Now available…your convenient and simple quick reference guide to the Old World

For wine drinkers who are less familiar with the wines of the Old World, comprising countries in Europe and Eurasia that have been making wine for thousands of years, selecting a bottle can be intimidating.

For many of us, when selecting a bottle of wine, we want it to be good, interesting, and affordable. The Old World offers this in abundance. The key is having a guide to know what to look for.

With this in mind, I have developed a quick reference guide. This is a 3 page PDF file, with text large enough to read on a smartphone. It is organized by country, and identifies regions that might be commonly seen in a wine store or on a restaurant wine lists.

The vast majority of these will be affordably priced, although a few may exceed $20/bottle in retail (and in the event you see one lower than $20, it may be a bargain!)

The intent was to provide a tool that someone can quickly refer to, in a store or while reading a wine list, and be able to find something that meets the “good, interesting, affordable” criteria within a matter of minutes.

The pages are shown below. You can download it by subscribing to our mailing list.

I am happy to revise this and improve upon it, so if you have feedback, positive or negative, please let me know!