Category: Wine
This Tuscan Winemaking Family Collaborates on Wines With Prisoners
Feature photo: Lamberto Frescobaldi, president of the Marchesi Frescobaldi group, with two workers in the vineyard on the Gorgona island penitentiary near Tuscany. The Frescobaldi family has …
Bordeaux’s Dry White Wines Hold Strong in America
Dry white wines from Bordeaux have performed consistently in the U.S., finding a fan base among consumers who venture beyond the region’s reds. Bordeaux shipped about …
Talking Sonoma Vintages with Bryan Davison, Winemaker at Michel-Schlumberge
I recently sat down with winemaker Bryan Davison, who took over the helm of winemaking in 2011 at the iconic Michel-Schlumberger Winery in Sonoma’s Dry Creek …
Poll Underscores Growing Support Against Misleading Wine Labels
The Wine Origins Alliance released poll results today at Vinexpo New York that found 94 percent of U.S. wine drinkers support laws that would protect consumers from …
How Australian Wine Has Evolved with the American Palate
Australian wine has come a long way in America. Many U.S. consumers first tasted Australian wines from Yellow Tail. The rise in sales of that brand …
What’s Hot in Southern Hemisphere Wines
Can you remember the time you first tried a big, juicy, unctuous Australian shiraz? What about the first bottle of zesty, zingy New Zealand sauvignon blanc …
Report: Direct Wine Shipping Will Top $3 billion In Sales In 2018
Direct-to-consumer (DtC) sales from U.S. wineries are expected to reach $3 billion in 2018, according to a newly released report by ShipCompliant and Wines & Vines Analytics. The findings forecast …
Our Wine Panel Rates Bottles of Pinot Noir
For our latest round of National Retailer Wine Panel reviews, we asked panelists to rate pinot noir. As always, these selections include brief tasting notes, a …
Bordeaux’s Crus Bourgeois du Médoc Announce New Classification System
The Crus Bourgeois du Médoc, one of the oldest classifications in Bordeaux, have received French ministerial approval for the launch of a new “Crus Bourgeois” classification …