... that they would like to learn more about it. This brings me to the topic of wine ratings. Much has ... covered the topic by interviewing a number of major players in the wine ratings world.  All agreed ... for households, only 5% are influenced by advertising or wine ratings. I can only believe...

Continuing my kick about merlot that I started in earlier posts part I and part II , according to the indispensable book The Wine Lover's Companion by Ron and Sharon Herbst: In French, the word Merlot means "young blackbird," probably alluding to the grape's beautiful dark-blue color. Probably a little ...

Merry Edwards has been in the wine industry for a long time. She had a run at Mount Eden Winery in 1974, received acclaim while making wine at Matanzas Creek Winery, had a rise and fall in the 80’s with the family run Merry Vintners, consulted for a while, and ...

For this two year edition of the ever popular Wine Blogging Wednesday, Alder, Uber blogger from Vinography.com, suggested we try the wines from the Loire , namely Chenin Blanc as opposed to Sauvignon Blanc. A great theme indeed, and one that most Americans don’t really appreciate, as Chenin Blanc is ...

I'm on a kick here about merlot, as you can see from my last post .  The much-maligned grape has once again drawn the focus of Eric Asimov of the NY Times , only this time he goes into much greater detail about the root causes of merlot's sliding popularity ...

I had a chance to sit down with couple Bay Area Wine Bloggers last week, Alder of Vinography and John from Corkdork, and taste through some new releases from Cameron Hughes Wines. Cameron lead the tasting that was put on by Kimberly Charles of Charles Communications in San Francisco, and ...

In an article entitled Cabernet Sauvignon to Buy Now , appearing in Wine Enthusiast this month, recommendations are made to buy wines like Château Latour 2003 Pauillac, Château Lynch-Bages 2003 Pauillac, Château Mouton-Rothschild 2003 Pauillac, Shafer 2002 Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Creek 2002 Red Rock Terrace Cabernet Sauvignon, Robert ...

A big shout out to K&L's "online stud" Brian Zucker and Cellar Master at BevMo - Wilford Wong this morning. I opened the Times to read a somewhat controversial article on wine ratings and how ... the link... Wine Ratings Might Not Pass the Sobriety Test (requires login). I know ratings help ... build mass market credibility up for a winery or importers, but I can't 100% agree that ratings...

A big shout out to K&L's "online stud" Brian Zucker and Cellar Master at BevMo - Wilford Wong this morning. I opened the Times to read a somewhat controversial article on wine ratings and how ... the link... Wine Ratings Might Not Pass the Sobriety Test (requires login). I know ratings help ... build mass market credibility up for a winery or importers, but I can't 100% agree that ratings...

A big shout out to K&L's "online stud" Brian Zucker and Cellar Master at BevMo - Wilford Wong this morning. I opened the Times to read a somewhat controversial article on wine ratings and how ... the link... Wine Ratings Might Not Pass the Sobriety Test (requires login). I know ratings help ... build mass market credibility up for a winery or importers, but I can't 100% agree that ratings...