Marquessa – a Marquette Hybrid Appellation #WorldWineTravel
World Wine Travel Writers Explore Hybrid Grapes/WinesThis month, our writers are looking into hybrid grapes and the wines made from them. Hybrid grapes are becoming increasingly important as they can be bred for increased disease resistance and tolerance to different temperatures while hopefully retaining the ability to make tasty wine. Keeping all these features is … Continue reading
Explore Hybrid and PIWI Wines with #WorldWineTravel
Wines Made from Hybrid GrapesThis month, our World Wine Travel writers are exploring wines made from hybrid grapes. One might ask what is a hybrid grape? We’ll explore what hybrid grapes are, why they are increasingly important given a changing climate, and what they offer. And to answer the question of whether wines made from … Continue reading
Why is Argentine Wine Unique? #WorldWineTravel
World Wine Travel Writers Celebrate ArgentinaThis month, our World Wine Travel writers are exploring wines of Argentina. Many of our writers received samples thanks to Trapiche and Mascota wineries, though other posts are welcome. Look further down in this post for a list of links to all our finds. You’re invited to join our chat … Continue reading
Invitation to Explore Argentina with #WorldWineTravel
A Virtual Visit to Argentina with help from Trapiche and Unànime In October, our World Wine Travel writers will be exploring wines from Argentina paired with foods of their own choosing. Many of our writers have received samples from Trapiche and Unànime, but our celebration is open to all with any wine from Argentina as … Continue reading
Discover Rutherglen Stickies #WorldWineTravel
World Wine Travel Writers Share Australia Bits and PiecesAs we prepare to jump from Australia over to New Zealand, we wanted to give our World Wine Travel writers a chance to highlight one more wine from Australia, be it a favorite, a wine from Tasmania, a fortified or sparkling wine. You might even see a … Continue reading
Why Does WSET Love Hunter Valley Semillon? #WorldWineTravel
World Wine Travel Writers Seek White Wines from New South WalesOur World Wine Travel group made an unexpected discovery: outside a few well known regions, Australian wines are very poorly distributed in the US. Bummer! This month we’ll focus on white wines from New South Wales if we can find one. If not, we’ll interpret … Continue reading
A Scruffy Shiraz with Urban Smoked Short Ribs
World Wine Travel Group Learns the Hard Lesson of Australian WineThis month, our World Wine Travel writers are scheduled to write about the glories of New South Wales Red wines. No doubt there are lots to choose from somewhere in the world, but we are finding New South Wales wines to be particularly poorly distributed … Continue reading
Frisk Prickly Riesling with Hoisin Pork #WorldWineTravel
World Wine Travel Writers in Search of Victoria WhitesThis month our World Wine Travel writers are in search of white wines from Victoria. Our smaller numbers this month may be due to the fact that they seem to be hard to find here in the US. Most wine shops stock well known Australian brands from … Continue reading
You Say Shiraz and I Say Syrah… #WorldWineTravel
World Wine Travel Writers Dig into Victoria RedsThis month, our World Wine Travel writers are exploring the red wines from the state of Victoria. Due east of South Australia, Melbourne is the big city located in the region. Victoria has a wide variety of growing conditions thanks to ocean influence that extends well into the … Continue reading
Invitation to Explore Victoria Reds with #WorldWineTravel
#WorldWineTravel Writers Move East to Victoria for Red WinesApril takes our virtual tour of Australia to Victoria and their red wines. Our writers will be searching out interesting stories and wines from this less well-known state to highlight as we all learn more about Australia and its wines! Victoria HighlightsVictoria is one of six states … Continue reading
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