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California's central and southern wine regions demonstrate why moving south on a map doesn't always mean moving towards warmer vineyards. Pacific

British Columbia wines can surprise anyone who expects a Canadian vineyard to spend its summer shivering. The inland Okanagan can be hot and dry,

Ontario wines are often introduced with frozen grapes, tiny bottles and a very cold night. Icewine deserves that attention, but it can't explain a

New York State wines come from rather different places than the skyline might suggest. For Diploma study, the important water is usually a deep la

Washington State wines make more sense once you leave Seattle's weather out of the vineyard plan. Most of the state's wine grapes grow east of the

Oregon wines are often introduced through Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, and that's a useful place to start. It becomes less useful when the introd

Northern California wine regions become much more interesting once Napa and Sonoma stop occupying the whole map. Mendocino and Lake County offer c

Napa Valley and Sonoma are close neighbours, but “California sunshine” doesn't explain their wines very well. Marine air, fog, elevation, aspe

Southern and central Portugal offer more than one version of generous fruit and sunshine. Alentejo's varied inland sites, Lisboa's Atlantic exposu

Dão and Bairrada make a useful comparison because proximity doesn't produce identical growing conditions. Mountain shelter and elevated inland pa