beauty II” on 27 March 2015) For those who enjoy not only the sensual pleasure brought about by the ... -
The Latino-Slavic Crossroad II
(Continued from “The Latino-Slavic Crossroad” on 20 March 2015) By 1914, Moldavia had become the winery, indeed the largest wine production area, of the ... -
The Heart of Oak
Located in northern Spain along the Ebro between the towns of Alfaro and Haro, Rioja is one of the only two DOCs (Denominación de ... -
The Shades of Green III
(Continued from “The Shades of Green II” on 9 January 2015) For its viticultural diversity and outstanding price-quality ratio, Vinho Verde is no doubt ... -
The Wildness of Beauty II
(Continued from “The Wildness of Beauty” on 28 November 2014) Although similar in size, Alsace and Corsica could hardly be more different – the ...
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