Wine Reviews
Billionaire Koch Expects More Fake-Wine Lawsuits in 2010 I think of the past 10 years as the
counterfeit-wine decade.
California Wine Shipments Fall First Time in 16 Years (Update1) California wine shipments fell in
2009 for the first time in 16 years as purchases in the U.K.,
the biggest export market, plunged during the global recession,
according to researcher Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates.
Secretive ‘Lord of Wine’ Made Italy’s Best White: John Mariani I’ve been drinking wine with
pleasure for a very long time and the jaw-dropping moments have
been few and far between. Sometimes the wines I expected little
of proved to be a revelation, which was the case when I had my
first sip of Edoardo Valentini’s Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 30 years
ago at a seafood restaurant in Italy.
Garlic, Pest-Eating Geese Guard Chile’s New Pinots: Elin McCoy “See those white bands around the
vines? They’re soaked in garlic and oil,” says Chilean
winemaker Matias Rios as I kneel down for a sniff. The pungent
smell keeps fat insects called burritos from destroying pinot
noir vines at Cono Sur Vineyards & Winery, the oldest in Chile.
For Wine in 2010 Expect Price Drops, Screwtops, Thirsty Chinese Not since the millennium folly in
1999 have I seen so much frenzy in the wine market.
‘Texas Boy’ Investor Can’t Resist Taste of New Argentine Winery Michael Brochu, chief executive
officer of Global Market Insite Inc., is always looking for new
investments. So when a friend called with an opportunity, Brochu
was ready to listen.
Whisky Menorah, Insipid Kitty Put Weirdness in 2009 Wine World Every year, the world of wines and
spirits produces great bottles, pleasant surprises and some
thoroughly weird stories. This year, I’m happy to report, was no
exception.
Elusive Monbousquet Tops List of White Bordeaux: John Mariani Bordeaux, famous for its magnificent
red wines, also makes a few good whites. Not many rank with
their better counterparts from Burgundy, yet the prices for some
white Bordeaux match all but the most illustrious Grand Crus.
Jay-Z’s Bubbly, Pomerol Make My Top Wines of 2009: Elin McCoy In 2009, I spat out 5,000 wines in
my quest for recommendable bottles. Far too many were boring or
overpriced. So, in compiling my top 10 for this year, I picked
those worth the bucks asked, whether legendary labels or
exciting discoveries.
Crunch Cuts Top Champagne Prices on This List of Festive Bubbly If they’re lucky, Champagne makers
will have flat sales this holiday season, after a year when
revenue for many of the best-known labels dropped as much as 50
percent for non-vintage and up to 85 percent for the top cuvees.