Wine regions are where geography becomes taste — and where history decided what grows where. This hub organizes every wine region we cover, Old World and New. Start with Country Profiles, explore the Old World and New World, or trace the oldest wine regions on Earth. For the full chronological sweep, see the complete history of wine timeline. Explore in depth: Sicily & Nero d’Avola, Shiraz & Iran, Provence & rosé, Champagne’s Gosset, the Dutch & the Médoc and the British Empire.
The Russian River Valley: How Fog Made California’s Pinot Noir Capital
By the This Day in Wine History Editorial Team · ✓ Researched, fact-checked & verified · July 2026 · 7 min readSonoma’s Russian River Valley became one of America’s greatest Pinot Noir regions for […]
