News about Wine issue #1

WestwordFive New Mostly Feel-Good Foods and DrinksWestwordSome of hottest of the hot trends are a crazy-neat-o blooming flower dessert at Ipsylon Restaurant & Bar in Portugal, a simple and clever more…

Wine Enthusiast MagazineMeet Uruguay's rule-breaking chef and wine guru.Wine Enthusiast Magazine“It's not a wine shop, per se, but I do sell some of my favorites,” says Torres, who studied more…

Wine Enthusiast MagazineSouth America's Rising StarWine Enthusiast MagazineAccording to the stats, Uruguayan wines should not demand much attention. Among South America's quartet of wine-produ more…

LA WeeklyHighland Park Gets The Official Stamp of Gentrification: A Cold-Pressed JuiceryLA WeeklyAlthough her product and its price point may not be for everyone, she believes that the neighborhood&#3 more…

Wine Enthusiast Magazine518 People Break Champagne Toasting RecordWine Enthusiast MagazineAs reported in Drinks Business, Pennsylvania's Grace Winery is rearin' to get into an East Coast-West more…

How does a solera system work for making Champagne or fortified wines?Wine SpectatorA solera is a system of perpetual blending that is sometimes used in non-vintage bottlings of bubbly and fortified w more…

New York TimesWine Review: Côte Chalonnaise RedsNew York TimesRising demand worldwide and several consecutive microscopic vintages have combined to send prices soaring to the vertigo-inducing heights more…

Wine Enthusiast MagazineThe Fifty Shades of Grey Wine ListWine Enthusiast Magazineoffers no less than 10 wine-centric scenes that steal the show for self-professing oenophiles. Move over BDSM, we' more…

Wine SpectatorThe Buying GuideWine SpectatorDRINKING OUT LOUD Thought-provoking, Web-exclusive essays from the irreverent Matt Kramer, longtime Wine Spectator columnist. Don't miss the lively disc more…

Brewer-Clifton Founders Sell Majority Share in Santa Barbara WineryWine SpectatorFredrickson previously worked as a sommelier for Charlie Trotter and Wolfgang Puck before serving as vice president of more…

New York TimesWine and Chocolate Pairings for Valentine's DayNew York TimesBest of all would be vintage malmsey, or one of my favorites, New York Malmsey Special Reserve, a bottling from the Rare more…

NBA star alleges he was misled on winery fund and other investments; Banks …Wine SpectatorBasketball star Tim Duncan wants out of the wine business. The 15-time NBA All-Star is suing Charles Banks, more…

What really moves you to reach for your wallet?Wine SpectatorIf there's a more openly avid group of consumers than wine lovers, I'm hard-pressed to think of it. After all, a new vintage arrive more…

Insider Tips: Wine in 2015New York TimesA New Year's gift for Times Insiders: a series of inside tips from Times editors and reporters. Eric Asimov, chief wine critic, provides a list of bottles t more…

Wall Street JournalDo Wine Clubs Really Deliver on Their Promises?Wall Street JournalThey chase after wines they've never tasted based entirely on numerical scores, spend vast sums of money to sto more…

New York TimesSt.-Joseph Tasting NotesNew York TimesThe reds of the northern Rhône Valley are some of my favorite wines in the world. When not wrapped in the homogenizing influence of new oak aromas more…

Kendall-Jackson Owners Buy California Pinot Powerhouse SiduriWine SpectatorJackson Family Wines raised its bet on high-end Pinot Noir today with the purchase of Siduri, a Sonoma-based producer that ha more…

New York TimesHill Wine Company, a Criminal Case and Intrigue in Napa ValleyNew York Times(He later tasted Hill's top-end cabernet and found it green and underripe, but not unusual for the 2011 Na more…

The Romance of WineNew York TimesI am a romantic about wine. I don't mind saying it, even though some people may consider that soft and unrealistic, lacking the sort of rigor necessary to avoid be more…

Napa Police Recover Rare Wine Stolen from the French LaundryWine SpectatorThe Napa County Sheriff's office has recovered the majority of wines stolen from the French Laundry restaurant on Christma more…

Telegraph.co.ukWe're all wine experts nowTelegraph.co.ukWhere else could you go to a “Wine Car Boot” event at which independent merchants rock up to parking lots to sell eager oenophiles (who more…

Looking for value wines? Try the lesser-known regions of this countryThe Globe and MailOf the world's Top 3 wine superpowers, Spain remains, I suspect, the relative terra incognita for most drinke more…

Counterfeit Wine Investigator Has an Idea for Fighting FakesWine SpectatorNow Bartman has a suggestion that could mean less wine business for him but would help winery owners hoping to protect their p more…

Wine Enthusiast MagazineBordeaux Label DecoderWine Enthusiast MagazineWhether shopping for the cellar or Tuesday night's dinner, stare down your shop's selection of Left Bank reds like a pro w more…

Worldwide wine-auction revenues rise 4.5 percent in 2014Wine SpectatorReversing a two-year trend of declines, the fine-wine auction market saw a small upturn in 2014, as global sales rose 4.5 percent more…

Bargain-hunting for wine? These value finds come in under $15The Globe and MailIt could help sort sort out which wines to buy and when. There might be vintage ratings and predictions about harvest qua more…

20 Wines for Under $20New York TimesThat may be true if you are mass-producing wine, practicing economies of scale in order to efficiently create a specified product with advanced technology. Big Agri more…

Wine Review: Nero d'AvolaNew York TimesThe wine panel in recent years has examined the lovely reds of Mount Etna and the enticing wines of the Vittoria region. But we have never focused on nero d& more…

More from Dr. VinnyWine SpectatorHello there! I'm Dr. Vinifera, or "Vinny" for short. Ask me your toughest wine questions, from the technical aspects of winemaking to the fine points of more…

Wine Spectator (blog)mixed case: opinion and adviceWine Spectator (blog)Costco's head wine, beer and spirits buyer, Annette Alvarez-Peters, oversees what is almost certainly the biggest alcohol-be more…

Telegraph.co.ukBritish embassies should serve English wine instead of French vintages, Tory …Telegraph.co.ukThe Foreign Office said it serves British wine and beer at its posts. A spokesman said: &q more…

Wall Street JournalIs a Great Wine Palate God Given, Learned or Bought?Wall Street JournalMr. Jennings offered this advice to wine lovers looking to improve their ability to “know what's good” more…

Telegraph.co.ukInvesting in wine: seven things you need to knowTelegraph.co.ukAnd with the most expensive lot of wine ever sold going under the hammer in October (at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Ko more…

SFGateWine burglars have long targeted the rarest bottles in Bay AreaSFGate“Thieves have been stealing this wine because it is so rare and expensive,” said Justin Grover, whose San Francisco rare- more…

Trying to Create an American Model of Wine FuturesWine SpectatorThe two parents, who happen to be experts at solving financial problems of great complexity, thought: Why is it easier to procure a firs more…

Wine Spectator (blog)Mixed CaseWine Spectator (blog)One of the conversations going around (and around) in wine circles lately has been the discussion about balance, alcohol and the imaginary line in t more…

U.S. News & World ReportWine and Beer Get Calorie TreatmentU.S. News & World ReportThe labeling rules have "more of an indirect effect on our business," says Wendell Lee of the California-ba more…

USA TODAYPortugal is shaking up the wine worldUSA TODAYIf you're thinking Bordeaux, Burgundy or Napa Valley, it may be time to think again. Wines from Portugal's Douro Valley claimed three of more…

Wine Enthusiast MagazineYour Cheat Sheet to Serving WineWine Enthusiast MagazineThrowing a successful dinner party is as much about how you serve your wine as what you serve. Too many people pour wine more…

New York TimesWine Review: White BordeauxNew York TimesCall me stubborn, but I am going to try again, this time, with the wine panel. We gathered to taste 20 recent vintages from Pessac-Léognan and G more…

Wine Spectator2014 Vintage Report: European Wine HarvestWine SpectatorFor the men and women who make wine, perhaps no word is more packed with nervous anticipation than "harvest." After mont more…

2014 Vintage Report: Italy Wine HarvestWine SpectatorFor the men and women who make wine, perhaps no word is more packed with nervous anticipation than "harvest." After months of spending ti more…

Winemaker reports from Oregon, Washington, New York and Virginia in a …Wine SpectatorPromising grapes: Riesling was able to fully ripen at the end of the growing season thanks to a warm September an more…

Real-World BurgundyWine SpectatorFirst: When you buy wine, do you expect to find what you're looking for at your nearest grocery or wine store? Second: Are you willing to make some sort of effort more…

Telegraph.co.uk'Sonic Decanter' makes cheap wine taste like classic vintageTelegraph.co.ukThe device has already won plaudits from wine experts. American wine store owner John Allen said: &quo more…

Wine Spectator Announces Its 2014 Wine of the YearWine SpectatorA Port from the stellar 2011 vintage has been selected as Wine Spectator's Wine of the Year for 2014, the top ranking in the magazin more…

Wine Spectator (blog)James LaubeWine Spectator (blog)There are plenty of ways to capitalize on winning Wine Spectator's Wine of the Year. Perhaps the most obvious is the opportunity for the winery more…

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Daily BeastFoley Family to White House: You Saved Bergdahl. Why Not Our Son?Daily BeastWord of the mission began to leak out on August 20, a day after James Foley was beheaded in a gruesome and slickl more…

North Country Public RadioHow Foodies Were Duped Into Thinking McDonald's Was High-End FoodNorth Country Public RadioHaven't you ever found yourself contemplating a row of wines, trying to dec more…