January, 07, 2019 100 Years of Covering the Wine Industry

(Wines&Vines) When Horatio P. Stoll debuted his California Grape Grower in 1919 on Geary Street in San Francisco, Prohibition loomed. On the first page of that first issue, grapegrowers were urged, “Don’t dig up your vines! A permanent market must be developed for every wine grape g...

January, 07, 2019 Aldi toasts record Christmas sales

(TDB) Aldi UK has reported its best-ever Christmas in the UK, with more than 17 million bottles of wine, Champagne and Prosecco sold during December. The German-based discounter said the week before Christmas (commencing 17 December) was its busiest week ever in the UK, with sales rising 10% on ...

January, 07, 2019 Student does a runner after ordering £1,750 bottle of wine at The Savoy

(TDB) A student with just £20 in his pocket panicked and tried to do a runner from the five-star Savoy after racking up a bill of £2,146, which included a £1,750 bottle of 2004 Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Yahya Egeh had intended to spent just £20 on a burger in London to c...

January, 07, 2019 The Growing Thirst for Exotic Wine

(Wine Searcher) Bored with Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc? Discover some new grapes with Kathleen Willcox. The heirloom tomato effect is at work in the wine world. Shortly after activist chefs and farmers popularized the notion that post-industrial agriculture had ravaged the...

January, 06, 2019 TERROIR IN WHISKEY ‘DOES EXIST’, DISTILLERY STUDY FINDS

(TDB) - The preliminary results of a study exploring the influence of terroir on barley derived Irish whiskey has concluded that “environmental differences in whisk(e)y flavour are present”. A study entitled the Whisk(e)y Terroir Project, which is a joint venture between Waterford Di...

January, 06, 2019 Prosecco: Discovering the drier side

(Decanter) - In search of greater terroir expression, Prosecco’s finest wines are becoming increasingly dry. Richard Baudains explores the reasons why, and picks his top 10 to try...  There’s a buzz in the  Prosecco  Superiore hills of Valdobbiadene and Conegliano. A n...

January, 06, 2019 A vintner’s horror movie nightmare: The smoke is coming from inside the grapes

(LATimes) - Some effects of a wildfire are visually arresting. Others are invisible, dormant for months, and then, suddenly, smellable. You may not have heard of it yet, but winemakers fear its name: smoke taint. There are a lot of ways wines can go wrong. Maybe you’ve ha...

January, 01, 2019 The World's Best Wines

(Wine-Searcher) - A look at the world's best wines in 2018. As we are only four days into the new year, we thought it worth having a look at the top wines in 2018. Of course, "best" is almost always subjective – any grand title of recognition foisted on someone or something is bound to ...