The Daily Sip™: Regional Spotlight 
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Vinho Brasileiro? Sim!
- May 9, 2012
When it comes to potent potables from Brazil, you’re probably thinking cachaça...
Rosé Colored Glasses
- May 7, 2012
When pale pink glasses of wine start showing up at your neighborhood bistro, it’s a sure...
France’s Famous Grape Siblings
- Apr 24, 2012
The primary grapes of France’s major wine regions are like elder siblings. They get all...
Celebrating Thomas Jefferson’s Birthday
- Apr 12, 2012
Ever wonder who the first United States wine aficionado was? President Thomas Jefferson. In...
Finger Lakes Wines Take On The World
- Apr 4, 2012
Recently, on a rainy night in New York City, four winemakers from the Finger Lakes region of...
Italy or France? “The Drops of God” Decides
- Feb 16, 2012
When it comes to literary fixes, wine lovers get theirs with “ The Drops of God...
Wine And Tennis: Perfectly Paired For The Australian Open
- Jan 29, 2012
In case you didn't know or haven't had time to catch up with your DVR, the Australian Open...
Walla Walla Valley Wine Region
- Jan 26, 2012
Walla Walla is a place to connect…connections with the land and some of the finest...
The California Wine Rush
- Jan 24, 2012
California’s history — or should we say its soil — is filled with riches....
Terroir on Catalina Island
- Jan 23, 2012
Los Angeles daytrippers know Catalina Island , that 21-mile strip of land off the coast of...
A Lot of Funny in One Place
- Jan 19, 2012
There were a lot of funny people under one roof at the premiere party for the hit IFC show...
Meet Nero d’Avola
- Jan 18, 2012
Ordering Italian wine can be a daunting task. There are so many grapes and so many regions....
A Wine Bar Treasure
- Jan 17, 2012
You’ll see signs all over Italy that read, “Enoteca.” Italian for wine...
Super Tuscans: Winemaking Outside The Lines
- Jan 3, 2012
Ever wondered what makes a Super Tuscan super? Well, to understand that, you have to...
A Sip Of South America
- Dec 5, 2011
Some Chilean wines may come at bargain prices, but the top Chilean wineries are nothing if...
Yiasou! (Cheers! In Greek)
- Nov 7, 2011
Given the bewildering state of the Greek debt crisis, it’s likely many Greeks are...
Bottling in the Balkans
- Oct 6, 2011
The Balkans may not be the first place that springs to mind as a fine wine destination. In...
Move over Malbec
- Sep 20, 2011
Who doesn’t associate Argentina with the bold, inky malbecs of Mendoza? But innovative...
Wine County Travel
- Sep 2, 2011
South Africa may have settled down a little since last summer's FIFA World Cup, but it's an...
Wine Country Travel
- Aug 26, 2011
Many people think that Sonoma is Napa Valley’s sleepy, smaller side-kick. Little do...
Wine Travel: 18th Century Edition
- Aug 24, 2011
On this day in 1780, James Cook and his HMS Resolution landed on the east coast of...
Wine Country Travel
- Aug 19, 2011
It's always nice to visit a wine region that's within easy driving distance of a major city....
Wine Country Travel
- Aug 5, 2011
Burgundy is renowned for its sensuous and storied wines, the most famous of which are made...
Wine Country Travel
- Jul 29, 2011
The Rugby World Cup gets underway in New Zealand in a couple months. Thousands of visitors from...
Wine Country Travel
- Jul 22, 2011
Napa and Sonoma may get most of the attention from tourists--and being a short drive from San...
The Dark Horse of South America
- Jul 18, 2011
One hundred and eighty-one years ago today, Uruguay ratified its constitution and established...
All About Austria
- Jul 15, 2011
We forgive you if the only thing you know about Austria is that it's the home of Mozart and...
Visiting Valpolicella
- Jul 8, 2011
Everyone who visits Italy wants to get a taste of great wine. And it's safe to assume that...
Go Long
- Jul 1, 2011
The media loves to portray The Hamptons as the summer playground of the rich, famous, naughty...
Be The Grape
- Jun 9, 2011
Have you ever imagined you were a grape in a vineyard, waiting to be made into wine? We...
Cuvee di McCarren Park
- Jun 8, 2011
Tonight's a big one in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. No, a hipster isn't taking a shower. Brooklyn...
Frost Totally Bites
- Jun 3, 2011
In late April, California's Paso Robles region was blanketed by a spring frost in which,...
Rioja Rules
- May 5, 2011
Do you know the difference between the wines of Rioja and La Rioja? A judge in Buenos Aires...
A Stylish Red
- Apr 20, 2011
Sitting right in the center of Italy is the town of Montefalco, in Umbria. There's plenty of...
Wine And Revolution
- Apr 11, 2011
A few things we generally accept as truth: Muslims don't consume alcohol; Muslims and Jews...
Oh! Chateau
- Mar 28, 2011
We love France. We love everything about it, actually--even the berets and the mimes. OK, maybe...
Whose Whites Win?
- Mar 24, 2011
Since you're probably absorbed in March Madness, you're likely unaware that an equally exciting...
Kallisto... Flockhart?
- Mar 11, 2011
Pick up one of the oldest books or plays ever written, particularly from ancient Greek...
Baja Barbera
- Mar 7, 2011
It's the time of year when throngs of Americans flow south of the border to spend a week...
More Winter? More Wine.
- Feb 2, 2011
While most of us were still asleep this morning, Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow and...
Southern Charm
- Jan 10, 2011
Tonight's the big one: Oregon and Auburn clash on the gridiron for the BCS national...
Feel-Good Wine
- Nov 16, 2010
Shoppers often scoff at the prices of high-end French wines. But would you buy a bottle if it...
Sun, Sand And Sauvignon
- Nov 9, 2010
Imagine being out on a boat, cruising around a pretty island on a sunny day. You...
Walla Walla, Oregon?
- Oct 18, 2010
Walla Walla, Oregon ? The Washington wine you love might be from across state lines....
Sail For Spain
- Oct 11, 2010
Sail For Spain Quick tips on starting to explore Spanish reds and whites. The first thing...
Creole Cuvées
- Sep 9, 2010
Creole Cuvées
Kick off the NFL season with a bottle from Louisiana.
The...
Hollywood and Vine
- Aug 19, 2010
Hollywood and Vine
L.A.'s only winery makes a coveted cuvée.
Tonight, the...
Power-Walk For Your Wine
- Jul 26, 2010
Power-Walk For Your Wine
A healthy twist on the typical vineyard tour.
Usually...
A Taste of America
- Jul 2, 2010
The Fifty States Of Wine
Celebrate July 4 with a local cru.
Who doesn't love a...
Drink Slovenia, Cheer For the U.S.
- Jun 18, 2010
Drink Slovenia, Cheer For the U.S.
Watch the game with a white wine from this small...
Singing Les Bleus
- Jun 17, 2010
Singing Les Bleus
A look at France's World Cup wine connections.
We have to...
Spanish Wine and Swiss Cheese
- Jun 16, 2010
Spanish Wine and Swiss Cheese
The best things to consume during today's World Cup match.
The Azzurri Guide To Wine
- Jun 15, 2010
The Azzurri Guide To Wine
Confused by Italian vino? The soccer team can help.
...
Germany-Australia Wine Showdown
- Jun 14, 2010
Germany-Australia Wine Showdown
Which World Cup squad better represents wine country?
Counoise: It's a Flavorful French Red for the Right Price
- Jun 3, 2010
Coun-wha?
Counoise: It's a flavorful French red for the right price.
If you...
The Sonoma You Don’t Know
- Apr 28, 2010
California Flowers Child
These Pinots and Chardonnays speak for themselves.
...
Wine in the Wild West
- Apr 23, 2010
Plan your first summer wine weekend in Jackson, WY
Every summer, Jackson Hole,...
Marlborough Country
- Apr 20, 2010
Sauvignon Blanc is king in New Zealand's biggest wine region. Seventy-five percent of...
Charlottesville, Virginia
- Apr 13, 2010
Experience Charlottesville Charm
Virginia wines are worth a long weekend
For a...
Take Me to Higher Heights
- Apr 6, 2010
The northern-most vineyards of Italy lay in a wine region called Alto Adige (“Alto...
Silky, Seductive and Spanish
- Mar 30, 2010
Seeing an unfamiliar name on a bottle my raise some eyebrows but next time you read the words...
A Wine Region Fit For The Pope
- Mar 9, 2010
What’s not to like about the words “Châteauneuf-du-Pape?” Seeing the embossed letters and...
In a Remote Corner of Argentina
- Mar 2, 2010
Sure, we're all creatures of habit. Even the thought of abandoning your regular glass of...
Picture Perfect
- Feb 26, 2010
A picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes. Sometimes, however, the pictures we take...
Italy's Southern Star
- Feb 23, 2010
The Italian name game is dominated by familiar wine producing regions like Tuscany, Umbria, and...
Aussie Wine Adventure
- Feb 18, 2010
With Australia’s winemakers generating buzz for their inventive wines, now is the time to go to...
South Africa's Tablecloth
- Feb 16, 2010
Africa’s safari destinations get the lion’s share of travel press (pun intended), but the...
Devilishly Good Bubbly
- Feb 2, 2010
What comes to mind when someone says Tasmania? The majority of people probably picture the...
Trivial Pursuit
- Jan 26, 2010
Today we present you with a good piece of trivia, something that might help you stump a wine...
Spanish Beauties
- Jan 19, 2010
Located in the Southeast corner of Spain, the grape growing region of Jumilla (hoo-ME-uh) lies in...
Planet Patagonia
- Jan 12, 2010
Most of us think of Mendoza when it comes to Argentine wine. But a two-hour flight to the south...
A Bubbly Trip In France
- Jan 5, 2010
Paris is a quick jaunt from the East Coast – one hop across the ocean and you’re in the land...
2009 Region Highlights
- Dec 28, 2009
The beautiful thing about wine is that it can inspire travel to any part of the world, literally...
Santa in Sonoma
- Dec 15, 2009
If The Daily Sip™ were to recommend five stops for Santa’s sleigh in Sonoma, they would...
Extreme Wine Tasting
- Dec 1, 2009
As the air gets chillier and chillier up North, our friends in the Southern Hemisphere are...
Roman Holiday
- Nov 24, 2009
All roads lead to Rome, or so the saying goes. The majesty and history of Rome is clear, but so...
Olympic Scouting
- Nov 17, 2009
As far as we’re concerned, it’s never too early to start getting excited for the Olympics...
Back in the Highlands Again
- Nov 10, 2009
Just a few hours in Monterey, California will have you feeling like Steve Winwood—back in the...
Woodin It Be Nice
- Nov 3, 2009
Only a stone’s throw from the technology titan Microsoft and just out of sight from the...
Call It A Comeback
- Oct 27, 2009
In this era of globalization, the U.S. is bringing in more than containers of cars and computers...
A Place to Howell About
- Oct 20, 2009
It would be wrong to say there’s a piece of land in Napa Valley that isn’t coveted. But if...
Walla Walla, Washington
- Oct 13, 2009
There are few wine regions with nomenclatures that conjure such incredulous inquiries as Walla...
The American Riviera
- Oct 6, 2009
Santa Barbara County, nestled on the California coast has risen from wine obscurity to Pinot...
New Zealand's Treasured Island
- Sep 29, 2009
While Waiheke Island may sound like a remote destination within the Hawaiian archipelago, it is...
Ancient Land, Modern Wine
- Sep 22, 2009
When you’ve been working with grapes for a long time, you’re bound to know a thing or two...
Getting A Rise Out of Riesling
- Sep 15, 2009
If lederhosen and bratwurst aren’t really your scene, but Riesling is, you can take trip to a...
Basking in Basque
- Sep 8, 2009
Usually when we see the name of a wine region, we’re pretty quick to guess just what country it...
Seek the Unexpected
- Sep 1, 2009
For the wine lover who prefers to get off the beaten path, we have a region you should make a...
Pinotphile's Playground
- Aug 25, 2009
Something tells us we’re not in Napa anymore…
Forget the sundresses and the...
An Island You Can't Refuse
- Aug 18, 2009
What island produces more wine than New Zealand, Austria and Hungary combined? Why that would be...
Ole Miss, New Wine
- Aug 11, 2009
In these lazy days of summer, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn might have skipped out on painting a fence...
More than Port-ugal
- Aug 4, 2009
Close your eyes and think Portugal. Then think wine. Fortified Port or Madeira likely spring...
Fine Alpine Wine
- Jul 31, 2009
It’s easy to come up with the biggest names in European wine: Italy, France, Spain, Austria,...
On the Trail in Vienna
- Jul 28, 2009
Vienna, the cosmopolitan capital of Austria, is home to more than just classical music, exquisite...
Wining with the Gods
- Jul 21, 2009
The wonders of Greece evoke images from pristine white-sanded islands to overbearing families, to...
Vive la France
- Jul 14, 2009
Today we celebrate Bastille Day, the day of the “storming of the Bastille” that has been...
It's Mudgee, Mate!
- Jul 7, 2009
When you think of wine country down under, you often first think of Hunter Valley (as featured in...
King of Wines, Wine of Kings
- Jun 23, 2009
Hungarian wine has notoriously unpronounceable names, but the tongue-tangling is a worthwhile...
Cheers! St. Helena
- Jun 16, 2009
As if you needed another excuse to visit Napa—we bring you a little known secret that combines...
Making More Than Fleece
- Jun 9, 2009
Patagonia, world-renowned for its majestic peaks, enormous glaciers, emerald lakes, ancient...
Slated for Summer
- Jun 2, 2009
When you’re looking for a refreshing bottle of white wine to sip this summer, consider looking...
Made In China
- May 26, 2009
“Made in China” often conjures up images of faux Louis Vuitton and pirated DVDs. But did you...
Surf's Up, Mate
- May 19, 2009
If you’re a winemaker in Margaret River (an appellation in Western Australia), you might very...
A Tale of Two Grapes
- May 12, 2009
There are few wine regions in the world more famous or more intimidating than Burgundy. The great...
Wine-Minded Mexico
- May 5, 2009
It’s Cinco de Mayo- and while we’re all enjoying our margaritas, guac and chips, we thought...
Southward Bound and Down
- Apr 28, 2009
At the Southern most tip of the African continent lies the Cape of Good Hope--a landmark known by...
Here's Sipping With You, Kid
- Apr 21, 2009
Picture a handsomely clad Humphrey Bogart as he walks into the tasting room and casually lights a...
Under the Super Tuscan Sun
- Apr 14, 2009
Tuscany conjurs up images of pointy Cyprus trees, tight, rolling hills laced in vines, and winery...
Cowboys, Steaks and Red Wine
- Apr 7, 2009
Nestled at the foot of the Andes, Mendoza stands out as the premier wine growing region of...
Good on ya, mate!
- Mar 31, 2009
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman may not have drawn the positive attention to Australia that...
Grapes of Gravels - Hawke's Bay, NZ
- Mar 24, 2009
When people think of New Zealand wines, the first grapes that come to mind are Sauvignon Blanc...
The Next Napa Valley?
- Mar 17, 2009
About two hours North of San Francisco and 30 miles east of Mendocino, the Anderson Valley...
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