Fine Wine Blog

Eco-wonder of the wine world
Globe and Mail, Canada - 23 hours ago product. "It's modern," says the Loire-Valley-born vintner with a mad-scientist beard, "but it's also a very traditional system.

Starlings invade vineyards in eastern Austria
Mainichi Daily News, Japan - Oct 12, 2005 flocks of hungry starlings have descended upon vineyards in eastern Austria in scenes reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds," a vintner told Austrian

A high-octane wine
Toledo Blade, OH - Oct 12, 2005 As painful as it surely must be in a country where the fruit of the vintner's labors is considered a fine art, winemakers are drowning in vats of surplus wine.

So much alcohol, it's a zin
Redlands Daily Facts - lot higher than the normal 13 percent of red table wines. How about 15, 15 1/2, 16 poster child for this trend toward big wines.' He described zinfandel grapes

Sylvia Carter
Newsday.com - Sep 21 11:21 AM
In the world of wine, there has never been a man like Robert M. Parker Jr.Save to My Web

CAMPAIGN 2005 Prop. 73 -- next battle over abortion rights Initiative to require doctor to notify a minor's parents
San Francisco Chronicle - Sep 29 9:07 AM
If voters approve Proposition 73, California will become the 35th state to require some parental involvement when a girl under age 18 seeks an abortion.Save to My Web

Wine tastings
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Oct 12 2:47 AM
ThursdaySave to My Web

Boston hotel features local wine of rewown
South Coast Today - Oct 11 9:38 PM
In Yankee Magazine's 70th anniversary edition last month, a feature headed "101 Things You'll Love About New England" tapped Westport Rivers Vineyard & Winery as the magazine's favorite vineyard. Sakonnet Vineyards in Little Compton rated an honorable mention.Save to My Web

Roasting birds before Bruins
Washington State University Daily Evergreen - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
four-course dinner and music. Visitors and students alike can kick off Homecoming weekend with fine dining, wine and a side of art.Save to My Web

All in the Family, Again
New York Times - Oct 11 4:56 PM
For the first time, Michael Mondavi is not working with his famous father. So what next?Save to My Web

When buying wine you will be told that this wine was barrel fermented and that wine was barrel aged. What's the
BellaOnline - Oct 09 10:27 PM
The flavors imparted by oak barrels are highly prized by many wine drinkers. There are those who prefer aged barrels and those who prefer new. There are some who seek out barrel fermented wines. Others will only drink wine that has been barrel aged.Save to My Web

Small vintners say bill would hurt profits
Traverse City Record-Eagle - Oct 10 7:00 AM
PARMA TOWNSHIP (AP) - John Burtka is passionate about making world-class wine. After his day job at a Novi auto parts manufacturer, the 47-year-old drives 80 miles to his small winery in Jackson County.Save to My Web

LEAH GARCHIK
San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 10 3:42 AM
Started revels at First Thursday, the once-a-month open-gallery gala on Geary Street, where the wine was flowing like, well, a camel's teardrop, but the mood was high. San Francisco painter Robert Bechtle's work is the cover of the latest Art in America...Save to My Web

Drivers who have had too much wine focus of task force
Jefferson City News Tribune - Oct 10 4:54 AM
AUGUSTA, Mo. (AP) - St. Charles County's growing wine business offers visitors beautiful scenery and a chance to sample fresh vintages in pleasant, small wineries.Save to My Web

Wine battle may be aging toward compromise
Crain's Detroit Business (subscription), MI - 8 hours ago LANSING Efforts to strike a compromise on Michigan wine-shipping law are picking up pace. But, says negotiations coordinator Sen.

Premature ageing device that puts old wine in new bottles
Times Online, UK - 9 hours ago FOR those who yearn for a well-aged, full-bodied vintage wine but lack the funds to feed the habit, the solution may lie with a Japanese boffin, a zany-looking

Canberra swings into wine event
Travelpress, New Zealand - 7 hours ago Wine, Roses and all that Jazz will offer the chance to sample award winning wines, indulge in gourmet food, relax to live music and become acquainted with