20 Places to... Shopping Reviews » tasting http://www.20placesto.com Reviews and Buyer's Guide to the Best Products on the Market Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:01:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Having A Wine Map Is Not Just A Luxury http://www.20placesto.com/reviews/having-a-wine-map-is-not-just-a-luxury http://www.20placesto.com/reviews/having-a-wine-map-is-not-just-a-luxury#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:42:02 +0000 Lisa The number of people who are really into wine is definitely on the increase. You cannot blame them for being hooked by some of the wonderful wines out there, and lots of people find they develop it as a hobby without really realizing it. They’ve invested in a vintage collection of wine wines, they’ve converted their spare room into a storage cellar, bought a selection of different wine glasses so that they can get the maximum enjoyment of each wine variety, and have all the necessary tableware gadgets for opening and pouring their wine.

What most people do not have however are wine maps, showing exactly which regions produce which wine and at what time of the year. Wine maps have come a long way from the days they were roughly scribbled on a piece of paper and are now researched extensively and updated frequently. The California wine map for example is updated every year due to the complicated layout of the area, especially after Napa Valley was officially recognized as an American Viticultural Area in 1981. In total then there are 108 AVA’s in this region alone, with myriad terrains, varieties of grape and production methods.

You could of course just rely on the information on each bottle or the recommendations of friends when buying a bottle, but the true wine expert should know exactly where the grapes came from and why they taste the way they do. If you are lucky enough to be visiting an area of wine production, its is even more imperative that you have a wine map to take with you. It is not always clear to see where one vineyard or region ends and the next begins, and that’s without evening considering which varieties of grape and growing conditions each is known for. A wine map will allow you to not only understand the wines better but also identify where the tastes and aromas coming from your wine glasses came from

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