May, 25, 2013 California wine tour: more than just Napa Valley

(Guardian) - Although I'm based near Philadelphia, I often endure the cross-country plane ride to the west coast to cover the California wine scene. If I had a few days and dollars to spend driving from Seattle to San Francisco , I would take in as much of the rugged scenery as possible along t...

May, 25, 2013 California Grape Acreage Underreported

(Wines&Vines) - The annual 2013 Vineyard Economics Seminar held yesterday in Napa attracted 200 members of the wine industry and its suppliers, investors and lenders interested in learning where the industry is headed. Among the many topics covered, the question of balance in winegrape supply a...

May, 24, 2013 ASC opens new 'Wine Residence' in Shanghai

(Decanter) - ASC Fine Wines, one of China's biggest importers, has just opened a new club or 'Wine Residence' in Shanghai. The Wine Residence is open to the public for retail sales but clients will have to buy US$12,000 of wine to gain membership. The opening party earlier this week attrac...

May, 24, 2013 On this day…

(TheDrinksBusiness) - On this day in 1976 California famously took on Bordeaux and Burgundy at the Judgement of Paris tasting. Organised by British wine writer Steven Spurrier, the event was a blind tasting that pitted famous French wines against the more nascent Californian industry. The F...

May, 24, 2013 California's Sonoma Wine Road direct flight away from Portland airport

(OregonLive) - California's Sonoma wine region recently sent three winemakers to Portland to meet with journalists who write about wine. I occasionally cover wine from an amenities viewpoint, though not so much about the wine itself. I seem to get great readership response on my blog when wi...

May, 24, 2013 Bordeaux 2012: Figeac drops 33% on 2011 as en primeur campaign draws to a close

(Decanter) - The 2012 en primeur campaign has entered its final stages with the release of Vieux Chateau Certan, L’Eglise Clinet, Leoville Las Cases, Brane Cantenac, Figeac and Léoville Poyferré. Vieux Chateau Certan is €90 (down 6%), L’Eglise Clinet is up 25...

May, 24, 2013 Russians still stuck on sweet fizz

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Russian consumers have yet to embrace brut sparkling wine despite the efforts of one of the country’s top fizz producers to lure drinkers away from demi-doux. Speaking at the London International Wine Fair at ExCel this week, Pavel Titov, director of historic Russian...

May, 24, 2013 Exclusive Tesla Model S Preview for Biodynamic Wine Lovers in Copenhagen - Turpino 2010 by Querciabella Makes Danish Debut

(TheAutoChannel) - The Future of Luxury will be the theme of a Querciabella wine tasting in Copenhagen that breaks with convention in more ways than one. On May 31st , a small group of fine wine connoisseurs will gather at Tesla Motors' showroom in the Danish capital for an exclusive sneak pee...