https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/Recent content in Posts on Travels & TanninsHugoen-us2026 Travels & Tannins. All rights reserved.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/five-days-mendoza-uco-valley/Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/five-days-mendoza-uco-valley/A five-day Mendoza plan that takes the wine seriously and the steak lightly ? because five days of Malbec-and-bife is two days too many.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/what-to-drink-on-a-tuesday-a-working-wine-list/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/what-to-drink-on-a-tuesday-a-working-wine-list/Most wine guides are written for Saturday dinners. This one is for Tuesday 鈥?when you want something good, not something serious.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/what-to-drink-on-a-tuesday-a-working-wine-list/Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/what-to-drink-on-a-tuesday-a-working-wine-list/Most wine guides are written for Saturday dinners. This one is for Tuesday — when you want something good, not something serious.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/cellar-storage-how-to-keep-wine-properly-at-home/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/cellar-storage-how-to-keep-wine-properly-at-home/Most wine is drunk too young because most wine is stored badly. Here's how to store wine correctly at home without spending €10,000 on a wine fridge.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/how-to-read-a-wine-label-a-practical-guide/Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/how-to-read-a-wine-label-a-practical-guide/Wine labels are designed to confuse. They reveal some information, hide other information, and use language that mostly doesn't mean what it appears to mean.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/the-wine-glass-question-does-it-matter/Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/the-wine-glass-question-does-it-matter/Wine glasses are sold at every price point from €2 to €200. Does the glass really matter, and if so, which ones are worth the money?https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/raw-fish-and-riesling-pairing-seafood-with-german-and-austrian-white/Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/raw-fish-and-riesling-pairing-seafood-with-german-and-austrian-white/Riesling and high-acid white wines pair with raw fish better than almost any wine. Here's why and which specific bottles to choose.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/48-hours-in-porto-a-wine-drinkers-honest-guide/Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/48-hours-in-porto-a-wine-drinkers-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.https://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/tuscany-in-late-october-chianti-classico-at-harvest/Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/tuscany-in-late-october-chianti-classico-at-harvest/October in Tuscany means the harvest is finishing, the leaves are turning, and the serious wine drinkers are returning. Here's how to spend a week.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/mendoza-off-the-beaten-track-uco-valley-maip%C3%BA-and-the-wineries-nobody-talks-about/Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/mendoza-off-the-beaten-track-uco-valley-maip%C3%BA-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.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/the-steak-and-wine-problem-why-cabernet-isnt-always-the-answer/Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/the-steak-and-wine-problem-why-cabernet-isnt-always-the-answer/Red wine with steak is conventional wisdom. But the convention is often wrong. Here's how to think about pairing beef with wine.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/what-to-eat-in-tuscany-a-practical-guide-to-tuscan-wine-and-food-pairings/Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/what-to-eat-in-tuscany-a-practical-guide-to-tuscan-wine-and-food-pairings/Tuscan food and wine are inseparable. Here's what to eat in Tuscany and what to drink with it, in 12 specific pairings.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/three-days-in-burgundy-a-non-luxury-itinerary/Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/three-days-in-burgundy-a-non-luxury-itinerary/Burgundy is expensive. But the region also has village wines that are genuinely excellent and small hotels that don't require a hedge fund to book.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/porto-weekend-not-for-port-drinkers/Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/porto-weekend-not-for-port-drinkers/Porto is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe and one of the best food cities in Portugal. Port wine is almost incidental.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/lisbon-three-day-wine-itinerary/Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/lisbon-three-day-wine-itinerary/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.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/lucky-brand-travel-denim-wine-country/Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/lucky-brand-travel-denim-wine-country/What you wear to wine country matters more than it should. Here's how to look the part without sacrificing comfort on a long day of tasting.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/cheese-and-wine-pairings/Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/cheese-and-wine-pairings/Most cheese and wine pairings are bad. Here's what actually works, what doesn't, and which five combinations to remember forever.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/champagne-and-food-beyond-brunch/Fri, 10 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/champagne-and-food-beyond-brunch/Champagne is wasted at brunch. It's at its most extraordinary with food that most people don't think to pair it with — and at its worst with the eggs Benedict you've been planning.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.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/packing-wine-country-trip/Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/packing-wine-country-trip/The difference between a good wine trip and a frustrating one often comes down to what you packed. Here is what actually matters.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/decanting-wine-when-why-how/Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/decanting-wine-when-why-how/Most people decant wine for the wrong reasons. Here is when it actually makes a difference and how to do it without looking like an amateur.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/best-wine-bags-for-travel/Fri, 15 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/best-wine-bags-for-travel/The wine bag you use matters more than most people think. Here are the four that have survived my checked luggage, my carry-on, and my repeated attempts to break them.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/pizza-and-wine-pairing/Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/pizza-and-wine-pairing/Pizza and wine pairing sounds simple. It is, mostly, if you know which wine to reach for and which to skip.https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/corkscrew-which-one-to-buy/Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://travelsandtannins.com/posts/corkscrew-which-one-to-buy/The right corkscrew is the most-used piece of wine equipment you'll ever own. Here's how to choose one and how to actually use it without breaking the cork.