Wine knowledge
Grape varieties
From the structured tannins of Nebbiolo to the electric acidity of Riesling — learn the grapes that define the world's great wine regions.
Red varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
Bordeaux · Napa Valley · Coonawarra · Maipo Valley
The world's most planted red grape — structured, age-worthy, and unmistakably itself.
Pinot Noir
Burgundy · Willamette Valley · Central Otago · Mornington Peninsula
Thin-skinned, difficult to grow, achingly beautiful when right — Pinot Noir is the grape perfectionists chase.
Nebbiolo
Barolo · Barbaresco · Valtellina · Ghemme
Nebbiolo smells of roses and tastes of tar — a grape that demands patience and repays it over decades.
Syrah / Shiraz
Northern Rhône · Barossa Valley · Washington State · Languedoc
In France it's svelte and peppery; in Australia it's hedonistic and dark — one grape, two visions.
White varieties
Chardonnay
Burgundy · Chablis · Champagne · Sonoma Coast · Yarra Valley
The white grape of Burgundy and Champagne — as neutral as a blank canvas, as specific as the soil beneath it.
Riesling
Mosel · Alsace · Clare Valley · Eden Valley · Rheingau
The most misunderstood noble grape — as likely to be bone-dry as lusciously sweet, always honest about where it grew.