Readers might reasonably ask why I am writing about wines not available in the U.S. market from one the last places on earth...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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