Archive for the ‘Wine News’ Category
I’ve reported before how the mainstream (not blogs, not wine media) media tends to cover wine almost only when there is a prurient angle. Here’s another example. Yesterday ABC Radio News was reporting that a citizen of Utah who’s license plate read "Merlot" will have it revoked because "intoxicant words" are banned from vanity plates in that part of the United States. The owner of the plate has had it for ten years now, but recently someone anonymously informed the…
When I was growing up mine was a "Sebastiani House", rather than a "Gallo House". That’s not to say my mother and father were wine drinkers, but just that the jug of wine my mother always kept on hand was Sebastiani. However, there are some people, many people (millions?) in fact, that were and are "Gallo Homes". I suspect its not just the folks in the wine industry who stopped for a moment of reflection at the news that Ernest…
What is moral?Does free will exist?Is there a God?Why are there white grapes? Thanks to geneticists it seems we have an answer to the last question. But I wouldn’t be surprised if it was geneticists that answered the first three questions, with perhaps a little help from theoretical physicists. According to research conducted by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization) white grapes developed 1000s of years ago only after the rare occurrence of two genes having mutated to create…
"The essential definition of corruption in a representative democracy is the usurpation of public authority to the advancement of private interests."HOWARD WOLF Howard Wolf is the public’s representative on the Texas Sunset Commission, a state body gathered together to examine alcohol regulation in Texas. This is a man with no interest at all in anything having to do with the alcohol industry. When he examines the state of alcohol regulation in Texas he comes to the solid conclusion that it…
WineBusiness.com pointed me toward a very interesting article by Wines & Vines magazine that explored a survey that publication had conducted with wineries on the issue of direct-to-consumer shipping. Direct-to-consumer shipment of wine is by far the most exciting sales channel and the most quickly developing channel for sales in the wine business. The article in Wines & Vines indicates that in general wineries are happy with their efforts in this area and generally happy with the results. However, it…
