Corbières AOC
Corbières is a wine region located in the greater Languedoc area of southern France. It accounts for almost half of the wine that is...
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Vidal & Other Hybrid Grapes
Vidal is a white wine grape that is a hybrid, a combination of two different species of grape varieties. Scientists and enologists create...
Introduction to Argentinian Wine
Argentina has grown into the 5th largest producer of wine in the world, an amazing accomplishment if you look at where they were just 25...
Learning with Somm.Site
With a rapidly changing landscape in the hospitality industry comes opportunity... the opportunity to train our staff members better and...
O Canada... A Brief Introduction
Canada has been a major wine producer for decades, yet most people have never seen a Canadian wine, let alone enjoyed one. Most wine...
Introduction to Spanish Wine
Spain has a long history of food and wine being intertwined into their daily culture, as we find in many of the old world countries. Wine...
The Anatomy of a Wine Rating
We all see the prominently displayed wine ratings in our wine shops. How proud those wineries must be to garner such high praise when the...
Asking the Right Questions
How do you recommend wine to guests? Pair your product knowledge with your ability to play sleuth, and you have the makings of a great...
Earlier Harvest Dates via Climate Change
Wine regions face many challenges, but none more apparent than the changing climate. As Bordeaux gears up for its earliest harvest ever...
Heat Maps: Comparing & Describing Wine
Heat Maps are used on this site to depict a visual representation of describing and comparing wines to a guest in the hospitality...
Wine Geography: Topography Matters
A glance at wine regions that are heavily influenced by the topography of the area they reside in.
Introduction to Italian Wine
We have to start somewhere with every complex topic, and Italian wine can certainly be placed in the category of complex. Thousands of...
New York State of Wine
If you asked most people, even those who drink wine, to name a New York wine region, most would question if NY even made wine! NY is not...
Global Wine Consumption
Who is drinking the most wine these days? Apparently less people and less volume per person, according to the data. However, nobody told...
Introduction to American Viticultural Areas
An American Viticultural Area, or AVA, is an appellation of origin system used on wine labels, denoting a specific geographical area....
Wine Geography: Oceanic Impact
Geography has a major impact on wine, as a regions proximity to water may be the factor that makes it successful. Large bodies of water...
Introduction to the Bordeaux Region
Bordeaux is a wine region in south-western France, occupying a stretch of land that is perfectly suited for Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon...
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