80 Minutes Around The World

Get to know the top wine regions in the world and why they are where they are. Our winemaker, Carl, takes you on an incredible tasting journey of wine without ever needing to apply for a visa!

Not so fast -- In May of 2015 we noticed the Top 10 wine regions of the world apparently got switched all around.

Some of the turmoil was because of legit up 'n comers. That's excitement in wine world! A lot of the turmoil was and is still happening because of a little controversial thing we call global warming. How do you see and measure global warming? There is a tattletale sign -- vineyards!

GO GLOBAL WARMING is what we all say as winemakers! Because our Dirt Road Wine Club high on adopting the most incredible wines you'll never find without us, we've been noticing a few weird places you never associated with wine. Think Ukraine, Mexico, England, Sweden, the volcanic Island of Pico, the Gobi desert of China, Nashik India just East of Mumbai!

A thing happened not that long ago in the grand spectrum of things – we’ll just call it Gorbachev. During 1985-1987 Mikhail carried out an anti-alcohol prohibition campaign that eradicated the entire ancient Soviet Union Wine industry. Now we're starting to see some come back kids bringing their vineyards back! For great wine values look East!

In this class you'll learn to tell volcanic ash terroir from sea salt and sand terroir, steens from pinotages, left bank from right bank. We'll discover the healthiest wines on the planet (where 1 glass of wine equals an hour and a half workout in the gym) and more in this 80 minute wine geography lesson.