Category: Wine News
Starting Today, You Can’t Sell Fine California Wine in Europe
Something is rotten in the State of Denmark, Hamlet famously proclaimed. Rotten may not quite describe it, but something is
Cast Your Vote in the 2009 American Wine Blog Awards
The finalists for the 2009 edition of the American Wine Blog Awards have been announced, and I’m pleased to report
We Need Another French Revolution
My beloved Gallic friends: you’ve done it once before, and now it is time again to rise up and overthrow
Cocaine is Not a Good Substitute for a Nice Glass of Wine
Listen, wine drinkers. I know times are tough. Everyone has less disposable income these days, and it’s tougher than ever
Will UV Treatment of Wine Save Terroir?
It seems like every week, there’s a new story about some inventor debuting some newfangled technology to make wine better.
American and Italian Wine: Movin’ on Up!
I’m a proud papa, though I don’t think myself at all unique in my position. When my little daughter figured
Announcing A Menu For Hope 2008: Win Fabulous Wine Prizes
How would you like to go a luxury wine vacation all the while knowing that you’re enjoying Napa luxury because
The Sadness and Irony of a Wine Museum
Meet Michel Chasseuil. He’s 67, drives a beat-up old car, never goes on vacation, and is perhaps not unlike so
Surprises Among the 2009 Vintner’s Hall of Fame Winners
Every year the Culinary Institute of America sponsors an induction of several luminaries in California wine into the Vintners Hall
Put a Cork in it: Screwcap Wine Closures Are Not Endangering Animals!
Why do I feel like the wine media watchdog these days? Maybe the holiday spirit brings out the misinformation campaigns
Now is a Very Good Time to Buy Wine
If I had some extra cash laying around right now, in addition to plowing it into the stock market, I’d
E-mail Scammers Hit Wine Retailer
One of the latest e-mail scams going around the Internet appears to be targeted at the wine industry. This scam
The Truth About American Wine Drinking
Looks like a piece of news slipped by me a couple of months ago. Every year I look forward to
Wine That Answers the Question: What is This Shit?
Amidst the tumbling financial markets, rapacious campaigning, and international crises of one form or another, we all need to slow
Why Do Winemakers Hate Journalists?
Perhaps the only thing worse for winemakers than getting a below average review in a wine publication is being mentioned
Robert Parker Watch Your Back
In the circles of wine lovers I travel in, many folks make a common observation about the evolving landscape of
Are EU Lawmakers Going to Destroy the Italian Wine Industry?
France, you get a free pass today. The European Common Market Organization is my newest punching bag when it comes
