The Wine Republic

Visiting a winery with an Andean backdrop is the quintessential Mendocino experience. So how come the locals don´t do it? Gwynne Hogan and Amanda Barnes take a look. While nearly 70% of Mendoza’s visitors to wineries are Argentine, Bodegas de…

Amanda Barnes hops over the Rio De La Plata to learn more about Uruguay's Wine Scene. Uruguay is the little country between Argentina and Brazil on the coast. It’s not Paraguay, and they are separate countries. Sounds patronizing, but its…

Although Mendoza celebrates with fiestas and siestas during harvest, winemakers are at their busiest time of the year. Amanda Barnes writes 24 hours in the life of winemaker Brennan Firth.  April 25th: 12am It’s midnight. The winery is much cooler,…

After reading "Comó Enamorarlas con Vino," by Luis Jait and Gonzalo Alonso, Molly Hetz just can't stop raving about the book. Check out her book review, and go out and get your very own copy! "Comó Enamorarlas con Vino," written…

This is the season to celebrate – Christmas, New Years, long summer’s evenings… We’ve picked out some of our favourite top scoring wines from this year’s Annual Tasting to help you get that Christmas shopping sorted. For the trendy socialite…