One must never forget that the beer world is as vast and diverse as the selections on the counter of a bakery with its own pastry chef. From...

Germany is the third largest producer of Pinot Noir worldwide. This fact surprises many wine lovers more familiar with its racy, aromatic wh...

Loibenberg is a famed vineyard site in Austria’s Wachau region, located in Niederösterreich or “Lower Austri...

Spanish Monastrell and Provençal Mourvèdre, a single grape variety certainly, but more often than not with...

Malolactic fermentation (MLF) is a conversion of the harsher tasting malic acid to the softer tasting lactic acid. It usually happens after...

Somm360 in conversation with biodynamic winemaker Julien Brocard, owner and managing director of Julien Brocard, Chablis, France.  &nb...

This week’s Somm360 Special Sunday sees us sit down with Frédéric Chaudière, President of the...

When archaeologists discovered that pottery pieces at the Jiahu archaeological site in Henan had residues of the same tannins from...

The island of Sicily, just off the “toe of Italy’s boot”, has a long and storied relationship with wine. With grape variet...

Cognac is a high-quality brandy that can only be made in the appellation of the same name, in the Charentais area of western France. This au...