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James Laube
Is A New Wine Tax Hike Looming?
Posted: 01:39 PM ET, 11/07/08
No one wants his or her taxes raised. Yet given the enormity of the fiscal challenges that lie ahead for this country, is a new tax on wine in order?
I don’t think so, and certainly hope not. But in the past, anti-alcohol lobbies have eyed a tax increase on wine and spirits. Read more
James Molesworth
How Do You Judge an Emerging Region?
Posted: 11:00 AM ET, 11/07/08
Tasting wines from the Finger Lakes isn’t as easy as tasting wines from a more established region, say, the Rhône. The difficulty isn’t because these cool-climate wines are more acidic, making them more difficult to taste than warm-climate wines that are riper, fleshier and more up front with their power. Read more
2008 Harvest
Making Mourvèdre—Day 2
Posted: 08:19 PM ET, 11/05/08
Posted by Brian Loring
October 31: We picked the Mourvèdre yesterday, just a few hours ahead of a rainstorm in the Paso Robles area. We’d originally scheduled the pick for today, but once we saw the forecast change, we moved the pick up one day. Read more
James Laube
Plenty to Consider with the Montelena Non-Sale
Posted: 06:04 PM ET, 11/05/08
Four months ago we were told that Jim Barrett wanted to sell Chateau Montelena and we assumed there was a buyer. But now Barrett apparently can't sell it at the original terms or doesn't want to sell it at all.
Barrett had shopped the winery around for months and then accepted an offer so sell his Napa winery in July. Read more
Bruce Sanderson
The Best of Both Worlds in Champagne
Posted: 02:37 PM ET, 11/05/08
In my last blog, I discussed the idea of terroir in Champagne. When I visited the region for the first time in 2003, my impression was that the work in the vineyards was less advanced than what I had seen in Alsace or Burgundy. Read more
James Molesworth
Some Restaurant Tips for the Finger Lakes
Posted: 02:14 PM ET, 11/05/08
Whether you’re a wine professional or simply traveling in wine country for fun, knowing a good spot for lunch or dinner is critical to surviving all those days of multiple winery visits, vineyard tours and countless wines.
One of the common refrains of visitors (and locals) to the Finger Lakes though has been the lack of good restaurants. Read more
James Suckling
From the Point of Departure for the Global Success of Sassicaia
Posted: 11:47 AM ET, 11/05/08
As I promised in my last blog post, I am posting all the notes from the once-in-a-lifetime Sassicaia vertical held in Florence last week at the excellent restaurant Cibreo. Going over some of the notes, there are some real gems. Perhaps the most interesting for most of us is that the recent vintages are all winners with the exception of the 2002, which was a cool and wet growing season, making it hard to make very good Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines in Tuscany. Read more
Harvey Steiman
Penfolds' Showcase Wines
Posted: 02:49 PM ET, 11/04/08
When Penfolds rolls out some of its best wines for a retrospective tasting, the results can make a powerful case of just how good Australia can get. The wines don't need hyperbole, which spokesman Matt Lane nonetheless indulged in when he welcomed a mixed group of trade and media in San Francisco by calling it "one of the most spectacular tastings most of us have been to. Read more
James Laube
Election 2008 Is Almost Over: I'll Drink to That
Posted: 05:23 PM ET, 11/03/08
I hadn’t given much thought to what I might drink tomorrow night. It’s been a long, grueling campaign, one that has consumed us for nearly two years. Still, I’m excited about the vote and the results.
Nearly everyone seems to agree we’re ready for election 2008 to be over and the votes to be counted. Read more
2008 Harvest
Making Mourvèdre – Day 1
Posted: 04:47 PM ET, 11/03/08
Posted by Brian Loring
I’d originally hoped to videotape a lot of the Pinot Noir harvest this year. Unfortunately, I underestimated how much work that would entail. But now that we’re just about done processing the Pinot Noir, I find myself with enough time to document the Mourvèdre harvest. Read more
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