Wine countries
Every wine guide in countries — 20 in all. Read the overviews for free; the deeper material comes with a subscription.
Argentina
A study guide to Argentina — the world of high-altitude wine in the Andes' rain shadow, its Malbec and Torrontés, the parral, summer hail, and a north-to-south tour from Salta to Patagonia.
Read guide →Armenia
A study guide to Armenian wine — the world's oldest known winery at Areni-1, the karas tradition, high-altitude volcanic vineyards, Areni Noir and Voskehat, and the rebirth after a century of brandy.
Read guide →Australia
A study guide to Australia — a continent of wine climates from hot irrigated inland to cool Tasmania, its Shiraz, Coonawarra Cabernet, Hunter Semillon, and the oceans and altitude that temper it.
Read guide →Austria
A study guide to Austria — Grüner Veltliner and the Danube trio, the DAC system, Ausbruch and Strohwein, and the Zweigelt–Blaufränkisch–St Laurent red family.
Read guide →Canada
A study guide to Canada — Icewine and the VQA rules behind it, Niagara's lake-warmed peninsula, Vidal and the approved hybrids, and the Okanagan Valley out west.
Read guide →Chile
A study guide to Chile — a phylloxera-free strip walled by desert, Andes and ocean, cooled by the Humboldt current, and home to Cabernet, Sauvignon Blanc, and its lost-and-found signature, Carménère.
Read guide →France
A study guide to France — the birthplace of the AOC system and terroir, its cool-north-to-Mediterranean-south spread, and a tour of all eleven classic wine regions.
Read guide →Georgia
A study guide to Georgian wine — eight thousand unbroken vintages, the buried qvevri and the amber wines it makes, Saperavi and Rkatsiteli, and Kakheti's Alazani Valley.
Read guide →Germany
A study guide to Germany — the river valleys that ripen Riesling at the margin, the Prädikat ladder decoded word by word, Eiswein, and the regions beyond the Mosel spotlight.
Read guide →Greece
A study guide to Greece through three grapes — volcanic Assyrtiko from Santorini, silky Agiorgitiko from Nemea, and tannic, age-worthy Xinomavro from Naoussa.
Read guide →Hungary
A study guide to Hungary through Tokaj — where two rivers, volcanic hills and noble rot make the world's original great sweet wine, from bone-dry Furmint to golden Aszú.
Read guide →Italy
A study guide to Italy — the boot from Alps to Etna, its DOCG–DOC–IGT wine law, and the North/Centre/South tour through Piemonte, Veneto, Tuscany and beyond.
Read guide →Moldova
A study guide to Moldovan wine — the world's largest wine cellars, the Purcari legend, Fetească and Rară Neagră, and a small country that lives and breathes wine.
Read guide →New Zealand
A study guide to New Zealand — a cool, maritime nation defined by two grapes, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and Central Otago Pinot Noir, and the sunshine, wind, and rain that shape them.
Read guide →Portugal
A study guide to Portugal — an Atlantic country of native grapes, from spritzy Vinho Verde to the terraced Douro, granite Dão, tannic Bairrada Baga, and warm Alentejo.
Read guide →Romania
A study guide to Romanian wine — Europe's quiet sixth-largest producer, the Fetească family, Grasă de Cotnari's golden sweetness, and Dealu Mare's reds.
Read guide →South Africa
A study guide to South Africa — the Cape's Old World–New World bridge, cooled by the cold Benguela Current and the Cape Doctor wind, home to Chenin Blanc and Pinotage.
Read guide →Spain
A study guide to Spain — the world's largest vineyard, its four climate zones from green Galicia to sun-baked Jerez, the DO/DOCa ladder, and a gentle intro to sherry.
Read guide →Türkiye
A study guide to Turkish wine — eight thousand years of Anatolian winemaking, the native grapes (Öküzgözü, Boğazkere, Kalecik Karası, Narince, Emir), and why its best bottles stay a secret.
Read guide →USA
A study guide to American wine — the AVA system, California in brief, the Cascades rain shadow behind Washington, Oregon's Willamette Pinot, and the deep glacial lakes that make Finger Lakes Riesling possible.
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