Vineyards and wineries, one of the best ways to travel a country

Vineyards and wineries are peculiar windows into a country’s culture, history, architecture, and landscape.

The Castle of Torrechiara near Parma, in the north of Italy, is surrounded by vineyards. Photo by Mario Rossetti.

Whether you are traveling nationally or internationally and you want to learn something, not only new but special, about a place, head towards its vineyards and wineries. They…