An innovation in wine drinking is emerging in California restaurants: wine on tap. Wine served from a keg is not a new concept; it has a long-standing history in Europe. But here in the United States, wine on tap has been brought to the market and failed – more than once; first in the 1970s, […]
May 22 (Bloomberg) — Top Bordeaux 2011 wines including Chateau Lafite-Rothschild and Chateau Cos d’Estournel are selling for between 30 percent and 45 percent below recent vintages after investment demand for the exceptional 2009s and 2010s sapped buyers’ appetite for less-powerful new clarets. First-growth Lafite is being quoted at $8,410 a case on London-based wine […]
A tasting and discussion of “artisan wines” from Napa Valley set off an explosion of conversation between members of the St. Helena Star/Napa Valley Vintners Tasting Panel who met last week at the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone. At the outset of discussions, the very definition of “artisan” was challenged. Brett DeLeuze of ZD Wines […]
When I was a young buck wine merchant, back in the day, I used to look forward to visits from John Avery, of Avery’s of Bristol, an English wine broker and negociant. A “negociant” is someone who buys wine from someone else and then bottles it under his own label. Being a negociant is a […]
Press Release – ASPEN, CO—(May 23, 2012) –Today, the Court of Master Sommeliers welcomes four new members to the prestigious organization: Dennis Kelly (The French Laundry, Napa, CA), Roland Micu (San Francisco, CA), Sabato Sagaria, (The Little Nell, Aspen, CO), and Thomas Price (The Metropolitan Grill, Seattle, WA). The Master Sommelier Diploma is considered the […]
YOUNG, smart, articulate, Michelle Terry proudly describes herself as a ”brand nerd”. Since joining the corporate world in the mid 1990s as a graduate at Anderson Consulting, her working life has revolved around brands of some description, face creams, beer, gifts, homewares, she’s done it all – and now it’s wine. Her extensive CV in […]
Enjoying good wine in the great outdoors is fun, but toting glass bottles on the trail is no picnic. Enter the new crop of alternatively packaged wines in cartons, cans and other trail-ready options. Sure, for actual hydration you’ll want to tote along water or whatever energy drink you favor. But for that moment when […]
A tasting and discussion of “artisan wines” from Napa Valley set off an explosion of conversation between members of the St. Helena Star/Napa Valley Vintners Tasting Panel who met last week at the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone. At the outset of discussions, the very definition of “artisan” was challenged. Brett DeLeuze of ZD Wines […]
Yet, in order to BYOB at some of the best restaurants in the country, and particularly in cities like New York, you had better be prepared to tack on a sizeable sum to your bill in the form of a corkage fee. At celebrated and pricey eateries like Per Se and Masa, for example, BYOB […]
Berkeley, Calif.-based Peter Eastlake curates the wine list for summer music festivals The summer music festival scene is heating up, and if rock concerts make you think of cheap beer or whiskey in plastic cups, you’re not alone. But if California wine retailer Peter Eastlake has his way, you’ll be pulling corks on some top […]