WEEKLY FERMENTED WINE LINKS – OCTOBER 11, 2005Links to wine information old and new worth pursuing 1. FACTS AND STATS FROM THE INSTITUTEThe wine institute’s release of policy positions and stats, some going back as far as 1994 2. CHOOSING THE BEST WINE GLASS…YES, THERE’S A SYSTEMFrom winedoctor.com, a good article on the art of choosing a wine glass. Me? I always go for clean and round. That’s my criteria. There’s better advice in this link. 3. THE FIGHT AGAINST…

WEEKLY FERMENTED WINE LINKS — SEPTEMBER 22, 2005A Weekly Digest of Wine Links Old and New Worth Pursuing A Short History of the CorkscrewComes with cool drawings What Are "Old Vines"Staying with the historical theme, we have an interesting article from Ridge Vineyards on the nature of Old Vines. Need Wine Grapes of Juice? Here’s Your List of What’s AvailableWinebusiness.com’s listing of grapes available for purchase Winery For SaleNow that you’ve got grapes, you’ll need a winery. Here’s one. Pinot’s…

It appears that the foes of the consumer and foes of the small winery are beginning pull out their guns in the battle over direct shipping in Michigan. As I’ve reported here before, the Michigan Wine & Spirit Wholesalers Association wrote a bill (isn’t that the legislature’s job) that would ban all direct shippment of wine in Michigan and found a legislator in the Michigan House to introduce it. Yet, up to now the anti-consumer wholesalers had not launched any…

The Italian press is reporting that among that country’s younger set, white wine is coming on strong as a casual sipper, that is, something preferred outside the context of a meal. The interesting thing is that white wine is apparently taking a swipe a the market share enjoyed by what the Italians call "pop drinks"— drinks prepared with fruit juices, rum or vodka. The explanation given is that white wines are somewhat less expensive and "easy to drink". I’m not…