Nov 27, 2006
What does it mean when you see the term "Old Vine" on a wine bottle? The answer is, nothing you can count on. It falls into the same category as the term "Reserve". "Old Vine" is a term you often see on the front of the wine label, yet unlike the varietal, appellation and vintage, the government plays no role in dictating what that term should mean. Should it? The question we asked in our latest survey of Fermentation readers…
Nov 27, 2006
The recent Fermentation Survey on "Tough Wine Questions" was issued to to look at questions about wine that interest me as a marketer. In this post I want to deliver an overall look at what the 238 folks who answered the survey had to say. ON TERROIRFor the avid wine drinker and wine enthusiast the question of Terroir looms large. Without it there really is little meaning to our relationship with wine since if all wine is the same, no…
Nov 26, 2006
The current survey underway, "The Tough Wine Questions", will close tonight at 9pm PST. If you’ve not already taken the survey I would be most pleased if you did. It won’t take more than 3 or 4 mintues. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE "TOUGH WINE QUESTIONS SURVEY
Nov 20, 2006
It’s Survey Time at Fermentation. This time we tackle THE TOUGH WINE QUESTIONS (aka..the ones that keep the geeks talking)You Can Take the Survey Here Thanks in Advance. We’ll be posting the results here immediately after it closes.
Nov 18, 2006
*******************************************************************************************Don’t forget to take the Fermentation Survey!CLICK HERE to take the survey…All I ask is three minutes of your day.******************************************************************************************* Meet the new Fermentation Sponsor: I know…it’s a tease. You’ll just have to click on the ad and find out who wants you to change the world one sip at a time. These aren’t just good folks, they are wonderful winemakers. I opened a bottle of their 2000 Pinot two nights ago and it was like sipping of liquid cherry…