Archive for the ‘Wine News’ Category
There’s no better time of year to have the vineyards in Napa Valley and Sonoma County flooded. Currently the vines are in dormancy and are affected very little by flooding and even near submersion. According to one winemaker I spoke with, the vines can stay under water for up to two weeks without severe damage. However, it seems very unlikely that those vineyards that were hit by any flooding would stay that way for that long. So, no need to…
I wonder how Carneros-based Madonna Estate will react to this news? Celebrity Cellars has announced they’ll be distributing Madonna Wine. Yes, that "Madonna". What makes this wine special is that bottles will carry images created for the performers recent "Confession on a Dance Floor. In case you are wondering, each bottle comes with a certificate of authenticity…a very nice touch, I admit. Prices range from $29 for the Barbera and Pinot Grigio to $40 for the Cabernet Sauvignon. I don’t…
Julissa McKinnon of the Napa Valley Register has been writing a series of very good stories on the fall out of the Wine Warehouse fire. Her most recent addition to the series focuses on the difficulty the insured are having collecting on their policies. Events of this magnitude, when millions of dollars are at stake and often lost, usually lead to a change in business practices of both those who lost millions and those who are at the center of…
What is it with fires and wine these days? It is reported that yesterday’s explosion at an fuel depot outside England that originally raised fears of a terrorist attack damaged a number of nearby businesses, including Scottish and Newcastle, the country’s largest brewer and a distributor of wine and spirits. The company reports that upwards of $18 million dollars in wine and spirits were damaged by the nearby explosion. Recently we saw the huge warehouse fire in Vallejo, California (reportedly…
Assuming news of wine’s cancer curing properties is not announced between now and the end of December, following are my Top Ten Wine News Stories of 2005 THE TOP TEN WINE NEWS STORIES OF 2005 10. The Rise of RoseHow great was this? Finally in 2005 Dry Rose came on strong in popularity, appealing not only to the younger drinkers that have found wine, but to the wine trade in general. We had a Rose tasting in San Francisco as…
