Galicia, a remote area of Spain, has traditionally offered a hard-scrabble life to those who farmed it. Today, says Adam Lechmere, the very things that made it a tough place to live have proved to be excellent for producing wine.

Turkey has an emerging wine industry producing wines that have already proved successful in the international arena. But domestic politics are playing havoc on the home front. Dr Caroline Gilby MW reports.

Until relatively recently, wine was assumed to be a natural, healthy product. But testing for pesticides has revealed that chemicals sprayed in the vineyard can appear in the final wine. As consumers become more savvy, says Sophie Kevany, the pressure to abandon pesticides will increase.

It’s not just that Macedonia is known for bulk wine – it’s also that their own name is used elsewhere. Dr Caroline Gilby MW looks at what Macedonia needs to do to become known for quality wines.

These are good times for sparkling wine producers – as long as they’re not Champenoise, who are watching as consumers turn to alternatives. Giles Fallowfield reports on what’s happening and how Project 2030 may turn things around.

Portugal was rocked by the global financial crisis but responded by reorienting to the global markets, says Dr Luis Antunes. He charts the changes and improvements in quality.

The Loire is France’s biggest and arguably best-known quality white wine region but, as Sophie Kevany reports, it has a lot more to offer than many outsiders imagine

The digital economy has disrupted and overturned nearly everything it’s touched, as it’s connected people faster and made whole industries more efficient. Felicity Carter meets people trying to disrupt wine.

An Interview with Cristián López by Robert Joseph

After much wrangling and argument, US producers are now able to put calorie and serving size labels on their wines. Jeff Siegel looks at the issue.

Located at the southern end of South America, and shared by both Argentina and Chile, Patagonia is the stuff of legends. Daniel López Roca reports on the Argentine wine region of the same name.

Thanks to a neighbouring war, the wine business in Lebanon is experiencing testing times. But there is cause for optimism as well. Stephen Quinn reports from Beirut.

Gredos, located southwest of Madrid, has yet to be named officially, or get its own appellation. But, says Victor de la Serna, it’s already attracting attention for the quality of its wines.

Italy held its first-ever ‘wine hackathon’, which brought digital natives together to brainstorm ways to disrupt wine. But can tech heads who don’t necessarily drink wine themselves offer the industry any insights? Felicity Carter checks it out.

An Interview with Christophe Salin by Felicity Carter