Tag: globalization

How Many Wine Regions are Too Many?

Can wine grapes be made to grow where you live? For a lot of the world, the answer is yes.

Book Review: Wine Wars by Mike Veseth

Review by Tim Patterson. A big part of wine’s allure is that it is so many different things: a source

Too Much (Bad?) Muscadet or Evil Taxes?

I read with some dismay this morning, a news article in Decanter Magazine about sixty growers in the Loire Valley’s

In Case You Weren’t Sure About the Global Wine Marketplace

File this story under “You know globalization is at work, when…” No matter the fuss some people raise about the

Oriel Wines: Current Releases

There are those who suggest that the moment that wine went wrong when it became more than just what a

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

The Myth of the Monolithic Wine Palate

If you have more than a passing interest in wine, you’ve no doubt heard some form of this common complaint: