Here’s the second installment from the Drinks Business series Wine & Warfare. We’ll post the third and final installment soon. To read the first chapters click here. Wine & Warfare Part VI – Death in Burgundy Wine & Warfare Part VII – The Vivandières Wine & Warfare Part VIII – Battlefield Medicine Wine & Warfare […]
Read MoreThanks to London based Drinks Business, our readers can now explore a fascinating online series depicting the enduring relationship between war and alcoholic beverages. The series, currently at 15 chapters, spans history from Rome to World War II. The writing is superb with evocative images from period photos and paintings. While each chapter includes some […]
Read MoreDuring the past twenty years “Physiological Ripeness” has become a catchword among many California winemakers. The idea is that all components of the grape, including stems, pips, skins and pulp should reach full ripeness before the grapes are picked. But instead of producing better wines, the practice of waiting for physiological ripeness may have created […]
Read MoreThe verdict is in and Rudy Kurniawan has been convicted on both charges against him. Sentencing is in April and he could receive up to 20 years on each count. The jury took less than two hours to reach a guilty verdict. While wine-searcher.com gives a good account of the jury findings, Mike Steinberger the […]
Read MoreTo say that Hugh Johnson, the iconic British wine writer, can be outspoken is an understatement. When it comes to shelling out opinions on all things wine, he is as unfiltered at a Kermit Lynch Bandol. Dave McIntyre, who writes a wine column for the Washington Post, recently caught up with Mr. Johnson in New […]
Read MoreBurgundy winemaker Alex Gambal was recently featured in an “Ask a Winemaker” video where he discussed land prices in the Côte de Beaune. His basic premise was that Grand Cru vineyard prices have become so expensive (he paid $1 million USD for an acre of Bâtard-Montrachet) that there is less than a 2% return on […]
Read MoreThe shipping season for wine is upon us. The weather has cooled down and wineries, clubs, and retailers are filling orders their clients placed during the dog days of summer. Here at San Diego Wine Storage we will receive and sign for 20 to 30 shippers a day at our San Diego and Solana Beach […]
Read MoreWhy is it the U.S. produces so few good wines under $10? Why does Europe produce so many good wines at the same price point? We asked ourselves these questions after reporting on the World’s Best Value Wines , where the U.S. scored only two wines in the top 40 value wines worldwide. Is it […]
Read MoreIn a previous blog we quoted noted wine writer Jancis Robinson on production costs for a bottle of wine. Ms. Robinson correctly noted that there is little correlation between production costs and what owners ultimately decide their products are worth. But “production” costs are only part of the picture when it comes to factors that […]
Read MoreJancis Robinson rarely minces words. Best known for her popular reference works “The Oxford Companion to Wine”, “Wine Grapes”, and “The World Atlas of Wine” (co-authored with Hugh Johnson), she writes prolifically on all things wine. In her weekly column in the Financial Times, Robinson recently fired a broadside at the growing practice of new, […]
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