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- Origin
- France
- Bordeaux
- Left Bank
A well expressed southern Medoc in a racy and elegant style. An understated, pretty, dark coloured wine that offers lots of cherry, raspberry and blac... Read More -
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- USA
- California
A sleek rich Viognier displaying all the typical characters of honeysuckle and white peach aromas and a full palate of melon and pears. Read More -
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- Austria
Pressed from frozen grapes over 2-3 nights from november to Feruary, this wine is bursting with pear, raisin, apple abd guava. it is luscious and silk... Read More -
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- England
From Devon to Derby, through the hills of the Sussex Downs, take your atstebuds on a journey through England's sparkling wines. All different, but all... Read More -
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- Southern France
A wine which is light in body and has a lower than usual alcohol content. Citru, gooseberry and apricot on the nose and palate. Crisp and refreshing. Read More -
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- Pfalz
- Germany
Fruity, exotic and spicy with a refined acidity and fruit sweetness. It’s suitable as an aperitif or with fruit desserts. Read More -
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- Pfalz
- Germnay
Full bodied and firmly structured with rich dark fruit and a marked vanilla spice penetrating throughout the finish. A superb wine of great depth. Read More -
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- Southern France
- Languedoc-Roussillon
A gorgeous full bodied blend of red grapes commonly grown in the South of France. Ample ripe black fruit aromas are present throughout and are joined ... Read More -
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- France
- Champagne
The perfect expression of the fruity and elegant aromas of Henriet Bazins Grand-Cru plots in Verzenay and Verzy, this blended Rosé contains a good pr... Read More -
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- Minervois
- Southern France
Intense on the nose with a hint of lemon. The bouquet speaks of orange zest and orange blossom intermingled with aromas of toasted hazelnuts, cocoa an... Read More -
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- Bordeaux
- France
Ripe fruit aromas, particularly cherry and plum. Elegant, fruity, supple mouth. Round tannins and a smooth finish. Read More -
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- New Zealand
- Marlborough
Concentrated blackcurrant-filled nose with sweet raspberry lemonade aromatics. The palate is full and generous with juicy berry fruits and tingling, s... Read More -
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- South Africa
- Stellenbosch
A well-made wine with sweet berry and dark chocolate notes. Rich and balanced with hints of soft prune and ripe plum. No sulphur was added to this win... Read More -
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- France
- Cotes d'Auvergne
This is truly a wacky wine! The rich red berry fruit on the nose. Fresh and light on the palate with hints not chrries and raspberry fruits. Finishi... Read More -
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- Italy
- Northern
- Veneto
A modern, fresh and crisp white from the hills of Eastern Veneto. Aromas of zesty white flowers and ripe apple balanced by a mineral finish. A complet... Read More -
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- Germany
- Rheingau
A sweet and vibrantly fruity wine, lovely on a hot summers day on your balcony. Read More -
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- France
- Champagne
Full and rich with a toasty character, this a truly well made Champagne from this renowned Champagne house. Read More -
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- France
- Champagne
Expressive nose with aromas of red fruit (wild strawberry, raspberry and gooseberry) that develop into more complex aromas (fig, fresh almond and berg... Read More -
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- France
- Champagne
Created expressly for mixology, Veuve Clicquot Rich is a versatile Champagne designed to allow anyone to create their own playful drinking experience. Read More -
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- Australia
- Victoria
- Rutherglen
A superb Rutherglen from some of the very best vineyards in the region. Supremely balanced with aromas of dark chocolate, coconut and almond. Read More -
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- France
- Champagne
Full-bodied and zesty, with aromas of strawberries and hints of redcurrant and nectarine. Read More -
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- France
- Burgundy
18 month oaked pinot noir with blackberry and cherry nose, silky mouthfeel and elegantly balanced tannins. Full bodied and punchy. Read More -
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- France
- Burgundy
An intense and beautiful Burgundian Pinot Noir. This wine displays primary red fruits but with a savoury edge with an earthier undertone perhaps. Some... Read More -
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- France
- Burgundy
- Chablis
A lighter and more mineral style of Grand Cru Chablis. This is due to the vineyard facing south western which makes for a cooler mesoclimate than the ... Read More
Wine Regions of the World
The grey bands in the map show where the commercially viabale grapes are grown.
As you can see the majoity of the world's wine producing regions lie between the latitudes of 30° and 50° in both hemispheres. Within these bands the temperates range between 10 and 20 °C perfect for the culitvation of vines suitable for making todays wines. This, combined with the local presence of rivers, coastal influnencses, soil conditions as well as the variation of day time and night time tempertaures, all contriubite to make the wine from whatever region what it is.
Spirit Regions
At a quick glance of the map you can see that outside of the these latitudes other countries contribute to drinks World in other ways, notably Scotland with their whisky and vodka from Russia to mention just two. Of course, wine producing nations are famed for their spirits as well, such as France for her Cognac and Italy and her Grappa but as we write this section of the web site we will point these out as well.
