Columbia Crest tops Wine Spectator’s Top 100 By Alex Saliby – Redmond Wine Examiner The newest list of the top 100 wines from Wine Spectator magazine is available in the newest issue, but for those of you who are Washington wine fans and don’t subscribe to the magazine, here’s a sneak peak at the winners [...]
What to Serve With Turkey Dinner We are having our traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the trimmings. The challenge is finding just the right wine that will go with everything. This year I decided to simplify life. When in doubt, Champagne or sparkling wine will go with just about everything and it seems [...]
Now Mafia Free! By Irene Peroni – GlobalPost October 29, 2009 PALERMO, Italy — Wine, olive oil, pasta, tomato sauce: For such products, the Sicilian sun is itself a guarantee of quality. But those who market such delicacies under the label Libera Terra say their products come with a bonus — the “taste of freedom.” [...]
Second Labels from a Premium Winemaker Ever since Obama served Duckhorn Vineyard’s Goldeneye Pinot Noir at his inauguration lunch, enthusiasm for the wine has skyrocketed. Fortunately for those of us who don’t want to spend $50 for a Pinot, the winery also offers a second label called Migration – Anderson Valley Pinot Noir – a [...]
10 Tips for Buying Wine at the Supermarket Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher write a weekly wine column – Wine Notes, in the Wall Street Journal. They are a laid-back couple that enjoys traveling and drinking wine all over the world. They enjoy fine wines, sure, but they also drink the every day, affordable [...]
Portuguese Wine Bucking the world wide trend of reducing production, Portugal has increased wine production by 9% this year. Sales of Portuguese table wines in the United States has increased by 40% since 2007. Often overlooked for anything other than Port, Portugal produces some lovely red wines. Several years ago, former singing idol and philanthropist, [...]
Champagne Grapes Will Rot as Producers Protect Prices By Adam Sage – TimesOnline Hopes of a glut of cheap champagne are set to be dashed when vineyards meet next week to agree on a big cut in production to prop up prices. With sales falling, producers may be ordered to leave up to half their [...]
Italian Banks May Take Ham and Wine as Collateral Italian bank vaults may soon resemble well stocked delicatessens if a plan goes ahead to accept expensive wines and dry-cured hams as collateral on bank loans from crisis-hit producers. The idea, which was launched this week by an influential Italian bank chairman and wine producer, was [...]
Eroica Riesling Last week, Ernst Loosen (of his eponymous Mosel winery) and Bob Bertheau of Chateau Ste. Michelle hosted a ten-year vertical of their well-regarded collaboration, Eroica Riesling. In 1999 Loosen approached then-CEO Allan Shoup to do a joint Riesling project, “to get Riesling back in people’s mind”, according to Loosen. He added, “I didn’t [...]
