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Chasing History on Montorge – Domaine du Mont d’Or
Laid end to end, the dry stone walls on the hill of Montorge would run for about fifteen kilometres. They hold up 220 terraces and 24 hectares of vineyard on a slope that, in places, reaches a gradient of 75 per cent. Few people would attempt to build something like that today. In 1848, somebody did. The post Chasing History on Montorge – Domaine du Mont d’Or appeared first on Great Wine Capitals .
by Irina Kvitko8 viewsbest-of-storiesbest-of-2026best-of-wine-tourismgreat-wiine-capitalslausannetourism-innovation - news
The Tanks Tom Built – Church Road Winery
There is a set of concrete tanks under the ground at Church Road that no longer hold any wine. They were built to. For decades they did, and the man who filled them, Tom McDonald, is the reason most people who know anything about New Zealand wine know the name Hawke's Bay at all. The tanks are still there. That, more than anything on the tasting list, is what makes this place worth the detour. The post The Tanks Tom Built – Church Road Winery appeared first on Great Wine Capitals .
by Irina Kvitko14 viewsbest-of-storiesbest-of-2026best-of-wine-tourism-awardhawke-s-baywine-tourism-services - news
Ventozelo Hotel & Quinta – Where the Douro Explains Itself
The road to Ventozelo does not make things easy. From Porto it is the better part of two hours upriver, the final stretch a switchback along the N222 above the left bank of the Douro, where the hills fall away in terraces so steep they look less farmed than sculpted. By the time you reach the gate the estate lies in the parish of Ervedosa do Douro, in the municipality of São João da Pesqueira, you have already absorbed the first thing the place wants to teach you: that the landscape came before the wine and shaped everything that followed. The post Ventozelo Hotel & Quinta – Where the Douro Explains Itself appeared first on Great Wine Capitals .
by Catherine Leparmentier17 viewsbest-of-storiesbest-ofbest-of-2026best-of-wine-tourismdouroporto - news
Doña Paula Winery: Where the Andes Meet a Living Philosophy
In 1997, a small team of viticulturists and enologists set out to achieve what was, at the time, a quietly radical goal: owning every single vine they worked with. While their initial plans focused heavily on cultivating Cabernet Sauvignon, it was Malbec that ultimately proved its extraordinary potential on this land, paving the way for their inaugural vintage. The post Doña Paula Winery: Where the Andes Meet a Living Philosophy appeared first on Great Wine Capitals .
by Irina Kvitko20 viewsbest-of-storiesbest-ofbest-of-2026best-of-wine-tourismmendozamendoza-tourism - news
Maison Cardinale: Where Porcelain Meets Terroir
There is a detail about La Maison Cardinale that stays with you. Before there were vines, there was porcelain. The Decoster family spent three decades in the Limoges porcelain industry - masters of craft, precision and the art of presentation, before Dominique and Florence Decoster turned their attention to Saint-Émilion in 2001, acquiring what would become Château Fleur Cardinale. That heritage is not incidental. It runs through everything the estate does, from the way a wine is poured to the way a story is told. The post Maison Cardinale: Where Porcelain Meets Terroir appeared first on Great Wine Capitals .
by Irina Kvitko19 viewsbest-of-storiesbest-of-2026best-of-wine-tourism-awardbordeaux-winesinnovative-wine-tourism-experienceswine-experience