Wayne Belding, Author at Wine Review Online

Grüner in Oregon’s Umpqua – and More!

by Wayne Belding | May 6, 2020

My first view of the Umpqua Valley was as a geology student decades ago. The complex geology of the Umpqua,...

by Wayne Belding | March 18, 2020

In most recent years, I have had the privilege of attending a tasting of the new Bordeaux vintage release sponsored...

by Wayne Belding | December 10, 2019

My Wine of the Year for 2019 comes from one of my favorite regions – the Piemonte of Northwest Italy. ...

by Wayne Belding | December 4, 2019

Applications have been filed for the establishment of four new AVAs in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Two of the...

by Wayne Belding | October 2, 2019

When it comes to the geography of wine, rivers are among the most important factors. Rivers throughout Europe define wine...

by Wayne Belding | July 30, 2019

Wine writers and wine sellers across the world often include the character of vineyard soils as they describe the singular...

by Wayne Belding | June 4, 2019

For geologists, there are three basic types of rocks — igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. Igneous rocks are the primary source...

by Wayne Belding | April 10, 2019

There is no better source of thirst-slaking wines than France’s Loire Valley. The wines from this extensive region are perfect...

by Wayne Belding | February 13, 2019

Although most of Earth’s landmass, and thus its vineyard land, is in the Northern Hemisphere, there is much of interest...

by Wayne Belding | December 13, 2018

Wine aficionados love to talk about geologic aspects of vineyard sites that produce their favorite wines. Whether it’s the Jurassic...

by Wayne Belding | October 24, 2018

Wine lovers these days are eager to indulge in the opportunity to try wines from new grape varieties. We have...

by Wayne Belding | August 29, 2018

As wine aficionados, we often indulge in defining soil types of favored vineyard sites by their geologic ages. Thus we...