Discover Coteaux Champenois and learn how still-wine producers in Champagne are overcoming the challenges of regional economics and regulations based on sparkling production to create exciting wines in a category that's becoming increasingly promising in an era of climate change.

Charlie Geoghegan interviews the geologist Alex Maltman, an expert on wine geology. They discuss Alex's background, common misconceptions about wine and soil, and the problem with the term minerality.

MW Bryce Wiatrak explores the modern wine landscape in the Bordeaux region of Sauternes, discussing what defines the dry and sweet wines of Sauternes today.

Learn about Special Club Champagne, including its history, key growers, the process by which wines become Special Club, and what makes Special Club Champagne distinctive.

Learn how the Bulgarian wine industry has evolved from a producer of inexpensive wines to a smaller, more focused region highlighting local grapes, such as Misket, Mavrud, and Melnik.

Toward the end of John Maynard Keynes’s opus on general economic theory, the text turns to one of his more philosophical observations: “Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually...

Natural wine is often described as a return to tradition. But is it? Producers of natural wine consistently emphasize that terroir is central. At the same time, they argue that organic or biodynamic farming is necessary to express terroir, often fram...

Last November, I joined over 100 wine professionals from around the world in Penedès, the heartland of Cava DO, for Cava Meeting, a gathering organized by the Cava Regulatory Board (Consejo Regulador del Cava) that I attended as part of G...

Explore the Côte d'Or - Burgundy's golden slope - and discover how its unique geology and climate shape some of the world's most celebrated wines.

Since the late 20th century, Ontario has rapidly evolved into a world-class winegrowing region. While global recognition has grown steadily since Icewine’s arrival on the international market in the 1990s, this past year has provided a confluen...