We certainly hope you don’t need to be convinced as to the benefits of drinking wine.  Just in case, however, we thought we’d give you a few reasons to make it your favorite beverage.

 8 Reasons to Enjoy More Wine!

Nature.  Who doesn’t love nature? Wine is made from grapes and water. Add a little yeast, which is found naturally in the air, to kick off the fermentation process and voila! It’s as simple and natural as that.

Nature.  Who doesn’t love nature? Wine is made from grapes and water. Add a little yeast, which is found naturally in the air, to kick off the fermentation process and voila! It’s as simple and natural as that.

Something for everyone. Like only reds? Or only whites? Or sweet wines? Or dry? Or bubbly? Whatever your tastes, wine comes in so many varieties you’ll undoubtedly find something that meets your requirements.

Wine bottles.  Let’s face it, wine bottles just have an inherent classiness you’re just not going to find in a beer or liquor bottle. Don’t believe us? Take a beer bottle and a champagne bottle and pose with each in front of a mirror. Enough said. And wine bottles, in their variations of shape and color, can, when empty, be made in to lots of wonderfully creative items.

Read more »

You may think a grape is just a grape, but all are definitely not created equal. When it comes to the glass of wine in your hand, whether red or white, it has most likely been produced from a species of grape called vitis vinifera. Native to the Mediterranean region, these grapes are now grown all over the world.

The first accounts of wine being made from grapes date back thousands of years to the Sumerians. By the time of the ancient Greeks, wine was a common beverage. Thanks to Greek trade all over the Mediterranean, wine soon spread.  The rise of the Romans saw grape-growing flourish in many parts of their empire, particularly Spain and Portugal.

Grape production eventually spread outside of Europe in much the same way. Spanish colonists discovered ideal climates in Argentina and Chile for vinifera grapes and in the 17^th century it was Spanish missionaries who planted the first vineyards in California. England has never had a climate suitable for grape growing but by the late 19^th century, grapes were thriving in several of its colonies including Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Read more »