https://travelsandtannins.com/categories/wine-regions/Recent content in Wine Regions on Travels & TanninsHugoen-us2026 Travels & Tannins. All rights reserved.Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/the-rh%C3%B4ne-valley-c%C3%B4te-r%C3%B4tie-cornas-and-the-northern-rhone-for-serious-wine-drinkers/Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/the-rh%C3%B4ne-valley-c%C3%B4te-r%C3%B4tie-cornas-and-the-northern-rhone-for-serious-wine-drinkers/The Northern Rhône produces some of France's most serious Syrah and the most underrated white wines in the country. The region is small and most of it is on a single road.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/rioja-tempranillo-old-vines-and-what-the-region-actually-wants-to-be/Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/rioja-tempranillo-old-vines-and-what-the-region-actually-wants-to-be/Rioja is the most famous Spanish wine region in the world and the most misunderstood. It has spent forty years finding itself again.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/alsace-grand-cru-wine-and-the-case-for-serious-riesling/Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/alsace-grand-cru-wine-and-the-case-for-serious-riesling/Alsace is France's most German region, makes the world's most underrated Riesling, and is ignored by exactly the wine drinkers who should care about it most.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/piedmont-barolo-barbaresco-langhe/Sun, 20 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/piedmont-barolo-barbaresco-langhe/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.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/douro-valley-harvest-season/Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/douro-valley-harvest-season/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.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/napa-valley-what-to-actually-drink/Sun, 22 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/napa-valley-what-to-actually-drink/Napa Valley has a reputation problem. Most of what visitors drink there is overpriced and mediocre. Here is how to drink well in the valley.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/cote-de-nuits-burgundy-guide/Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/cote-de-nuits-burgundy-guide/The Cote de Nuits is 20km long and contains 24 of the world's most important vineyards. Understanding it takes two days and a willingness to be overwhelmed.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/mosel-riesling-steep-slopes/Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/mosel-riesling-steep-slopes/Mosel Riesling from the steep slopes is unlike any other white wine in the world. Understanding why requires understanding the slate, the river, and the altitude.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/chianti-classico-radda-panzano/Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/chianti-classico-radda-panzano/Radda and Panzano are the two villages at the heart of Chianti Classico. The road between them is the best wine road in Italy.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/loire-valley-chenin-cabernet-franc/Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/loire-valley-chenin-cabernet-franc/The Loire Valley produces some of the world's most food-friendly wine and receives some of the world's least attention. This is a region worth understanding.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/bordeaux-vs-burgundy-comparison/Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/bordeaux-vs-burgundy-comparison/Bordeaux and Burgundy make wine from the same grape and arrive at entirely different conclusions. The argument between them is the argument about what wine is for.