Navarro Vineyards: Creating a brand – and a market – from the ground up
In challenging economic times and a competitive global wine market, Navarro Vineyards prevails by staying true to a particular style of wine …
A Fresh New Look at Australian Wines From One of Its Oldest Brands: Hardys
Australia is one of the most underrated major wine regions in the US in part, I think, because of a simple …
Spreading French Joie de Vivre to the Masses: Vin de France
Don’t tell Managing Director Valerie Pajotin that Vin de France are mere “table wines”, even though technically, that’s what they are. For Valerie and a contingent of her colleagues from Anivin – the trade group for Vin de France – these wines have the potential to become a global force majeure
Port’s Competitive Advantage? No Competition at All
How does Port stay relevant in the largest, most competitive wine market in the world? Don’t change a thing. We’re spoiled here …
Why buy Chablis now
I had the opportunity recently to select the Chablis wines for a series of media events here in San Francisco and the …
Resolutions: Joe Bastianich on becoming the best taster you can be – don’t smoke
In October, the Culinary Institute of America graduated its largest baccalaureate class ever but all you have to do is look around …
Act II, part 3: The Languedoc is the South of France
Until recently, I believed the creation of a new foundation Languedoc appellation effective 2008 with its less onerous production requirements would cause …
Act II: The Languedoc in context, part 2
Gerard Bertrand clarified to me that in his opinion, grape varieties are tertiary to the character of the wine, after terroir and …
Act II: The Languedoc in context, part 1
When I have the opportunity to meet winemakers from the Languedoc, I grab it because there is no wine region in France …
A transgenic approach to fighting Xylella Fastidiosa bacterial disease in grapevines
In a new study published February 21, 2012 ahead of print in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from …