Tag: wine

Alta Badia: Peaks of Gastronomy

Alta Badia: Peaks of Gastronomy

What is now upon us will be a summer of culinary delights in Alta Badia. Local products, the best South Tyrolean wines and traditional Ladin dishes will be the

Wine Pronunciation Guide

Wine Pronunciation Guide for Beginners

Learning to pronounce grape varieties and other wine terms can be quite daunting for beginners. When I first fell in love with wine, I was adventurous enough to point

French wine regions

French wine regions

French wine regions Everybody loves summer, but it’s over now and new challenges are before us. Idle lying on the beach should give way to exploration. Fall and winter

Italian Wine Exploration Map

  Getting into Italian Wine is a never ending adventure of new wines to taste. The book Wine Grapes identifies 377 unique indigenous wine grapes in Italy. Many believe

Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Chateauneuf-du-Pape was originally called Castro Novo in 1094 (meaning new fortified village), then Castronovum Calcernarium (Châteauneuf Calcernier, in reference to the use of limestone) before taking its current name

Little Carpathians Wine Route

We are all quite familiar with Bratislava, but few know Bratislava as a wine region. The Little Carpathians Wine Route starts in the city. Some 15km further on,along the