The crown jewel of American wine country. Home to world-class Cabernet Sauvignon, over 400 wineries, and the legendary Judgment of Paris victory that put California wine on the global map.

California's wild west of wine. Rhône varieties, bold Cabernets, and heritage Zinfandel thrive in this Central Coast region where 50-degree temperature swings and calcareous limestone soils create wines of extraordinary intensity.

Where the transverse ranges meet the Pacific, creating California's most unique wine terroir. The Sideways effect put Santa Barbara Pinot Noir on the map, but the diversity of six AVAs offers everything from crisp Chardonnay to bold Syrah.

The deepest of the Finger Lakes and home to the largest concentration of wineries in the region. The Seneca Lake AVA was established in 2003 and spans over 200,000 acres with a 190-day growing season moderated by the lake that never freezes.

Napa's cooler, more diverse neighbor. From fog-kissed Pinot Noir on the Sonoma Coast to century-old Zinfandel vines in Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma offers world-class wine with a laid-back attitude.

Southern California's surprising wine country. Just an hour from San Diego and LA, the Rainbow Gap funnels ocean breezes through the valley, creating a Mediterranean climate perfect for Tempranillo, Mourvèdre, and Rhône-style wines.

A self-guided audio tour of the Texas Hill Country: 69 wineries and tasting rooms from Fredericksburg along Wine Road 290 to Stonewall, Hye and Johnson City, out to Dripping Springs, Driftwood, Burnet and Kerrville, plus 30 stories on German Fredericksburg, LBJ country and the history of Texas wine.

A rising star of American wine straddling the Washington-Oregon border. Known for bold Cabernet Sauvignon, rich Syrah, and a tight-knit community of passionate winemakers. From wheat fields to world-class vineyards in just four decades.

Oregon's premier wine region and one of the world's great Pinot Noir destinations. Stretching from Portland to Eugene, the valley's cool maritime climate and diverse volcanic soils produce elegant, Burgundian-style wines that have earned global acclaim since the nineteen seventies.

Australia's most iconic wine region, home to the world's oldest shiraz vines and over 150 years of winemaking heritage in the heart of South Australia.

Australia's oldest wine region, where warm, humid conditions and vintage rainfall have shaped two centuries of winemaking — producing the inimitable Hunter Semillon (unoaked, age-worthy, one of the world's great originals) and earthy, medium-bodied Hunter Shiraz. Family dynasties including Tyrrell, Drayton, and Tulloch still tend vines planted by their forebears.

One of the world's great wine regions, occupying a narrow peninsula in Western Australia's far south-west. Despite producing just 3% of Australian wine, Margaret River accounts for over 20% of the country's premium output — famous for commanding Cabernet Sauvignon, refined Chardonnay, and the classic regional SBS blend.

One of Australia's oldest and most celebrated wine regions, where bold Shiraz, ancient Grenache bush vines, and a new wave of Mediterranean varieties thrive between the gulf coast and the Mount Lofty Ranges.

Victoria's oldest and most prestigious wine region, where cool-climate Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and world-class sparkling wine thrive in the lush green hills just east of Melbourne. Home to around 160 wineries, from historic estates to cutting-edge boutique producers.

The Tuscan heartland between Florence and Siena, whose borders were fixed by decree of Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici in 1716 and sealed since 1924 by the Gallo Nero, the Black Rooster. Sangiovese grows here on galestro and alberese soils across Greve, Panzano, Radda, Gaiole and Castellina, in one of the first designations of wine origin in the modern world.

The Waitaki Valley is New Zealand's most exciting emerging wine region. Ancient limestone soils and pioneering winemakers produce Pinot Noir and Riesling of startling quality.

Alexandra sits at the southern frontier of Central Otago wine country, where extreme continental conditions push Pinot Noir to its limits, creating distinctive wines of intensity and character.

New Zealand's largest city is surrounded by boutique vineyards, from the rolling hills of Kumeu and Matakana to the clay soils of Clevedon.

Bannockburn's warm, sun-baked terraces and ancient schist soils produce some of New Zealand's most celebrated Pinot Noir, including icons like Felton Road and Mt Difficulty.

The sun-baked slopes of Bendigo produce some of Central Otago's most powerful and concentrated Pinot Noir, from vineyards planted on former gold mining land.

Cool-climate viticulture in the shadow of the Southern Alps, producing elegant Pinot Noir and aromatic whites across the Canterbury Plains and Banks Peninsula.

The Cromwell Basin is Central Otago's largest wine-producing area, where sun-drenched terraces above Lake Dunstan yield powerful Pinot Noir and aromatic whites.

New Zealand's most famous wine region, where dramatic gorges and sun-soaked slopes produce world-class Pinot Noir in a spectacular alpine setting.

New Zealand's Chardonnay capital, where abundant sunshine and fertile river plains produce generous, fruit-driven wines on the East Cape.

New Zealand's second-largest wine region and the country's premier red wine destination. The Gimblett Gravels, Bridge Pa Triangle, and coastal terraces produce world-class Syrah, Cabernet blends, and Chardonnay in a sun-drenched Mediterranean climate.

New Zealand's largest and most famous wine region, home to world-renowned Sauvignon Blanc. The Wairau and Awatere valleys produce wines of extraordinary intensity, with over 150 wineries crafting everything from crisp whites to elegant Pinot Noir.

A sun-soaked artisan wine region at the top of the South Island. Nelson's diverse terroir — from coastal clay to inland gravel — produces outstanding Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and aromatic varieties. A creative, independent spirit runs through its 29 wineries.

New Zealand's northernmost wine region, where warm subtropical conditions produce rich Syrah and bold reds in a landscape of rolling green hills.

A stunning island paradise in the Hauraki Gulf, just 40 minutes from Auckland by ferry. Waiheke's warm microclimate and clay soils produce exceptional Bordeaux-style reds, Syrah, and rosé from boutique vineyards with breathtaking ocean views.

North Canterbury's Waipara Valley is sheltered by the Teviotdale Hills, creating a warm, dry microclimate perfect for Pinot Noir and Riesling.

The charming village of Martinborough sits at the heart of the Wairarapa, where a unique dry microclimate and gravelly soils produce Pinot Noir of world-class quality.

Discover boutique wineries nestled between dramatic mountain ranges and the crystal-clear waters of Lake Wanaka, producing elegant cool-climate wines.

The cradle of Cape winemaking, granted to Governor Simon van der Stel in 1685, where the sweet wine of Constantia once reached the courts of Europe and a handful of estates now grow cool-climate Sauvignon Blanc on the slopes of the Constantiaberg, twenty minutes from Cape Town.

The French corner of the Cape, settled by Huguenot refugees in 1688 and enclosed on three sides by mountains, where the estates still carry their founders' Provençal names, a cluster of cellars make nothing but Cap Classique, and a hop-on hop-off Wine Tram links the farms — an hour from Cape Town.

South Africa's oldest and most prestigious wine region, where Cape Dutch estates have been producing wine since the seventeenth century on ancient granite soils beneath dramatic mountain ranges.