2018 S&R Douro DOC – Douro – Northern Portugal The Douro in northern Portugal is a designated UNESCO World heritage site and has been growing grapes since the Romans built the amazing terraces that line the 100 or so miles of the stunning Douro River and valley, to get a feel for the beauty of the region take a look at the image on the home page of this website, this is a photo I took on my last visit…
2019 Vecchia Cantina Chianti – Tuscany – Italy For my first ever blog recommendation I found this Italian classic hidden away on the bottom shelf in Morrisons proudly wearing a DOCG label around it’s neck. Let’s address the DOCG thing…. Italian wine classification is broadly similar to the French AOC system (Appellation d’Origine Controllee) a set of rules and regulations that define and govern where and what you can do in order to label your wine something specific. I’m sure…