Country: Germany  Region: Baden  Grape: (Late Harvest) Riesling Baden is in the southernmost of Germany’s wine regions.

Country: Germany  Region: Baden  Grape: (Late Harvest) Pinot Noir Baden is in the southernmost of Germany’s wine regions.

Country: Portugal  Region: Vinho Verde Province  Grapes: Estate Grown Loureiro, Arinto Vinho Verde is a Portuguese wine that originated in the historic Minho Province in the far north of the country…

Country: Italy  Region: Grosseto Province  Grapes: Sangiovese, Merlot, Alicante The Cantina Cooperativa Vignaioli del Morellino di Scansano was founded in 1972, formed by the 152 members whose viney…

If wine had an arch enemy, what would it be? Probably the Chile family. Jalapeños are never found on any wine’s “Best Friends List,” and Habaneros and wine are a hopeless couple.

Country: Spain  Region: Castile y León, Rueda  Grapes: Verdejo and Viura  Rueda is a Spanish Denominación in Castile y León, an autonomous community in northwestern Spain.

Country: France  Region: Roussillon A.O.C.

Country: South Africa  Region: Western Cape  Grape: Chardonnay Paarl (“pearl” in Dutch), is a wine-producing district in the Western Cape around the town of the same name.

Country: Chile  Region: Leyda Valley  Grape: Pinot Noir Leyda Valley is a small sub-region of the San Antonio Valley wine region in Chile, located about 55 miles west of Santiago, Chile’s capital.

Most terms used in discussions of wine tasting are self-explanatory, but some are down-right confounding.