In the USA, California is justly famous for its wines. So famous, in fact, that it comes as a surprise to some to find out that the State of New York has long been a serious competitor in terms of quality. Winemaking and Wines of the New York region go back centuries. Ten thousand years ago Ice Age glaciers carved out an ideal...
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The Wines of Northern California have had a hard struggle over the last two hundred years. From early Russian colonists planting vines in 1812, to the founding of the wine industry by Spanish Franciscans in 1823, through the problems of Prohibition to today, Californian vintners have made heroic efforts to produce wines that rival...
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Among the AVA (American Viticultural Areas) in Oregon we count the Willamette Valley, Umpqua, Rogue and Illinois Valleys and parts of Walla Walla and the Columbia Gorge shared with Washington. Making wine in Oregon continues to be a challenge, owing to it’s largely rainy climate, limited hours of sunshine, cooler temperatures...
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Wine is fast becoming one of the most popular drinks available anywhere in the world. And, more and more wine lovers want to know more and more about wine grape varieties and where they come from. Wines of the World is here to provide that information.