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A New Wine Map of Greece
We're very happy to have finally released our Wine Map of Greece. Actually, it was a bit of a relief. As much as I love...
We're in the Movies
We're honored that our Wine Grape Varietal Table is featured on the set of Patriots Day.
Tasting Terms: Blackcurrant
Blackcurrant is the most common flavor descriptor of the most popular grape variety in the world: Cabernet Sauvignon. At least the British think so. American...
Should Grape Varieties Be Capitalized?
Is it Cabernet Sauvignon or cabernet sauvignon? The New York Times and Slate.com don’t capitalize the names of grape varieties but practically everyone else does....
Wine Map of Bordeaux
Here's a wine map of Bordeaux that that shows the general style and level of detail that goes into all of our maps. It's a...
Vintages Matter
In 2007 Hugh Johnson said that vintages don't matter anymore and I pretty much agreed. His statement was more of a rebuke to the wine...
Current and Upcoming Wine Maps
Using our wine map tube labels, here are our plans for continued mapping of the wine world. We would love your input.
Desert Island Wines
Desert Island Sixes are a mixed half case of the wines that you would want if stranded on a desert island. They may not be...
The Making of the South American Wine Map
This map was almost as difficult to produce as our Wine Map of Italy. There weren’t bribes to paid to shady men in funny hats...