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A Beautiful Chinese Winery in Beijing

The market for China domestic wine production in joint ventures with foreign companies has grown, and often the companies reside in imitated French chateaus, Italian fantasy castles or traditional Chinese courtyard houses, which are used [...]

Posted On : May, 03 2013 | Comments : 0

White’s Wines: Thinking While Drinking

“Is a bottle of wine ever really worth $100?”This is a question I’m regularly asked by friends who aren’t obsessed with wine. My answer is always the same. “Of course,” I begin. “For starters, the [...]

Posted On : May, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

WINE PAIRING: WHAT WINE WITH WHAT FOOD?

With the traditional and practiced “wine and cheese crowd” quickly being outnumbered by a world in love with wine, it’s not surprising that many of us have no idea what wines go with what food. Wine pairing is an art oft [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2013 | Comments : 0

English sparkling wines besting rivals

Blessed with soil similar to France’s Champagne region, vineyards in England nevertheless produced decades of low-grade goop that caused nary a Frenchman to tremble. But a Great British fizz boom is underway, with winemakers crediti [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 2013 | Comments : 0

Gustave Lorentz: More Alsatian Wine Treasures

What do all five of these have in common? I would learn that fascinating answer on a recent Monday evening as I drank some Alsatian wines with dinner. At Island Creek Oyster Bar, I dined with Pascal Schiele, the Export Director [...]

Posted On : Apr, 20 2013 | Comments : 0

Wine sales break record as demand explodes

Wine sales in the United States from all production sources — California, other U.S. states and foreign countries — increased 2 percent from the previous year to a new record of 360.1 million 9-liter cases with an estimated re [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2013 | Comments : 0

A Vibrant Wine Culture in the Piedmont (No, Not That One)

Noel Sherr labored in the wine business in New York City for 10 years. He was the general manager of Chambers Street Wines, one of the city’s best retailers, and worked for top importers like Polaner Selections and David Bowler Wine [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

Food matches with cocktails over wine

Celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge has joined a growing group who argue cocktails are easier to match to food than wine. He says a cocktail's ingredients can be changed to match or enhance the flavours on the plate, unlike wine, which is [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2013 | Comments : 0

Wine Panel: Toast Easter meal with great wine matches

This Easter, pass up the ham and let lamb anchor your feast, with a great wine to match. To find a host of pairing options, the wine panel tasted 20 wines under $25 with a roasted, boneless leg of lamb. Flanking the meat were creamy potat [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2013 | Comments : 0

Wine Country Modern Real Estate Joins Established San Franci...

Marin Modern Real Estate, a premier brokerage in the San Francisco Bay Area, is pleased to announce the launch of its newest affiliate, Wine Country Modern Real Estate. Launched on March 14, 2013, Wine Country Modern Real Estate is the ne [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2013 | Comments : 0

Weird, Cool Wine: Give Valdiguié a Chance

Note from the author: There are 1,368 varieties covered in Wine Grapes by MW Jancis Robinson, MW Julia Harding, and Dr. Jose Vouillamoz. Bet you can't try them all. There's a group of winemakers who approach their job by asking th [...]

Posted On : Mar, 12 2013 | Comments : 0

SCIENTISTS DEVELOP RED WINE ‘WONDER PILL’

A new study has found conclusive evidence that the red wine compound resveratrol directly activates a protein that promotes health and longevity in animals. While red wine contains low concentrations of resveratrol, pharmaceutical compoun [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2013 | Comments : 0

Wine exports to Scandinavia grow

The New Zealand wine industry is making a big push to market our premium wines to the Netherlands, Sweden and Germany. Sweden in particular is a growing market. In 2003 the Swedes imported just over $1.5 million worth of our wine, but las [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2013 | Comments : 0

Want to buy wine from another province? The rules are (still...

It has been eight months since Ottawa decriminalized direct-to-consumer wine sales across provincial lines. That enlightened amendment to an outdated law, unanimously approved in the House of Commons, was designed to free up access to sma [...]