Sèvre-et-Maine, Loire Valley, France
VGC Véronique Günther Chéreau estate in Sèvre & Maine
The idea of a wine region and a wine type with a long pedigree implies that the farmers in that region…
Category: 1001 Wine Routes
There are literally thousands of wine routes in the world. From the very well trodden, to the rustic and little known. From the places where wine prices are high to the places where you find wine bliss at a fair price. The mission of The Wine Beat is to combine discovery of the great wines of the world with exploration of where the wines come from. What place, what village, what hillside, what winemaker and what grape. Every wine route promises a beautiful journey – and, in the best cases, off the beaten path.
Rueda DO, Spain
Verdejo has made its home on Rueda’s high plains
Wine grapes are a little bit like people when it comes to transplanting themselves to new places. Some grapes are vagabonds…
Aegean and Marmara, Turkey
Kayra’s Sarkoy Vineyard in the Marmara Region (ancient Thrace)
In the time-shrouded early moments of wine history, wine growing and wine making had its origin and made its way westward…
Costières de Nîmes, France
The Romans and Rhône River geology helped define the character of wine from Costières de Nîmes
Costières de Nîmes has as colourful a wine history as just about any place…
Tarija Valley, Bolivia
Bodegas Kohlberg is Bolivia’s most internationally recognized and largest wine producer.
There is practically no wine terroir as unique as Bolivia’s in terms of altitude. The vines in the…
Nelson Wine Region, New Zealand
Flaxmore Vineyard
New Zealanders, despite coming from a couple of islands ridiculously far from practically anywhere, manage to get around the globe. And with a population of less than 5…
Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG, Sicily
Classic red terra rossa sandy soils of Cerasuolo di Vittoria at Feudo di Santa Tresa Vineyards
Sicily is prodigious wine producer and there are fascinating wine growing areas in all…
Maldonado and Montevideo, Uruguay
Bodega Garzón in Maldonado, Uruguay
In the South American context it is easy to overlook the magnificent wines of Uruguay. Chile and Argentina have such an overwhelming presence in the…
The Swartland Region, South Africa
There are a number of factors that can contribute to making a wine region both an outstanding source of high quality wine and also an excitingly fresh hunting ground for…
Lesser Carpathia Region, Slovakia
Slovakia is not a name that comes tripping off the tongue for most wine drinkers. There is a long wine history here going back about 3000 years but not of…