From its ancient Eurasian origins to vineyards across six continents, Vitis vinifera defines much of what we understand as wine.

The same valley that once marked the end of a great American migration has become an unlikely promised land for one of the world's most demanding grapes. In a single generation, Oregon turned a reckless bet on Pinot Noir into a wine region spoken of alongside Burgundy.

On a southern stretch of the California coast where you might expect heat and ripeness, a quirk of geography instead delivers fog, cold ocean wind, and world-class cool-climate wine. The secret is which way the mountains face.

The country that taught the world to rethink Sauvignon Blanc has been quietly producing some of the most precise and compelling wines in the Southern Hemisphere. It is time to explore the rest of the map.

Canada is one of the last places most people think of when they think of wine. That is exactly why it deserves a closer look.

Where monastic devotion to single vineyards created a wine philosophy that transforms Pinot Noir and Chardonnay into liquid poetry, commanding prices that defy economic logic.

At the southern tip of the African continent, where two oceans meet and mountains tumble toward the sea, one of the most geographically gifted wine regions on earth is finally getting the attention it deserves.

Just north of San Francisco, a sprawling patchwork of vineyards, climates, and personalities produces some of the most exciting wines in the world. The surprise is how few people know the full story.

Tucked between Burgundy and the Swiss Alps, a narrow strip of vineyard land produces some of the most unusual and compelling wines in the world.

From chalky soils to celebratory toasts, understanding the world's most revered sparkling wine begins with knowing its origins.

The chardonnay grape wears many hats, from Burgundy's gold standard to global phenomenon.