Archive for the ‘Wine News’ Category
Paul Gregutt, the wine writer for the Seattle Times for five years now and the Washington State regional correspondent for Appellation America, stood back today and looked back at the past year through the lens of wine. What he came up with was some very interesting, insightful and notable conclusions. Among the notable ideas he mentions is what he infers to be his job as the Times Wine Writer: "praise wines, challenge winemakers and cajole readers into trying something new."…
I think we can all agree that wine labels should not misrepresent what’s in the bottle by printing place names and appellations on them when none of the wine in the bottle came from that place or appellation. This is the position of The Center For Wine Origins, an organization begun by the vintners in Champagne, Portugal and Jerez, takes and promotes. In fact, just today they released a statement concerning the Federal Governments most recent pronouncements on the issue…
I love sparkling wine. If it weren’t intoxicating, I’d keep a mug of it on my desk while I worked. Folks are beginning to think about their annual foray into the world of sparkling wine as New Year’s Eve approaches and it’s for this reason that Charles Olken has written what must surely be an annual column for him as well as other writers about the various sparkling wines on the market. Olken, the publisher of Connoisseurs Guide to CA…
There is a new MUST READ wine blog in town: BIGGER THAN YOUR HEAD, by Fredric Koeppel. Here’s the bottom line: Fredric Koeppel is, simply, one of the most experienced wine writers in America. For years (more than 20) he wrote a wine column for the Memphis Tennessean and , as a result of his fair, straightforward advise became one of the most respected columnists in the country. In 2004 he started Koeppel On Wine, still a "go to" wine…
THIS is the information I’ve been waiting for. Wine Business.com reports that sales of red wine have increased significantly since the release of the results of a Harvard study that demonstrates that out of shape mice fed high doses of Resveratrol don’t seem to suffer from their unfit state. Resveratrol is a naturally occurring compound found in grapes and wine. The report of this study showed up EVERYWHERE, including the high circulation newspapers and magazines. It follows a more than…
