You may not guess it from the sky-high prices of the top Bordeaux chateaus (some fetching in excess of $1000 USD per bottle – and presumably on allocation to those who can afford their own islands), but the European wine market has been in trouble for a few years. With labels that many international consumers…
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In the News: NJ Fights for Wine Shipping Rights (Give Us Free! – Part III)
Found a great article on Newsday.com today detailing how the current archaic U.S. state wine shipping laws are negatively impacting the budding wine production business in New Jersey. And if you think NJ is not state with fine wine potential, then you’ve probably not yet tasted the premium reds from Tomasello Winery, which was one…
In the News: Wine Life Today gets a facelift
One of my frequent Blogosphere stops is Wine Life Today, which is a bit like Digg or StumbleUpon, but dedicated to wine blog submissions. WLT has udergone a bit of a facelift and the site is looking great. If you’re interested in the cream of the crop of wine news, check it out (and if…
In The News: Res-(veratrol)-ervations Part II
Some of you may recall that I’ve written earlier this month on the reported hype (and potential dangers) of the resveratrol craze. I won’t spend too much verbiage on this post, as I’m sure the developing story will be covered by dozens of talented bloggers today. But I caught this story on NPR this morning…