Sparkling
This northern Italian DOCG produces traditional-method sparkling wine and is often considered Italy’s answer to Champagne.
What is Franciacorta?
This high-altitude alpine region in northern Italy is known for crisp, mineral-driven Pinot Grigio grown in cool mountain air.
What is Alto-Adige?
This cool-climate Loire Valley appellation is best known for Sauvignon Blanc but also produces a dry, pale, mineral-driven rosé from Pinot Noir.
What is Sancerre?
This high-acid, low-tannin red grape from southern Piedmont is a classic match for pizza and tomato-based pasta, and is grown in hills surrounding Barolo.
What is Barbera?
This active volcanic mountain in Sicily produces saline, high-acid white wines from high-elevation vineyards planted in black ash soils, often compared stylistically to Chablis.
What is Mount Etna?
Whis production method requires a second fermentation inside the bottle, creating fine, persistent bubbles and complex autolytic character.
What is the traditional/champenoise method?
This coastal New Zealand region is famous for producing intensely aromatic Sauvignon Blanc with passionfruit, lime, and electric acidity.
What is Marlborough?
This Mediterranean coastal French region is globally famous for producing pale, dry, elegant rosé with saline freshness from sea influence.
What is Provence?
This Piedmont red DOCG is shaped by calcareous marl soils that intensify tannin structure and aromatic lift in its eleven communes.
What is Barolo?
This modern Tuscan red style, created in the late 20th century using Bordeaux varieties blended with Sangiovese, helped redefine Italy’s place on the global fine-wine stage.
What is Super Tuscan?
This sparkling wine classification contains just 4–5 g/L of residual sugar, making it drier than standard Brut.
What is Extra Brut?
This Loire Valley appellation is defined by chalk- and limestone-rich Caillottes soils, giving Sauvignon Blanc its signature tension and minerality.
What is Sancerre?
This grape—traditionally associated with red Burgundy—is responsible for the laser-sharp acidity and wild strawberry profile in northern French rosé.
What is Pinot Noir?
This Beaujolais Cru, made of ancient blue volcanic granite, is famous for producing Gamay that “drinks like Burgundy” with darker fruit and more structure.
What is Morgon?
This Southern Rhône appellation is defined by galets roulés (large heat-retaining stones) and allows up to 13 permitted grape varieties, producing some of France’s most powerful, age-worthy red wines.
What is Chateauneuf-du-Pape?
This soil type—dominant in northern France’s most famous sparkling region—is responsible for high acidity, mineral lift, and long aging potential.
What is chalk?
This Burgundy white wine’s signature “oyster-shell” minerality comes from Kimmeridgian limestone packed with ancient marine fossils, fermented almost entirely in stainless steel.
What is Chablis?
This official quality classification established in 1955 recognizes only a small group of historically elite estates in southern France’s primary rosé region.
What is Cru Classe?
This Left Bank Bordeaux appellation on deep gravel soils is known for red wines that are perfumed, elegant, and have the softest tannins in the Médoc.
What is Margaux?
This Côte de Beaune village is considered the benchmark for the most mineral, precise expression of Chardonnay in Burgundy, favoring elegance over overt richness.
What is Puligny-Montrachet?
This luxury project represents the first-ever collaboration between three branches of one of the most powerful wine families in global history, emphasizing Chardonnay from top Grand and Premier Cru sites.
What is Champagne Barons de Rothschild?
This German Riesling classification indicates a wine that is off-dry, balanced by very high acidity rather than sweetness.
What is Feinherb?
These two soil types combined with a cool-growing season are responsible for producing a rosé that is ultra‐dry, mineral-cut, and intensely food-driven rather than fruit-forward.
What are flint and chalk?
This cooler Napa Valley subregion on volcanic soils produces Cabernet Sauvignon with dark fruit, graphite notes, firm structure, and refined power, and has been pushed into the spotlight by modern, precision-driven winemakers.
What is Coombsville?
This historic Champagne village is known for chalk-dominant soils and produces structured, high-acid rosé Champagne that often skips malolactic fermentation to preserve tension.
What is Ay?