Insider&rsquo;s Wine Travel Guides

Everything You Need To Know About Prosecco

Sep 08, 2022
by Greg Martellotto

Who doesn’t love the sound of bubbly opening? That popping sound as the cork bursts...

Three Perfect Days in Florence. Wine, History and Food. What More Could You Ask For?

Oct 11, 2021
by Greg Martellotto

Florence, one of the most culturally relevant cities in the world. A city so beautiful,...

Italian Bollicine Sparkling Wines

Oct 04, 2021
by Greg Martellotto

Italy’s diverse wine grapes, wine styles, and regions are keys to the sparkling wines produced throughout the...

Everything You Need to Know About the Chilean Wine Industry, From Big Hammer Wines, Wine Experts

Chile

Sep 20, 2021
by Greg Martellotto

Often forgotten in the shadows of the Andean Malbec of Argentina, Chile has been quietly...

An Italian Wine Experts Guide to Rome: Experience Rome Like a Local

Aug 05, 2021
by Greg Martellotto

Ah! Rome... the eternal city, filled with local trattorias, romantic osterias, wine bars, and plenty...

The Beauty of Bordeaux, Explained by Wine Experts

Aug 04, 2021
by Greg Martellotto

Ah! Bordeaux. A region we are all familiar with. There is a lot to know...

Giro d'Italia! Learn More About the Top Tuscan Wine Regions from Big Hammer Wines, Wine Experts

May 27, 2021
by Greg Martellotto

Tuscany is certainly one of the most famed wine regions in the world. It is...

CHILE: Everything You Should Know About One of the World's Largest Wine-Growing Countries

Chile

May 05, 2021
by Greg Martellotto

Chile is full of beautiful landscapes, rich culture and great traditions. It is a country...

Learn about Fourth Growth Grand Cru Classified Bordeaux

Mar 30, 2021
by Greg Martellotto

The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 is a system to classify the best producers...

First Growth Bordeaux Explained by Online Wine Store

Mar 19, 2021
by Greg Martellotto

Crème de la crème Bordeaux Wines Bordeaux first growths are some of the most sought after...

France

Mar 12, 2021
by Greg Martellotto

Loire Valley Wine

The Loire is a long storied, wine growing region that traces the Loire River which flows...

France

Feb 15, 2021
by Greg Martellotto

Rhone Valley Wine

Famous, Delicious but Not Simple The Rhône Valley isn’t just one wine region, it’s actually...

Champagne

Dec 22, 2020
by Greg Martellotto

Champagne

Champagne: The Google of Wine Champagne not only created and defined the category of sparkling...

Napa Valley

Sep 22, 2020
by Greg Martellotto

Napa Valley Wine

America's most famous wine valley, from valley-floor benchlands to mountain fruit with real grip. How...

Burgundy

Aug 17, 2020
by Greg Martellotto

Burgundy Wine

What is the Secret to Burgundy Wine? Burgundy’s wines are single-varietal wines made from grapes...

Brunello di Montalcino Wine

Mar 10, 2020
by Greg Martellotto

The Secret of Brunello Wine The wines from Brunello di Montalcino are unique not just...

Mexico

Dec 30, 2019
by Greg Martellotto

Mexico Wine

With decades of experience in the wine industry, Greg Martellotto, owner of Big Hammer Wines,...

Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac

Nov 05, 2018
by Greg Martellotto

Château Mouton Rothschild was not originally included in the First Growths of Bordeaux, the estate...

Chateau Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion

Nov 05, 2018
by Greg Martellotto

The 'Castle of the White Horse' sits at the very peak of the Saint Emilion...

Nov 05, 2018
by Greg Martellotto

Chateau Angelus

Chateau Angelus has one of the longer histories in the St. Emilion appellation. The de...

Chateau Leoville-Las Cases

Nov 05, 2018
by Greg Martellotto

Chateau Leoville-Las Cases is one of the oldest Medoc estates, Domaine de Léoville belonged to some...

Nov 05, 2018
by Greg Martellotto

Chateau Pouget Margaux

Chateau Margaux’s history and renown stem equally from the intrinsic genius of the place as...

Nov 05, 2018
by Greg Martellotto

Chateau Haut Brion

Chateau Haut-Brion has one of the longest and most interesting histories of any Bordeaux vineyard....

Chateau Lafite Rothschild

Nov 05, 2018
by Greg Martellotto

Château Lafite Rothschild is one of the most esteemed wine properties in the Médoc, and we're sure that if you...