IWA Wine Blog

A recent article from the Wall Street Journal says Champagne is “bubbling again” which is music to the ears of bubble hounds around the globe.  We love the fizz here at IWA, of course, as it is an integral part of the rich and cultured wine country lifestyle we all embrace.  While most known as [...]

Taking the family on a trip to wine country for summer vacation?  Or are you simply a passionate wine lover who likes to share some of your personal collection when you travel abroad?  It’s always a challenge when flying to decide how to get your wine back home.  You may opt for a pricey shipping [...]

Continuing with our winemaker series highlighting today renowned Napa Valley winemaker, Marco DiGiuilio, see how he decided to become a winemaker and what wine means to him and his family.

Winegrowing and winemaking are, and always have been, professions guided by nature, the climate and the land.  Each vintage is molded slightly different based on changes in these earthly components.  Combined with our ever-increasing environmental awareness, there are more of us accepting our responsibility as stewards of the land to not only produce delicious and [...]

The Chinese believe that a bottle of wine has a finite amount of “energy” and many believe wine is a living thing with a soul.  Unfortunately, much like every living being on this planet, wine will eventually decline and have lost its reason for being, to bring you joy.  But when?  Indeed, that is the [...]