Archive for the ‘wine’ Category
Do the mailing list only wines skip by the competitive marketplace by setting an arbitrary price on the wines that are never exposed to the value conscious wholesalers and retailers and restaurant buyers who participate in the open market for wines? It’s an interesting question that is explored by Dave McIntyre over at "Dave McIntyre’s Wine Line". If the wine is never offered in the general market place then the buyers have no idea if the wine is worth what…
Jennifer Rosen of Scripps and the Rocky Mountain News has an interesting column today in which she comes to the defense of "corporate wine": "I’ve had it up to here with complaints about faceless corporate wines. It’s about time someone stood up for them." I want aware that corporate wine needed defending, but she does it well. Her point is that if wine is going to hit the mass market and become as ubiquitous as Coke then it needs to…
So, the European Union and the United States are happy wine couple. At least that’s the impression one gets from reading the AMAZING NUMBER of stories that ran last week and continue to appear this week about the signing of a bilateral "wine accord". In essence, the two parties have agreed to 1) the U.S will strict the use of certain names on wine bottles such as "Champagne", "Port" and "Sherry. 2) American wines made with winemaking practices outlawed in…
One of the real pleasures over the past year and a half has been the now and then discovery of outstanding new voices in the wine blogosphere. While the the number of wine blogs has probably quintupled since I began blogging, the emergence of a new, astute, interesting voice is fairly rare. The Good Grape is just such wine blog. I suppose what makes a wine blog significant calls for a subjective response. My significant blog might not be yours….
You’ve done it. You’re first vintage is about to be released. Sure it’s only one wine, but it’s one good wine and you’ve worked your rear off and spent a lot of time and coin on making it. You’re a vintner. All you have to do now is sell it. The question is: Do you send your wine out to the media for review and critiques? Randy Sloan, Napa Cabernet producer and owner of Match Vineyards, as well as proprietor…
