A few years ago a group of Nicaraguans decided that when life gave them fruit they would make wine. They also make juices and jams. In 1986 an informal organization of workers began to gather forgotten fruit from farms near the bustling capitol of Managua. They sold that produce in local markets and reinvested profits […]

Sheep. They’’re the secret ingredient to La Riojana’s organic viticulture. Located in north-western Argentina, the cooperative winery already benefits from an arid climate, with little rainfall, cool nights and warm days. “It’’s perfect for organic growing because you don’’t need a lot of chemicals to control pests,” says Nick Day, the winery’’s sales director for […]

The wine trellises fill the fertile valley floor of Rotaliana. It is often described as the most beautiful wine garden in Europe. Striking for its modernity in this region of Trentino, northern Italy, rich with Roman ruins and medieval buildings, is a steel-enmeshed three story office block with a low-lying grass roofed tasting building. This […]