Train Routes Through Wine Regions: A Slow Journey to Flavorful Discoveries There's a particular pleasure that belongs to taking the train through wine country. The car waits at the station; the road maps stay folded. You sit by a window, watch terraced vineyards turn the river silver below you,...
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Taste of Etna: Climbing Volcanic Slopes for Unique Sicilian Wines The road from Catania climbs north through orchards of lemon and prickly pear, then through old farmhouse villages, and then — somewhere above the town of Linguaglossa — it changes color. The fields turn black. The soil here is...
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Greek Island Wines: Santorini's Assyrtiko and Beyond On Santorini, vines don't stand. They sit — coiled low into woven baskets called kouloura, hugging the volcanic earth and bracing against the meltemi winds that scour these black slopes. From that hard discipline comes one of the most...
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Beyond Tuscany: Southern Italy's Underrated Wine Regions Everyone has a Tuscany story. The cypress-lined drive, the Chianti at golden hour, the photo that looks exactly like the one a thousand other travelers took from the same hilltop. It's beautiful — nobody's arguing that. But somewhere south...
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The New Wine Map: Emerging Wine Regions Reshaping Wine Travel in 2026 A friend who used to plan every September around a return to Chianti went to Georgia last year. She came back differently. She talked about a 78-year-old winemaker pouring her amber wine out of a clay vessel buried in his floor...
Read More about "Emerging Wine Regions Reshaping Wine Travel in 2026"To say hello to 2024, we put together a list of 10 wine regions that you should add to your travel bucket list for the new year. Where will your passion for wine take you next?
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas… We all know this song and actually dream of spending a Christmas filled with snow, mulled wine and days on the slopes. Many of us at WineTourism.com enjoy skiing and snowboarding as much as we enjoy a glass of wine after a long day in the snow....
When we plan to go for a wine tasting experience and choose the winery to visit, most of the time we choose a dreamy estate lost in the Italian or French countryside, surrounded by green hills or in the middle of endless vine rows. Have you ever thought of going for a wine tasting in urban...
If there’s a bucket list with destinations that a wine enthusiast should visit at least one in a lifetime, Bordeaux wine region will for sure be one on top. We know how difficult it can be to decide which are the best wineries in Bordeaux to visit for your next wine tour, that’s why we’re here to...
Are you planning your trip to Greek Islands? if yes, take 6 minutes and 17 seconds to discover the top wineries to visit on Greek Islands. Viticulture and winemaking are a huge part of Greek culture. The country’s terroir makes it possible to produce unique and fascinating wines. That is the...
Have you ever dreamed of spending a weekend roaming around the beautiful region of Tuscany, famous for its luscious green hills, its castles, and its bold red wines? What if I tell you that you can fulfill your dreams all at once? Indeed, many castles in Tuscany are excellent and award-winning...
Spain is a beautiful country located in the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. The kingdom is known for its people’s relaxed lifestyle, amazing cuisine, beautiful cultural cities, world famous festivals and the extravagant nightlife. With amazing coastline on the mainland as well as on the...
Are you a wine lover and planning to visit Italy soon and try some of the best wines in the world but are not sure about where to go and what to try? Well, you are at the right place! Here at winetourism.com, we have researched and listed some of the best wineries for each region...
The wine region of Burgundy is not very big. It is located on the western slope of the river Saône and stretches more or less from Dijon in the north to Lyon in the south. Except for Chablis, which is a part of Burgundy but is located a bit further northwest away from the rest...
Sauternes, or Sauternais, is located south of the city of Bordeaux and is famous for its truly lovely tasting sweet wines under the Sauternes appellation, from grapes with the fungus Botrytis, although some wineries also make elegant Bordeaux’s dry whites, about 6%...
The river of Rhône runs from Switzerland down through France. When we talk about the wine region Rhône valley it is usually the French part we are talking about. The Rhône valley wine district starts by the town Vienne in the north, down to Avignon in the south. It is usually...
Roussillon is a district in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon and is located between Spain, the Mediterranean, the Pyrenees and the Corbières Mountains and Roussillon is particularly known for its beautiful, red cliffs. Roussillon has a variety of wines and different types of soil. It almost...
The wine region Bourg and Blaye, or Blayais-Bourgeais, as the French call this part in north-east Bordeaux, is actually two wine areas with rather the same weather conditions, soil and wine styles. Many may not even have heard of this wine area as it is not often referred to by critics or...
Let us explore the exciting district of Bordeaux a little bit more and visit to the French wine district of Libournais, or Le Libournais as the French call the area. It is named after the historic capital of Libourne were good wines were exported abroad already in the Middle Ages....
Let’s stay a bit longer in Bordeaux in the wine region of Entre-Deux-Mers located between the rivers Garonne and Dordogne. We are right in the heart of Bordeaux with its picturesque little villages and many ancient castles. Entre-Deux-Mers is an attractive area to drive...
Today we arrive at Graves, a significant sub-region of Bordeaux and situated just outside the charming and cultural city of Bordeaux, on the left bank along the Garonne. Graves include famous wine villages such as Sauternes, Pessac, Talence, Léognan, Martillac, Saint-Morillon and...
Provence is truly a historic province in the south-east of France and is situated between the Rhône, the Mediterranean and the Alps and the area is known for its good food, good wines and, probably lavender! But Provence is also France’s oldest wine producing region. Here you will literally find...
Médoc wine district, in the wine region of Bordeaux, is situated just northwest of the city of Bordeaux, a charming city with the Cité du Vin, built in 2016, a beautiful architectural glass masterpiece and museum where you will find a fantastic experience center for wine for the whole...
What is the first thought coming to your mind when it comes to Bordeaux red wine? Bordeaux is one of the oldest, most famous and biggest regions in the world. It gathers several regions that have their own wine characters and unique styles. Every region owns its enthusiasts. Today, here we...
Wine tourism has been developing very quickly in the old wine world countries in the last ten years. Countries like Italy, France and Spain were 'late' into this trend compared to the United States, Australia and South Africa. In fact, these countries have developed a...
