Category: Wine News
Napa and the New Kid in Town
Napa Valley has been awash with nervous energy for the past week. And it has nothing to do with the
South Africa Has Some Work to Do
I’m an unabashed fan of South Africa. I love its wines, its people, its food, and the land itself in
Hungary: Where It’s Tough to be a Wine Critic
Here in America, our government doesn’t produce its own wine, it just reserves the right to monopolize the power to
Being Proud of Your Country’s Wine Doesn’t Mean Anything if You Don’t Drink It
There are a few things you can count on no matter where you are in history. One of them is
Sit On Your Ass and Drink Red Wine
I can hardly think of a better piece of news than this: if all you like to do is sit
Wine Counterfeiters Get Sloppy
It used to be that spotting the counterfeit wine was pretty tricky. You had to look for a cork that
Wine: Now THAT’S a Lousy Business
As many of you know, the wine business was hit pretty hard in the recent recession. Lots of wineries went
Wine Drinkers in Pennsylvania Begin to Escape the Borg
Unless you live in a fascist or totalitarian state already, you have probably not been aware of the grave and
Compound in Red Wine Shown to Simulate Concussions
Researchers are studying whether a compound found in red wine can produce short-term or the long- term effects similar to
The Perils of the New Wine Economy
We live in remarkable times. The pace of technological innovation and the remarkable changes that globalization has wrought upon the
Don’t Steal Mommy’s Wine
My daughter gets a kick out of smelling what’s in our glasses when we’re drinking with dinner, but she knows
Cheap Wine vs. Expensive Wine: No Contest
Why do journalists continue to consider it a revelation that the “average” consumer can’t tell a $8 wine from a
Where All That Wine is Going
I swear I’ve seen something like thirty news headlines in the last two weeks announcing “Americans Now Drink More Wine
Why Every Wine Lover Needs to Call Their Representative in Congress
Last year, one of the most anti-consumer pieces of legislation in years was introduced to the House of Representatives under
The Dumbest Austrian Imaginable
It never ceases to amaze me how stupid human beings can get. The latest example of the nadir of our
The End of an Era: Robert Parker Stops Reviewing California Wine
Most that follow the wine world closely, knew this day was going to come, but many, including myself would not
The Future of Italian Wine: A Press Conference
It wasn’t your usual press conference. OK, it did start with a diplomat regurgitating roughly the same speech he gave
Chinese Wine Too Good to Be True
I had high hopes for Chinese wine. And I still do, to a certain extent. But I can’t say I’m
