Wayne Belding, Author at Wine Review Online

Geology Among the Vines

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

Grape growers know that specific sites consistently yield better or lesser quality fruit. The site differences may range from a...

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

In the beginning, there was Ziliani. And Ziliani said “Let there be Franciacorta.” And there was Franciacorta. And it was...

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

The rudiments of geology inform us that there are three types of rocks — igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. The rock...

by Wayne Belding | January 2, 2018

It was nearly 500 years ago when Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortéz conquered the Aztecs and created New Spain. In 1524,...

by Wayne Belding | August 3, 2016

Iowa, although famous for agriculture, is not known for wine production. Amidst the profusion of corn and soybean fields, however,...

by Wayne Belding | June 22, 2016

When wine sellers tell the stories behind the wines they present, they frequently wax poetic about the soil from which...

by Wayne Belding | April 27, 2016

The wines of Santorini have become rather well known in wine circles over the past decade. The best Santorini whites...

by Wayne Belding | March 16, 2016

In just 30 years, New Zealand has grown from a virtual vinous non-entity to an international all-star for its distinctive...

by Wayne Belding | February 4, 2016

Times are good for Champagne lovers. There is more good Champagne available in the US market than ever before. The...

by Wayne Belding | December 23, 2015

Oenophiles are often consumed with details about the soils of various vineyard sites around the wine world. One term that...

by Wayne Belding | November 4, 2015

Wine folk are fond of making definitive pronouncements about specific soil types, as if the meaning of the term is...

by Wayne Belding | September 9, 2015

Wine fanciers often speak of the beneficial “rain shadow” effect in their favorite winegrowing regions. When you study the world’s...