Fine Wines (Re)Visited

Tap into the local grapevine
Kansas City Star, MO - Nov 19, 2006 Who needs French Champagnes, California Chardonnays and Napa Cabernets when local wineries are producing award-winning wines within 100 miles of Kansas City?

Supermarkets are criticised for selling beer as cheap as water
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Nov 26, 2006 Promoting the offer, the chain said: “This is the first time any supermarket has offered such a staggering discount across all wines and champagnes and the

Vintage Champagne
Wine Enthusiast Magazine, NY - Oct 31, 2006 About 90 percent of the sparkling wine produced here is blended into nonvintage Champagnes (sometimes indicated on bottles with the letters NV ).

Oh, you dirty dog
Globe and Mail, Canada - Nov 25, 2006 Alongside an advice column (“What Would Cary Do,” in honour of the site’s patron saint, Cary Grant) are cultural tips, wine reviews and essays.

Vintrust Launches Authoritative Wine Buying Guide
Business Wire (press release), CA - Oct 31, 2006 Vintrust. Sommeliers offer a unique perspective on wine reviews, and they have exceptional palates, says Minucci. SOMMselections

Wine By Christina Kelly
Washington CEO, WA - Oct 31, 2006 basis. And when one of those 80 percent does connect, what might he think of some of the descriptions wine reviews offer? Before

Wine 2.0 Just Another Webstore?
Seems the Wine 2.0 meme is spreading and Andrea over at Inertia Beverage’s REthink blog posted her thoughts. The part that struck me was this:“These companies are changing the world of wine through technologies that are helping to expand the direct sales channel for the wine industry.”Perhaps it’s just semantics (or marketing) but I don’t [...]

Quick Picks 4
Another Quick Picks podcast celebrating both my birthday and the release of Beaujolais Nouveau today. My favorite from my tasting today is featured.Louis Tete, Beaujolais Nouveau 2006 ($13) – Clear ruby/purple in color with aromas of strawberry, cherry and banana. In the mouth the wine is juicy with wild cherry and strawberry jam flavors finishing [...]