Wine Muse discovered in Portugal – the tempting images of the House of Ramos Pinto
When I gave winemaker Rui Cunha my card, he laughed and said that I would find the wine muses at Ramos Pinto, …
When Champagne isn’t
Under the terms of the Australia-European Community Agreement on Trade in Wine, on the first of this month, Australia became the latest …
The start of a new era at Laura Chenel’s new creamery in Sonoma
With a brand that is synonymous with high quality fresh goat cheese in the U.S., Laura Chenel is beginning a new era …
New SFMOMA exhibit “How Wine Became Modern” begins in the Napa Valley
The San Francisco Museum of Art exhibit “How Wine Became Modern” should more accurately be called “How the Global Wine Industry Became Modern” …
For Domaine Clarence Dillon, a leader in innovation and quality, the future of Bordeaux is in brands
Domaine Clarence Dillon is the holding company of Premier Grand Cru Classe Chateau Haut-Brion as well as for the branded wine, Clarendelle, …
The mainstreaming of Biodynamics
It wasn’t too long ago that Biodynamic® was considered fringe but according to the turnout at a recent joint Demeter® USA and University …
A story of Prohibition in wine country – When the Rivers Ran Red now in paperback
One of the ways to really appreciate winemakers’ “passion” for wine is to gain some historical perspective, such as how Napa Valley …
How consumers buy wine – the 100-point scale revisited
Wine ratings by the likes of Wine Advocate, Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast have been useful guides in the past for a generation of consumers in …
US Department of Commerce signs Memorandum of Understanding with Hong Kong to promote US wine sales
US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Hong Kong Commerce and Economic Development Bureau Secretary Rita Lau signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) …
The Hong Kong wine consumer
Hong Kong is a small island dependent on imported food and beverages. The Hong Kongese have the cultural backgrounds and languages of …