‘Beer goggles’ just a myth: expert Source: Economic Times March 4th ‘Beer goggles’, the phenomenon that a few drinks can make you see even plain faces as more attractive than they are, is just a myth, a brain expert has claimed. Dr Amanda Ellison’s book ‘Getting Your Head Around the Brain’, which pulls [...]
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Mar 5th
Jan 17th
You have to read this if you want to know who “owns” your favorite Wine!
I am not kidding this is the most amazing, frightening visuals of the American Wine Industry you will ever see. It is a new study from Michigan State Professor Philip Howard. Here is the link: http://www.businessinsider.com/philip-howard-msu-wine-map-2013-1 Do you know who owns or sells Ecco Domani, Louis Martini, Rancho Zabaco and Gascon (Argentina) E&J Gallo. What [...]
Dec 17th
Wine Advocate Only has 50,000 Subscribers
Big Shake-Up at Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate Source: WSJ, By LETTIE TEAGUE, Dec 9th This is huge news in the Wine World. Robert Parker is selling his business and basically taking a back seat, or in other words retiring. However this is the not the big news I want to focus on. The Wine Advocate [...]
Nov 28th
The World is missing 1.3bn bottles!!
The World is missing 1.3bn bottles!! This is the horrifying statistic from the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) in their latest press release. It states that output has dropped from 264.2m hectoliters to 248.2m hectoliters (32bn bottles) or 1.3bn bottles less than we need. Should we all stock start stock piling? Will there [...]
Oct 15th
Napa Valley Wines recognized by China but are their double standards in the industry?
“It’s been a decade in the works, but Napa Valley Vintners learned early Thursday that the Peoples’ Republic of China has agreed to recognize and protect the Napa Valley name. It’s a critical first step in preventing the name to be used on any wines except those from this valley.” Sarah Paulsen, Napa Valley Register, [...]
Oct 10th
The Price of Grapes
I am always interested and surprised at the cost of the wine, in its raw version, the spot price, a winery or broker pays for bulk juice. This is finished wine sold in very large quantities, 1000′s to 1,000,000′s of liters, to be blended and then bottled. An article in Business Week quotes wine broker [...]