October, 27, 2012 Brit in China breaks wine glass handling record

(AFP) — A British sommelier Saturday smashed the world record for the number of wine glasses held in one hand, according to organisers of the event, handling 51 glasses to surpass the previous record of 39. Philip Osenton, a 43-year-old wine consultant based in Beijing, began handling dozens of...

October, 27, 2012 E-mail wine business nets $30 million yearly

(WesternFarmPress) - Jon Rimmerman sells $30 million worth of wine a year over e-mail. How? Well, let him tell you a little story about a young syrah he once swilled outside Walla Walla. Rimmerman is the founder and sole owner of Garagiste, the world’s largest e-mail-based wine business. With 1...

October, 27, 2012 The call of port

(Telegraph) - Pass it to the left, pass it to the right . . . just don’t pass up any opportunity to enjoy port, the mellow, subtle classic. We’re in the middle of a very beautiful nowhere. My mobile lost signal 15km back on a particularly aggressive hairpin bend. I can see vines balancing...

October, 26, 2012 The Strategy of Pricing Wine

(Wines&Vines) - Intense competition and retailer discounts kept wine prices in check during the recession, but that appears to be changing. Jon Fredrikson, principal with Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates, said that in the past two years there have been more price changes—especially at the lower an...

October, 26, 2012 The world’s rudest wine names

(TheDrinksBusiness) - Using controversial names or labels in the wine industry has been going on for some time. Earlier this week we reported that a wine from Hundred Acre owner Jayson Woodbridge was causing problems in the US because of its controversial name. The wine is called If You See Kay,...

October, 26, 2012 Bordeaux 2012: Soft tannins and 'ripe fruit' potential say vignerons

(Decanter) - Bordeaux 2012 is a vintage with low, soft tannins and good fruit flavours, vignerons say – but a good deal of work is necessary in the winery to deliver that potential. Almost all red grapes are now in Bordeaux cellars across both Left and Right banks – in some cases a little earlie...

October, 26, 2012 Washington U study shows pill using compound in red wine may not be so beneficial after all

(StlToday) - Healthy women who take a natural compound found in red wine in supplement form might want to hit the bottle instead. And even then, a study at Washington University has found drinking that recommended glass of red wine a day might be for naught — at least as far as health benefits ...

October, 26, 2012 World auction market may shrink by 20%, say experts

(Decanter) - The world auction market for fine wine may shrink by 20% or more in 2012, as the value of fine Bordeaux bottoms out, experts are predicting. Leading auction houses are warning that the market might fall by as much as US$100 this year, from US$500 to US$400m. ‘There has been a signi...