Wine 101

Let's get to know a native American wine grape

We take a quick break from deep dives to answer a listener's request and talk about the wine region of Corsica and it's amazing wines.

The Grand Dukes of Tuscany and the Chianti hills

There is a legend in the Chianti HIlls about a race for territory and a black rooster. In reality, the history the story is based on establishes the wine region we see today.

The 7th-century Etruscans set the stage for 15th-century Italy's first fine wine region.

Medieval Italy sets the stage for the wine country we recognize today.

Before and after the rise of Rome land under-vine in Italy was already everywhere. And what came next was the largest explosion of wine culture in the ancient world.

We wind our way through ancient Greek history with examples of just how important the grapevine was to their culture