Lazio is a region in central Italy, whose capital is Rome. When one thinks of wine in Italy, it is often Tuscany and Piedmont that come to mind first, yet the region of Lazio has been growing wine for thousands of years, even before the domination of the Roman Empire, during the Etruscan civilization....
Urban Winery: a Growing Concept
The concept of urban winery was born in the western United States in the 2000s. It refers to a winery located in a city or in an industrial area. Most of the time, they are not located near wine-growing areas, so they buy and bring in grapes, which they vinify on site and then...
Brooklyn Winery
Brooklyn Winery est situé dans le quartier de Williamsburg à Brooklyn, dans l’État de New York (NY). Il s’agit à la fois d’un bar à vin, d’un site de production, mais aussi d’un espace très prisé pour organiser des réceptions et des mariages. Brian Leventhal et John Stires, deux professionnels œuvrant dans le web,...
The Douro Wines
Geographic location and climate The Douro is certainly one of the most beautiful wine regions in the world. Its landscapes of centuries-old terraced vineyards are classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The region follows the sinuous course of the Douro River from the Spanish border to the town of Mesão Frio, located about...
Discover Porto
The second largest city in Portugal, after the capital Lisbon, Porto is located at the mouth of the Douro River in the north of the country. The wine trade, especially its famous port wines, has made the city very wealthy, and its historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is very...
The Wines of Puglia
The heel of the “Italian boot” with its 110,000 hectares of vineyards is the leading wine-producing region in Italy with 17% of national production. Located in the southeast of the country, the region of Puglia is bathed by the Adriatic Sea to the east and the Ionian Sea to the south. It is divided...