January, 08, 2012 NZ: A vine romance with chardonnay

(Stuff) - Wine snobs and doubters, listen up – chardonnay is getting its mojo back. Sure, it's not about to overtake our industry darling, sauvignon blanc, any time soon, but it is increasingly finding favour as a sophisticated and elegant alternative, capable of holding its own in the finest c...

January, 08, 2012 US: One of Pennsylvania's best kept secrets? Its wine industry

(YDR) - One of Pennsylvania's best kept secrets is it thriving wine industry, said Jennifer Eckinger, executive director of the Pennsylvania Winery Association. Saturday on the first day of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, Gov. Tom Corbett alongside Eckinger, unveiled a sculpture as part of the "Penns...

January, 07, 2012 Reductive strength

(NewWorldWinemaker) - “The mystery of why some wines live and some wines die young should haunt every serious New World winemaker” – Randall Grahm Bonny Doon Vineyards As discussed in previous postings, longevity may be considered within the pantheon of wine quality. The reductive strength ...

January, 07, 2012 Is TPO the new TCA?

(Wines&Vines) - How to pursue perfection in total package oxygen. On a recent Friday night I met a special friend for dinner at one of my favorite restaurants. Earlier I had gladly offered to bring the wine, and being familiar with the menu, I wanted to find that perfect wine that would pair well wi...

January, 07, 2012 Eastern Ice Wine a 2012 Vintage

(Wines&Vines) - Skiers in the East and winemakers planning to make ice wine this winter had one thing in common: Both groups had been waiting for the temperature to drop below freezing levels. However, while skiers wanted snow to fall, winemakers just needed the thermometer to drop to below 18°F fo...

January, 07, 2012 Red wine prevents breast cancer? I'll drink to that!

(LATimes) - In a study suggesting that red wine might be the next big thing in breast cancer prevention, a study has found that women who drank just under two servings of red wine daily experienced hormonal changes that mimic the effects of a drug used to prevent malignant breast tumors from coming ...

January, 07, 2012 Canada: Wine bill would get rid of Prohibition-era trade barrier

(Canoe) — He can ship a case of his popular Niagara-on-the-Lake wine to a consumer in Japan, but he can't to a fellow Canadian in British Columbia. But if a private member's bill to amend a Prohibition-era federal liquor law restricting cross-province wine shipments gets the green light, Paul Bos...

January, 06, 2012 US: VA wine toasts sweet success, continued growth

(WSLS) - Wine Enthusiast Magazine has named Virginia as one of the 10 best wine travel destinations for 2012. The article, listed online and in the February issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine, highlights Virginia as one of only three domestic destinations to make the list of wine regions that are ide...