March, 28, 2016 Two Styles of Chardonnay, Plus Chardonel

(Wines&Vines) - To be considered by customers, restaurants and distributors, many wineries include at least one Chardonnay on their wine list. The variety has a number of clones and can be grown reasonably successfully in climates from warm to hot to cool. With its mild flavors, Chardonnay wine...

March, 27, 2016 Master Somms Chase the Corporate Dollar

(Wine-Searcher) - The prestigious credential is being used as a ticket off the restaurant floor, Liza B Zimmerman discovers. At the closing dinner for at the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers this past February, 12 Master Sommeliers (MSs) were asked to pair wines with the meal. The wines se...

March, 27, 2016 Jefford on Monday: The coming of Jésus

(Decanter) - Just over a month ago, I wrote in this blog about S herry’s tragic decline , and about some of the new unfortified, terroir-based approaches of younger producers in this distinguished, chalk-soiled region of southern Andalucia. What, though, of Sherry itself? Moribund? Anyon...

March, 27, 2016 Decline of French wine leaves bitter aftertaste

(Telegraph) - France was gripped by anguish on Sunday over the loss of its place as the world’s largest wine producer and exporter, “dethroned” by Italy and Spain. “ France falls from her pedestal,” lamented Le Parisien newspaper, which devoted its first three pa...

March, 25, 2016 What wine did Jesus drink at the Last Supper?

(MNN) - Christians around the world will be celebrating Easter this Sunday, the day when tradition says that Jesus rose from the dead three days after his crucifixion. According to the Bible, the night before his death, he gathered his inner circle, the 12 men known as his disciples, for a Pass...

March, 25, 2016 5 Tactics for Preserving an Open Bottle of Wine

(Vivino) -  You've done it. You've finally opened that bottle you've been squirreling away for a special occasion—but you and your date can't finish the entire bottle (admittedly, we have a hard time imagining a universe where this might happen, but it happens). Now what? Here are fiv...

March, 25, 2016 Really Stupid Moms Across America Scaremongering About Glyphosate in Wines

(Reason) - Today, an alarmist email from the anti-biotech activist group Moms Across America popped into my inbox touting a new study that supposedly shows " Widespread Contamination of  Glyphosate Weedkiller in California Wine ." Glyphosate, popularly known as Roundup, is used to kill...

March, 25, 2016 Margaret River winemakers embrace new grape varieties

(Decanter) - While Margaret River is reputed for its Chardonnay and Cabernets, some new European varieties have emerged in the region - including one from the Balkans - that are further increasing the diversity of Australian cultivars. Amato Vino is one such Margaret River producer who is st...