The June issue of Wine Enthusiast Magazine names the top 40 tastemakers under 40 years of age in the U.S. wine industry. The list includes 11 young and talented winemakers, along with a number of sales professionals and other wine experts. Not surprisingly, most of the top “40 under 40″ are based in California. But [...]
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The mobile wine app Vivino now has new Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to make keeping track of wines even easier. Vivino’s free iOS and Android apps lets you to take a photograph of a wine label with your smartphone. The app will then matched the photo against a database of more than 13 million [...]
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The Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, has raised $1,323,000 in 2013 for northwest Florida charities focused on the needs of at-risk children and youth. “We are extremely grateful for the tremendous support we once again received from vintners, chefs, and the local community,” said John Russell , president, DCWAF. “All of [...]
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Penfolds pops cork on ‘perfect’ 2008 Grange (via AFP) Nestled in Australia’s Adelaide hills, Penfolds Magill Estate opens the double cellar doors on Thursday morning to launch global sales of one of the most hyped “new world” wines in recent history. Since the 2008 Penfolds Grange Shiraz earned a perfect 100 score from Robert Parker’s [...]
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Clemens: ‘Chick wine’ was all the rage in 2012 (via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal) The sales numbers are in and it is official: 2012 was the year of chick wine. Well, duh. Marketeers long ago discovered women dominate buying decisions, so in 2012 they rolled out wines fatuously pandering to women. Surprise, three female-focused wines led new [...]
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GRAPE SENSE: The greatest thing to happen to wine since screw caps (via Tribune-Star) Wine industry innovation has been pretty limited beyond winemaking. Arguably, screw caps and synthetic closures have been the most influential innovations in recent years. Savino founder Scott Tavenner believes his wine preservation device will revolutionize how consumers view a half bottle [...]
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ON WINE: The five-S technique for tasting at festival (via Standard-Times) See. Typically, this involves tilting your glass in front of a white background to carefully observe subtle gradations and intensity of color. At Friday’s event, discerning red from white may have to do. Swirl. Release aromas by swirling wine in your glass, setting up [...]
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Terry Hoage briefly explained the process of setting up a vineyard and winery to Bloomberg in video uploaded to YouTube on Tuesday. Hoage and his wife Jennifer purchased a 26-acre vineyard in Paso Robles in 2002, launching the Terry Hoage Vineyards label. “Well, you know the old adage: if you’d like to make a small [...]
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Has your bottle opener gone missing? No worries. As long as you have some basic tools laying around, YouTube user “keeptubing” can show you a simple way to get that cork out. “Your date is coming over and you want everything to look perfect,” the narrator of the video explains. “You’ve cooked a nice meal, [...]
Read more →If You Can't Afford This Bottle, Go with That (via Food 52) We may have food down cold, but wine? This is where we’ll conquer it. Join us; we don’t want to drink alone. Today: Drink well — without the price tag — by following cues about the vineyard, the label, and the location. At [...]
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