Virginia Wineries Sweep Atlantic Seaboard Awards
Virginia wines at a major competition? I’ll admit I was skeptical when a friend first told me about the Atlantic Seaboard results this year. Then...
Wine Tasting Methods and Evaluation Techniques
Wine tasting isn’t just drinking wine. Took me years to really understand the difference, but once it clicked, I couldn’t go back to my old...
Organic Wine Certification Applications Up 30 Percent
Organic certification applications jumped 30 percent last year. That number caught my attention when I was chatting with a vineyard manager who’s partway through the...
Wine Influencers Now Drive More Sales Than Critics
My Instagram feed has more wine influencers than traditional critics these days. Judging by recent marketing research, I’m not alone in paying more attention to...
Climate Change Pushes Wine Production North to Scandinavia
Tried a Danish wine last month. Danish. As in Denmark, way up in Scandinavia where nobody was making wine a couple decades ago. Climate change...
English Sparkling Outsells Champagne in UK Restaurants
Went to dinner at a nice London restaurant last year and ordered their house sparkling by the glass. It was from Sussex, not Champagne. That...
Argentina Malbec Day Draws Record Crowds
Put Argentina Malbec Day on your calendar for April 17 if you haven’t already. The celebrations in Mendoza this year drew record crowds, and honestly,...
Burgundy 2024 Prices Set to Rise 20 Percent
Got a note from my Burgundy allocation last month that made me wince. Prices for the 2024 vintage are expected to jump about 20 percent....
Greek Wine Exports Double as World Finds Indigenous Varieties
A sommelier friend keeps pushing Greek wines on me. This year, I finally started listening. Greek wine exports doubled this year. Doubled. International consumers are...
Prosecco Outsells Champagne for First Time
Prosecco outsold Champagne globally for the first time in history this year. My French wine friends are not pleased about this development. The Prosecco DOC...