A couple hours drive north of Los Angelas along the Pacific Coast highway just north of Santa Barbara and in Santa Barbara County is the Santa Ynez AVA (American Viticultural […] The post Qupe Winery of Santa Ynez, California appeared first on Ed's Fine Wines .
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Eleva Winery in Sant’Ambrogio in Valpolicella, Veneto, is owned by Prof. Davide Gaeta and enologist Raffaella Veroli. I got to know Prof. Davide Gaeta a couple of years ago thanks to a fellow wine writer. I was collaborating with the Barrel Hunter Club in Canada and looking for a smaller organic winery in Valpolicella with ... Read more The post Eleva Winery in Valpolicella, Veneto: History, Terroir, Oseleta and a Story That Goes Beyond Wine appeared first on Grapevine Adventures .
The Orcia River runs quietly through the valley, slightly north of Poggio Stenti winery and south of Montalcino, an almost unnoticed border between two wine worlds. On one side, the slopes rise toward Monte Amiata and the perhaps more rural world of the Alta Maremma; on the other, the vineyards of Brunello stretch across the ... Read more The post Poggio Stenti: A Montecucco Winery Rooted in Family Values and Tradition in the Alta Maremma appeared first on Grapevine Adventures .
Last autumn, in November 2025, I had Andrea Lemieux – The Quirky Cork – as a guest at The WinesOfItaly Show. This was the second time as a guest on my livestream, and it’s always a pleasure to talk wine with Andrea. Last time, in 2022, she presented her debut book, The Essential Guide to ... Read more The post The Quick and Dirty Guide to Greek Wine: A Conversation with Andrea Lemieux at The WinesOfItaly Show appeared first on Grapevine Adventures .
