Week two decoding wine parlance for those fascinated by wine but baffled by its terminology. Continue reading “Wine lingo TWO”
Category: Recent Columns
Wine lingo ONE
Wine is on a roll. More people enjoy it every day, nosing out beer as America’s alcohol drink of choice. Continue reading “Wine lingo ONE”
Gen Y and wine
Like zombies in The Living Dead genre, Generation Y lurches forward inexorably, upending the wine world.
Generation Y (people born between 1980 and 2000) drink alcohol more than any generation in history—and part of that cohort is not yet even old enough to legally drink.
Game changer: surveys show Gen Y’s prefer wine over other alcoholic drinks. Continue reading “Gen Y and wine”
Wine theft
When something is worth a lot of money, thieves notice and do what thieves do.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti is pinot noir made in the Côte-d’Or (Golden Slope) region of Burgundy, France. Average price of a 750 ml bottle of their best offering, if you can get on the buy list, is between $12,000 and $15,000. It is the most expensive wine in the world. Continue reading “Wine theft”
Valentine wine
Valentine’s Day. Dedicated to the one(s) you love.
Official color: red. Lingua franca: chocolate. Zeitgeist: romance.
Does wine have place in all this? Of course—this is a wine column. Continue reading “Valentine wine”
Super Bowl
Four days until America’s biggest unofficial national holiday.
If you host a Super Bowl party, you face super challenges in choosing the right food and drink to bowl over your friends. Continue reading “Super Bowl”
Wine myths
Wine fallacies: Continue reading “Wine myths”
Tannins
Tannins: love them, hate them, matter of taste. Continue reading “Tannins”
Corked
Long, long ago, when Bob Parker’s day job was lawyering and he could recommend first growth Bordeaux costing $20, corks were taken for granted.
Then Bob became Robert Parker Jr., wine critic demigod. Robert Mondavi figured out you sell more wine if you make labels comprehensible. Baby Boomers entered adulthood with corkscrews in hand. A new world of winemaking exploded in the New World. And the Great Cork Catastrophe commenced. Continue reading “Corked”
Stains
Researchers recently reported red wine fights cavities, marking the latest in the horde of reasons for enjoying wine.
Alas, there are stains on this rosé picture. Stains. Literally. On your teeth and on your stemware. Relax, we have solutions. Continue reading “Stains”