by Bill Koopmans | Aug 1, 2020 | Regions, Wine
This month, we’re travelling from New Zealand to explore top producing wine regions of the world at home. Viticulture in Canada is about 2,000 years old. The regulatory body is called Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA) which provides a degree of quality assurance...
by Bill Koopmans | Jul 1, 2020 | Regions, Wine
This month, we’re travelling from Hungary to explore top producing wine regions of the world in New Zealand. Therefore, we’ll be visiting the world’s most southern wine producing country. Winemaking here, which dates back to the early 1800s, survived the...
by Bill Koopmans | Jun 1, 2020 | Regions, Wine
This month, we’re travelling from Russia to explore top producing wine regions of the world in Hungary. Viniculture here, which dates back to Roman times, has survived through political, religious and economic challenges. It also survived the phylloxera...
by Bill Koopmans | May 1, 2020 | Regions, Wine
This month, we’re travelling from Romania to explore top producing wine regions of the world in Russia. Viticulture here dates back a few thousand years but wars, revolutions, phylloxera and prohibition nearly put an end to it. Vodka and beer are most often...
by Bill Koopmans | Apr 1, 2020 | Regions, Wine
This month, we’re travelling from Portugal to explore top producing wine regions of the world in Romania. When we think of Romania, wine production isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. This is because until more recently high quality and Romanian wines...
by Bill Koopmans | Mar 1, 2020 | Regions, Wine
This month, we’re travelling from South Africa to explore top producing wine regions of the world in Portugal. Portugal is known mostly for its Port Wines, but has a lot more to offer and not just other wines. Stunning golden beaches stretch along the...
