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...
Latest trends in home winemaking
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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 outsold Champagne globally for the first time in history this year. My French wine friends are not pleased about this development. The Prosecco DOC...
South African Chenin Blanc had a moment at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards. Fifteen gold medals. That’s not a fluke. That’s a statement. Judges...
Winemaking has gotten complicated with all the techniques and equipment flying around. As someone with extensive winemaking experience, I learned everything there is to know...