Sangria Recipe
© laura padgett Sangria: it's a marvelous thing to do with red wine. The drink is a Spanish tradition and it is easier to make than you might think. Of course the most important ingredient is a b...
Sicily's Wine Industry
© Neil Weightman I don't often see much on Sicilian wines. So when I came across this piece on Sicily's diverse wines and winemaking, I decided to save it... Jack Felber of the Gloucester Da...
A Good Petit Sirah
Would you like a good, fruity, complicated Petit Sirah? Good Wine Under $20 says you need to try 2008 The Crusher Petite Sirah, made by Don Sebastiani & Sons.If you're looking for a wine that ...
Americans Love Imports
Jo Diaz had some observations recently on America's love for imported wine over at Wine Blog. Her conclusion is that cost is at least one factor...In other places around the world, the cost of lab...
Publicizing Your Winery - on Philoneist
Your winery has just created a new website. You've even got your own new domain name. But how do you publicize it in a way that gives people the details they need to establish a little trust? One...
A Good New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
© ChodHound Good Wine Under $20 recently took a taste of 2008 Drylands Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand and thought pretty highly of it.Gooseberries, lemon, and herbs wafted right out of the bottle. A...
Drop the Pounds with Red Wine...
There may soon be a new diet supplement available. In fact, it's already on the market! A recent study at the University of Porto seems to show that red wine can facilitate weight loss.The key ma...
Rosé
About Dot Com had a nice piece recently on Rosés. And since they don't receive much press, I thought I'd pick up the story...Rosé wines are perhaps the most versatile, food-friendly wines arou...
Why Do We Get Hangovers (and What to Do About It)
I love wine: red, white, and rose' (okay I lean more toward red), sweet or dry (dry is better). And I know my limits. So hangovers rarely happen to me. But on those rare occasions when I wake up w...
Chianti Rufina
© dottorpeni Tuscany is a place blessed with some of the world's best grapes. Sangiovese grapes. And they make some of the world's best wine, IMHO. Deb Harkness had a post recently on a 2005 ...
Three White Wines: Gary Vaynerchuk
© kastner Wine personality Gary Vaynerchuk had a good program earlier this month on Three White Wines that have been getting a lot of attention: Simone Sauvignon Blanc 2008 from Chile, Nobilio Icon Sa...
On the Shores of Lake Geneva...
© peuplier Jaunted had a piece recently that looks like a great vacation idea - wine tasting in Switzerland, in an area where the vineyards are a UNESCO world heritage site. It's called The Lava...
Age and the Australian Riesling
Dr. Vino had an informative piece recently n Australia's Rieslings. They tend to get consumed young and, in his words, can be very refreshing at that age. But Australian Rieslings are almost alway...
Washington's Best Wine
The nice people at Vinography had an informative piece this past week on the wine industry in Washington State.The first week of April I got the opportunity to do an "immersion" course in Wa...
Wine Time: the Bunnel Family Cellar in Washington State
Entrepreneur.com had an interesting piece this month on a family winery and wine bar in Prosser, Washington. The Bunnel Family Cellar was recently opened on the Yakima River. The 3,700-square-foot win...
Argentinean Wine
When I look for wine news I don't often think of BusinessWeek. But there was an article recently that caught my eye there that mentions the changes taking place in Argentina's wine industry. ...
A Look at Japanese Saké
Having spent a sizable chunk of time in Asia, I'm familiar with saké. It's often called rice wine, even though it isn't technically a wine in any real sense. Vinography recently took a loo...
California's Mendocino Wines
Everyone's heard of Napa and Sonoma, the two leading California wine regions. But the Golden State has a number of other vibrant, evolving wine regions. Vinography recently took a look at some of ...
Naked Chianti
Linda Sterling did a review recently of a nice chianti. A very nice chianti, actually. And she did it naked... If you never seen Linda's Naked Wine Show you're missing out. On this particular...
A Look at 2007's Rhône Wines
James Molesworth at Wine Spectator makes a trip each year through France's Rhône wine region. This year he spent a good ten days tasting 2007 vintages.Based on that trip, as well as the dozens of ...
Siesta Village Market v. Perry (and the future of shipping wine)
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans heard oral arguments yesterday on what Fermentation is calling "the most important wine shipping-related case currently moving through the federal ...
Eric Asimov in Alcase
The Pour at the NY Times had a earlier this month that I enjoyed and thought I'd point out in case you didn't see it.I had the privilege of attending a big vertical tasting of Trimbach's C...
The Wines Spies
If you haven't encountered The Wine Spies you should give the web site a visit. The site is a blog review site, of sorts. But they are also selling the wines they review, at an attractive discount...
A Time to Invest
Late last year Vinography pointed out that now is a very good time to invest in wine. Three months later, their point is still true...While the wine industry has trailed the general market malaise and...
Buying Wine in LA
Gridskipper had an informative piece last week on where to be wine in Los Angeles. The article featured a map and short profiles on seven of the city's wine shops. Among the shops is Du Vin.Du V...