The Wine Blokes

Information on the wine regions of the world.

 By Paul H

 
Kangaroo Island is the third largest island off the coast of mainland Australia, with an area covering a little over 4,000 square kilometres. It rises from sea level to 307m at its highest point. Temperatures are moderated by the islands maritime climate making it on average warmer in winter and cooler in summer [...]

Albariño grapes on a slope near a river in Spain
Albariño or Alvarinho is a variety of white wine grape grown in Galicia (northwest Spain) and northern Portugal, where it is used to make varietal white wines.
Albariño is actually the Galician name for the grape, with Albarín Blanco an occasional synonym. In Portugal it is known [...]

Ripening Tempranillo grapes

Species:
Vitis vinifera

Also called:
Cencibel, Tinta Roriz

Origin:
Spain

Notable regions:
Rioja, Spain
Ribera del Duero, Spain

Notable wines:
Vega Sicilia

Hazards:
Rot

Tempranillo is a variety of black grape widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain. It is the main grape used in Rioja, and is often referred to as Spain’s “noble grape”. Its name is the diminutive of the [...]

Location of the Champagne province in France
The Champagne wine region (archaic English: Champany) is a historic province within the Champagne administrative province in the northeast of France. The area is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the region’s name. The region is about 100 miles (160 km) east of [...]

Chile
Chilean wine is wine made in the South American country of Chile. The region has a long viticultural history for a New World wine region dating to the 16th century when the Spanish conquistadores brought Vitis vinifera vines along with as they colonized the region. In the mid-18th century, French wine varietals such as Cabernet [...]

Appellation
type:
Wine region

Country:
Spain

Total area:
75 miles (121 km)

Size of
planted vineyards:
123,000 acres (500 km²)

No. of vineyards:
14,000

Grapes produced:
Tempranillo, Granacha, Graciano, Mazuelo

No. of wineries:
150

Rioja is a wine, with Denominacin de Origen Calificada (Protected designation of origin), from a region named after the Rio Oja in Spain, a tributary of the Ebro. Rioja is made from grapes grown in the autonomous communities of La [...]

South African wine has a history dating back to 1659, and at one time Constantia was considered one of the greatest wines in the world. Under apartheid, the industry struggled with inferior grape varieties and industrial winemaking, but the dismantling of the old state cooperatives and access to international markets has unleashed a burst of [...]

Burgundy wine (in French, “Bourgogne”) is wine made in the Burgundy AOC region of France. Most wine produced here is either red wine made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wine made from Chardonnay grapes, although red and white wines are also made from other grape varieties, such as Gamay and Aligoté respectively. Small amounts [...]

The Barossa Valley is a major wine-producing region and tourist destination of South Australia, located 60 km northeast of Adelaide. It is the valley formed by the North Para River, and the Barossa Valley Way is the main road through the valley, connecting the main towns on the valley floor of Nuriootpa, Tanunda, Rowland Flat [...]

The wine regions of Bordeaux are the area around the city of Bordeaux within the Gironde department of Aquitaine. The region is naturally divided by the Gironde River into a Left Bank area which includes the Medoc and the sub regions of St-Estephe, Pauillac, St.-Julien, and Margaux and a Right Bank area which includes the [...]