Wine Travel

The next winery on our tour of Katsunuma wineries in Japan was directly across the road from Domaine Chateraise , the Chanmoris Winery owned by the rather long named company Koshu Budou ShuHonPo . Not sure what that translates as but Koshu Budou = Koshu Grapes , which are the only native grapes to Japan, and make up a lot of Japanese wines. Chanmoris Winery, Japan It was out of season to visit wineries (mid August), at least so it seemed as the place was deserted and we were the only visitors (there was a couple of other people in the tasting room but ... Read Full Story

By Wink Lorch The Languedoc-Roussillon, also referred to as ‘Le Midi’, has long been known in France as a giant wine producing region, source of a mass of everyday table wines. But in the past 25 years there’s been an important revolution in the region, which continues today in a more urgent manner as sales of cheap and not-so-cheerful French wines decline both at home and abroad. There are now scores of wineries making excellent wines in the region, which stretches from Montpellier in the east to south of Perpignan and the Spanish border. The region has grouped all its appellation and Vin de ... Read Full Story

Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino… the names of counties in California's famous Wine Country dance along the tongue like a happy melody. World renowned for its premium wines, this grape-growing area of California stretches in valleys along the Pacific coast north of San Francisco to the redwoods. In 1975 there were only 25 wineries but with the advent of tourism that number has grown to over 400. Visitors to California's Wine Country find many things to see and do, such as groves of Giant Redwoods, petrified forests, and even swimming in hot springs. Rolling hills of sun-splashed vineyards provide the perfect backdrop for hikers and bicycling ... Read Full Story

Aside from being the easiest sweet wine for beginners to drink, Duplin (pronounced doop-lynn) Vineyards's claim to fame is being the largest producer of Muscadine and Scuppernong wine in the world. Located in the town of Rose Hill, this North Carolina sweet wine producer was founded in 1976 by the Fussell family. The Duplin Winery vineyards stretch 1,200 acres across 4 states in the South and has a team of 43 dedicated grower partners and their families. Styles of their wines range from off-dry to sugary sweet and all the grapes are of native North American varieties. Scuppernong Blush Nothing says 'Welcome to the ... Read Full Story

By Wink Lorch Everything seemed yellow on our first wine tour in Collio in north-east Italy, right on the Slovenian border. The sun shone brightly, some of the wines were curiously yellow and the Vespa parked outside our delightful agritourismo in the vineyards was bright yellow too! Unfortunately we were not on a leisurely trip, so we zipped around with four wheels rather than two in order to see as much as we could in a short three days. Yellow Vespa waiting for wine tourists Collio, part of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, is well-known to the inner circle of Italian fine wine fans as the source of ... Read Full Story