Archive for the ‘Wine Education’ Category
For anyone who concerns themselves with the future of wine in America or the future of the American wine industry; for anyone who involves themselves in the sales and marketing of American wines; for anyone who produces wine in America with an eye toward illuminating not only their hand but their land, then a new bit of required reading has been produced by Appellation America. Roger Dial, the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Appellation America has produced a two-part essay on…
It's not unreasonable to ask if John Haeger is finally tired of Pinot Noir. In the course of just four years he has produced not just the most current volume on Pinot Noir in North America ("North American PinotNoir)", but has now updated that terrific survey of the continent's engagement with the the grape with the publication of "Pacific Pinot Noir". The new volume is indeed an update as well as an expansion upon "North American Pinot". The fact that…
Lest anyone ever forget that wine is art, just send them over to Vinfolio and their newly introduced "Wine Price File" service. No, I'm not reiterating that wine is a product that derives from the same creative impulses that drove Rodin, Pollock or Ben West. No. I'm reminded by Wine Price File that Wine is art in the sense that it collected, horded, traded, priced, bought and sold in the open market, just like the works of of these artists…
This has been a good year for Tyler Colman, the first Wine Blogger to go mainstream. Earlier in the year he saw published, and has since gained a great deal of publicity for, "Wine Politics"—— a book about its title that I loved. On November 11th, Tyler will begin swimming in the deep end of the mainstream wine media with the publishing of: "A Year of Wine: Perfect Pairings, Great Buys and What to Sip for Each Season". This…
The power and importance of The Wine Spectator, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, Wine & Spirit's Magazine, the Wine Enthusiast or any other wine print publications isn't determined by the quality of their content. It isn't measured by the number of wines they review. And it's not measured by the insight of their various columnists, editors or writers. The power of these publications and any others is determined by one single thing: The number of eyeballs they attract. With eyeballs come…
