Wine Regions

The regions, laws and labels behind the wines you study and drink, written by the people who teach them.

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Finding the Hidden RhôneIf you’re anything like me (a carbon-based life-from consisting mostly of water who happens to have an insatiable infatuation with all th...Joe Roberts · Oct 2022 Costières de Nîmes: in the Gard, on the Rhône, Influenced by the SeaIt’s useful to think of Costières de Nîmes as a ‘betweener.’ This appellation in the south of France, situated in the Gard département, b...Patrick Comiskey · Sep 2022 Webinar: Learning in the Vineyard with Napa Winemaker Cathy CorisonCathy Corison is a name synonymous with exceptional winemaking, renowned for her role as the founder and winemaker of Corison Vineyards.NVWA Faculty · Jul 2022 Webinar: The Volcanic Wines of SicilyThe wines produced in the shadow of Europe’s largest active volcano express one of the most interesting and inviting boutique terroirs in...Catherine Bugue, DipWSET · Jun 2022 Think American Wine is All About Napa? Think AgainWith American wine, most people are aware of California, specifically Napa and Sonoma.Ari Bendersky · May 2022 An Oregon AVA Flood of Epic ProportionsThousands of years ago, the Missoula Floods gave birth to what are now the diverse terroirs of the Pacific Northwest.Joe Roberts · May 2022 Rioja: An Icon AdaptsFive important trends are paving the way for the growth of Rioja wines. Our own Monika Bielka-Vescovi investigates.Monika Bielka-Vescovi · Apr 2022 Remi Cohen of Domaine Carneros: Leading the Way to a Sparkling FutureWhat began as an American property that was founded by one of the great families of Champagne has turned into a benchmark estate in the e...Brian Freedman · Mar 2022 The New Women of ChampagneToday, more leading winemakers than ever are women. They talk to us about their barriers (or lack of) to entering a man’s world, their in...Sara Schneider · Mar 2022

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