Destinations
Where to go. Country and city guides from the cellar to the coast.
48 Hours in Porto: A Wine Drinker's Honest Guide
Porto is not a wine city. It's a city that happens to make wine. Two days is enough to understand the difference.
Mendoza Off the Beaten Track: Uco Valley, Maipú, and the Wineries Nobody Talks About
Every tourist goes to Trapiche. The interesting producers are an hour further into the foothills, and they're not waiting for tour buses.
Porto for People Who Don't Drink Port: A Weekend in the Douro's River City
Porto is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and one of the best food cities in Portugal. Port wine is almost incidental.
Piedmont: Barolo, Barbaresco, and the Langhe in Four Days
Piedmont is Italy's most serious wine region and its most underrated travel destination. Four days is the minimum. Here's how to spend them.
The Douro in Harvest Season: Why September Is the Only Month to Go
The Douro Valley in September is one of the most extraordinary wine experiences in the world. Here's when to go, where to stay, and what to drink.
Three Days in Lisbon: The Wine City the Tourists Miss
Lisbon has more excellent wine bars per capita than almost any city in Europe. Three days is enough to understand why the Portuguese take their wine so seriously.
Chianti Classico: Two Villages, One Road, Too Much Wine To Drink In A Weekend
Radda and Panzano are the two villages at the heart of Chianti Classico. The road between them is the best wine road in Italy.