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February 2010 Wine NewsArchives by MonthWine News Archives |
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Back label watch: “handcrafted” | February 1, 11:40 am | 0 comments
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What Should $20 Get You? | February 2, 2:26 pm | 0 comments "Is it enough that a $20 bottle of wine simply be sound, with no obtrusive flaws or faults? I don’t think so, not by a long shot. I can find $8 bottles that are sound." Source: nytimes.com
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When Smoke Gets in Your Wine | February 3, 11:32 am | 1 comments "Taking alcohol out of wine seems a bit like taking the fun out of a day at the beach--and certainly very un-Australian. But that is how Memstar, a Melbourne business, is making money. Memstar uses high-tech membranes (hence the first part of its name) to remove unwanted elements in wine, right down to the molecular level. Removing alcohol is the major use of the technology, but with a switch in the process other unwanted elements can be removed, including smoke taint from forest fires. Both problems, rising alcohol levels in wine caused by excess sugar in grapes, and smoke from such fires, have been blamed on a warming climate." Source: forbes.com |
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Some Wine With That? | February 4, 9:07 am | 0 comments "You can get everything you need to make dinner in a New York grocery store, but not the wine to go with it. This is not because grocers are puritanical. They sell beer, wine coolers (a misperceived brew made with malt) and a sugary low-alcohol “wine product.” . . . To buy wine in New York, you have to go to a liquor store. " Source: nytimes.com |
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For $2, a Wine for Those Who Can’t Be Bothered With a Cork | February 5, 11:16 am | 0 comments "It almost sounds fancy, especially when it’s said in its native Scottish brogue — Buckfast Tonic Wine, as if it cures the drinker of any ailments besides their wits and sobriety. A potent mix of alcohol and caffeine, it has come under attack in Scotland for making people drunk and disorderly, and empty bottles of the stuff have a way of showing up at crime scenes and brawls. City Room got to wondering — what is our equivalent in the five boroughs?" Source: nytimes.com |
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Matching wine with food should be an adventure | February 7, 10:34 am | 0 comments "Too often we jump to conclusions when matching wine to food, as though we were Betty Draper scrambling to wrap up another task before picking up the kids. Chianti with that pasta? Done! Half the fun is the adventure along the way. " Source: sfgate.com |
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The Chronicle recommends: vintage Champagne | February 8, 12:19 pm | 0 comments "Sparkly things - and we're talking in the wine realm here - are almost mandatory to help lift a Valentine's Day celebration. Sometimes, though, you want to acknowledge not only a special person but also a special year. " Source: sfgate.com |
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Wine: Valentine reds for your chocolate lover | February 9, 10:23 am | 0 comments "Giving wine with chocolate makes for a more special Valentine's Day, not to mention the opportunity to create time for sharing with your loved one. Some folks like to pair Champagne with chocolate while others like port. In the end, though, I prefer a nice red wine with enough oomph to mesh with the chocolate." Source: lansingstatejournal. |
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A bumper crop for California wine — or is it? | February 11, 10:49 am | 0 comments "The first look at California's 2009 vintage came Wednesday with the release of the USDA's preliminary crush report. And this past year was a big one, with nearly 3.7 million tons of wine grapes, part of an overall grape harvest second in size only to 2005." Source: sfgate.com |
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Screwtop Wine Bar and Cheese Shop in Arlington draws crowds | February 12, 9:43 am | 0 comments "How badly did Clarendon need a boutique wine shop and wine bar? Judging by the crowds waiting to sip pinot noir and tuck into plates of charcuterie at the two-month-old Screwtop Wine Bar and Cheese Shop, very badly indeed." Source: washingtonpost.com |
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Wines and winery for special occasions | February 13, 10:44 am | 0 comments "The tasting experience at Mumm Napa can be a serene sanctuary from assembly-line sips accompanied by rote recitals. Many visitors like to make it the last stop of a hectic ride around Napa Valley. " Source: sfgate.com |
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Warmer climate gives these Zins an elegant edge | February 14, 11:45 am | 0 comments "The Dry Creek Valley lies in northern Sonoma County but compared with the neighboring Russian River Valley, the warmer climate and slightly longer growing season benefit Zinfandel, which needs adequate heat to ripen." Source: sfgate.com |
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Wine Unit Hurts Foster's | February 15, 9:35 pm | 0 comments
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Chile's wine exporters feel the economic squeeze | February 16, 10:13 am | 0 comments "It's a perfect, sun-dappled morning here at the Calina vineyard in the heart of Chilean wine country, whose mild weather, leafy byways and idyllic mountain surroundings evoke the fabled wine regions of Northern California. But there is trouble in the vineyard. " Source: latimes.com |
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Not Such a G'Day | February 17, 9:09 am | 0 comments "How Yellow Tail crushed the Australian wine industry." Source: slate.com |
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Croser's answer to Oz travails | February 18, 8:49 am | 0 comments "Here is the text of a speech given very recently by Brian Croser, leading light of the Australian wine business, to Australia’s Agricultural and Resource Economics Society in conjunction with Adelaide University’s initiative Australian Wine 2030 and the American Association of Wine Economists. It has stirred up the Australian media with headlines such as ‘Wine Giants Under Fire’ and ‘Croser Blasts Big Wine Companies'. There is of course much more to it all than that. This is really, really worth a read by any wine lover. " Source: jancisrobinson.com |
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Ce n'est pas pinot noir: E&J Gallo conned into buying cheap plonk from French vineyards | February 19, 10:37 am | 2 comments "The Californian wine buff testing his glass of wine in the sunshine might have noticed many things from his mouthful of Red Bicyclette pinot noir: "dark fruit aromas", as the website proudly proclaims, or "flavours of black cherry and ripe plum". But if he had paused a little longer and maybe sniffed a little deeper, the connoisseur might have detected another, rather different note: the bitter taste of being had." Source: co.uk |
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New Zealand Youths With Promise | February 20, 11:30 am | 0 comments "NEW ZEALAND pinot noirs improve every time I taste them. Should this be surprising? No and yes." Source: nytimes.com |
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As wine blogs mature, what's the impact? | February 21, 10:44 pm | 0 comments ""Wine blogging is the attention-seeking barking of lonely poodles," says Ron Washam. Few wine bloggers would be surprised to hear him say it. Washam uses his own blog, Hosemaster of Wine (hosemasterofwine.blogspot.com), to skewer the industry in general and wine blogs in particular. If your mouse scoots to your browser's close box while reading a wine blog, Washam may be the blogger for you. " Source: sfgate.com |
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The anti-flavor wine elite | February 22, 10:59 am | 0 comments "Most of us probably have more practical ways to waste our time than following the political side of the world of wine on the Internet; but the latest digital tempest in a teapot, er, wine glass, is worth watching." Source: wineloverspage.com |
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Astor Wines says no to Styro, yes to plastic sleeves | February 23, 1:49 pm | 0 comments "got a few wines from Astor Wine & Spirits in Greenwich Village via UPS the other day. When I opened the box, there was no Styrofoam. There weren’t any cardboard inserts. Instead, each bottle was wrapped in an inflatable plastic sleeve." Source: drvino.com
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The Argument for Boxed Wine | February 24, 7:52 pm | 0 comments "The issue of alternative packaging came up repeatedly at the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, which I attended in Napa Valley last week. While opinion was mixed on whether this would be an important issue to follow over the coming year, the moaning was collective when the subject of boxed wines came up." Source: nytimes.com |
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What to sip with broccoli | February 27, 10:39 am | 0 comments "It's often difficult to get excited about everyday vegetables that seem to know no season, such as broccoli. It's easy to take it for granted as a no-brainer accompaniment to dinner. Yet while the simple steam and serve version is all well and good, every once in awhile, this workhorse vegetable deserves the limelight " Source: sfgate.com |
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Behind the vague name claret, some good Northwest wines | February 28, 11:45 am | 0 comments "While a lot of generic terms for wine blends are still floating around, causing confusion about just what they mean, a few things are clear: Meritage is now a trademarked term for a reserve-quality Bordeaux blend, and a winery must pay to use the name. And while claret remains one of the broader terms for the same thing, a few wineries have consistently turned out good wines under that name. Among those wineries are many in the Northwest, including Robert Karl, Abacela, Basel Cellars, Cuillin Hills, Gilbert Cellars and Nicholas Cole." Source: nwsource.com |
