Wine sales in the U.S. increased every year for a quarter century, but there is industry concern that the ascendant streak is coming to an end. Not decline, but no more exhilarating year-after-year increases. Continue reading “Wine consumption”
Category: Recent Columns
Natalie MacLean
The biggest change in wine in the past 20 years did not happen in vineyards or wineries. It happened on the internet, at least in my opinion and the opinion of Natalie MacLean, the award-winning wine writer who has Canada’s largest and most popular on-line wine website with some 270,000 subscribers. Continue reading “Natalie MacLean”
Wine and refrigeration
Wine typically drinks best at five-to-thirty degrees cooler than you keep your home temperature, and five-to-twenty-five degrees warmer than your home refrigerator. What do you do to get your wine to the proper temperature? Continue reading “Wine and refrigeration”
Wax capsules-tannin
This week, attacking vital concerns of wine drinkers—wax capsules and tannins. Continue reading “Wax capsules-tannin”
Bourbon barrel wine
Bourbon-barrel finished wines: trendy gimmick or legit category? Well, yes to both questions. Continue reading “Bourbon barrel wine”
Trends 2019
As we plunge into the new year, some guesses—somewhat informed—on wine trends in 2019. Continue reading “Trends 2019”
Valentine wine
With Valentine’s Day approaching, some heartening news no matter if you are a guy gifting your gal, a woman gifting her man, or you are just a wine drinker who doesn’t give a hoot about Valentine’s. Continue reading “Valentine wine”
Recycle wine bottles
Wine bottles are a major source of domestic glass trash, why don’t we recycle them? Continue reading “Recycle wine bottles”
Interesting wine facts
• Why don’t wine smells always correspond to wine tastes? Continue reading “Interesting wine facts”
Wine aging (2)
After last week’s introduction, more about wine aging. Continue reading “Wine aging (2)”