A traveler's guide to the regions, producers, and stories that make Italian wine easier to understand

Inside the family winery in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina

A first-generation winemaker turns the steep vineyards of the Eisack Valley into Silvaner, Riesling, and Pinot Noir defined by freshness, elegance, and place.

How Abbazia di Novacella has balanced centuries of tradition with wines that still feel vibrant, fresh, and unmistakably Alpine.

Idaho wine begins in the vineyard. But in Garden City, a new chapter is being written—one shaped by people willing to rethink how wine is made, experienced, and shared. Along the Boise River, in a place that not long ago felt overlooked, something unexpected is taking shape. This is where a small group of winemakers is quietly pushing the edges—challenging assumptions and, in the process, expanding what Idaho wine can become.

Inside the former World War II hangar where family, art, wine, and the memory of Eric Dunham continue to shape one of Walla Walla's most personal wineries.

In Idaho’s Sunnyslope wine region, the two couples are building Gem 73 Winery—a project rooted not only in the land, but in the belief that this stage of life can still hold risk, creativity, and new purpose. Yes, there is a vineyard. Yes, there is a winery taking shape. But what draws them back into building is something deeper than wine alone.

For Tammy de Weerd, who served as mayor of Meridian for 16 years, a retirement of speaking engagements and consulting shifted with one glass of wine. “My husband and I have been traveling the world by wine region for the last two-and-a-half decades,” she said. “And we were sitting in South Africa at an old winery, and we were drinking an incredible wine that had an inspiring story. That was when our vision for our Spoken Wines business venture was born.”

The wines reflect the range found in the land itself—different soils, elevations, and varietals that resist settling into one style. My husband and I have been visiting and tasting here for nearly three decades, first discovering it while at Washington State University. We keep coming back.

If you’ve ever wondered why an Idaho Syrah tastes different from one grown in California, or why Idaho Riesling carries that electric freshness, the answer is found in its environment. Elevation. Soil. And the hands guiding the vines. Terroir is the reason wine tastes the way it does. So what does terroir look like in Idaho?

The secret microclimate of Viña Maquis and the 300-year legacy of Chile’s great wine families

A Father’s Dream, Two Sons, and the Soul of Chile in a Glass