Archive for the ‘Wine Media’ Category
From the "Be Careful What You Say" File: Decanter reports that a maker of Portuguese wine Vida Nova was provoked by his host on a British TV show to denounce his own wine as "That’s rubbish. I wouldn’t pay for that, it’s tainted, it’s insipid. It tastes like vinaigrette. I’d never buy that." Ouch. Of course it was a blind tasting. The winemaker, Cliff Richard, should have known better. But what’s more interesting is how this episode in self emulation…
" The Berry Brothers buying team has recently returned from Bordeaux and there is little doubt that 2005 is one of the greatest vintages of all time." ________ "Wine experts are unanimous that 2005 Bordeaux is the greatest vintage in living memory, according to wine importers Wands Limited. _______ "2005 is a knockout. Not only is it exceptional, say those who have tried the wines, it is singular." ________ "What makes it really unique is, across the board, from the…
Wine magazines are often the host and sponsor of tasting events. But normally, when a wine magazine hosts a tasting, it’s a "Grand" event, or a "Great" event. The wines poured are usually among the most expensive and the highest rated. Wine & Spirits Magazine is proving again that it does things a bit different with the announcement of its "Hot Picks Tasting Tour". Beginning in Seattle on August 23, W&S’s Hot Picks events will feature 50 top rated wines…all…
I’m a fan of Wikipedia. I like the idea of a constantly updating encyclopedia at my fingertips, despite the rap that it gets from some (traditionalists?) that it’s not accurate. While my go to source for general wine info is still the Oxford Companion to Wine, edited by Jancis Robinson, as well as a few other atlas’, Wikipedia has begun to take over some of my mindspace. It has its downfalls for sure. For example, it can’t come close to…
In response to my post yesterday about an Internet Site that was apparently lifting entire articles from wine blogs and posting them in their entirety on their own site, I received this e-mail:"Tom, I just saw your posting made here (http://fermentation.typepad.com/fermentation/2006/05/this_article_wa.html). Most importantly, I have removed the Fermentation articles from TheWinery. However, I did want to clarify the situation. We *DO* request permission from bloggers — by no means do we want to steal anyone’s content. That said, clearly some…
