Wayne Belding, Author at Wine Review Online

The Earthly Story of the Finger Lakes: A Unique American Terroir

by Wayne Belding | July 4, 2018

The Finger Lakes of New York State have, after many decades, become recognized as a significant winegrowing region of the...

by Wayne Belding | May 16, 2018

To beat the summer heat, there’s no better source of thirst-slaking wines than France’s Loire Valley. The wines from this...

by Wayne Belding | March 28, 2018

The Chenin Blanc, or just Chenin to Loire Valley producers, is a grape of marvelous potential that is too often...

by Wayne Belding | February 13, 2018

Despite producing a profusion of stellar wines, Alsace is often overlooked when it comes to French winegrowing areas. The wine...

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

The impressive force exerted by flowing water sculpts many of the landforms we see throughout the world. To a geologist,...

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

Throughout the wine world, we find many noted growing regions that owe their distinction, at least in part, to the...

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

The wines of Madeira are among the most historic and unusual in the world. With a mythic history of discovery...

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

One important factor for many of the world’s famous winegrowing regions is the influence of ocean currents. The movement of...

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

Rock types are important for understanding the geologic history of any given area. Wine enthusiasts and salespeople frequently refer to...

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

While we think of the earth as “rock solid,” the reality is not so absolute. The earth we experience is...

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

Wine enthusiasts are quick to embrace the lexicon of geology when describing the provenance of their favorite wines. Throughout the...

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

We have discussed the rock cycle in past columns. There are three basic categories of rocks, igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. ...