Category: Wine News
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
A Real Nigerian Wine Scam
Anyone who has an e-mail account and has checked it at least once in the last 10 years has probably
Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards Exposed as a Total Farce
My colleague Jim Gordon who currently edits Wines & Vines magazine just pointed me to an article on their web
When is The Right Time to Establish Wine Appellations?
The birth of a wine region is a fascinating thing to watch, and I’m sure an even more fascinating process
When Wine Isn’t Enough of a Cash Crop, Grow Marijuana
Who knows where this stuff comes from? Or why the first place I find out about it is some newspaper
Hear That? It’s the Sound of a Billion Wine Corks Pulled in China.
It’s no surprise that with the Olympics going on, all manner of news media have turned their eye on China.
Italy Gets it Right. Scotland Gets it Very, Very Wrong.
There are those of you who believe that one of my favorite things to do here on Vinography consists of
How Simple Should Wine Get?
As an advocate for wine, I try to help people enjoy wine more (or for the first time) in whatever
