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December is certainly the time for festive drinking and Champagne is usually the first pick as a celebratory wine during the holidays. But for some of our clients, Champagne isn’t necessarily an option because of the price tag, and sometimes it just doesn’t work economically for what we as wine... Read More

Recent tastings have caused me to reflect upon the unique 2OO3 growing season in Europe, for many of the wines of that torrid vintage are in bottle and now available for assessment. The Consorzio Vino Chianti Classico has just passed through Boston, providing an array of attractive wines to taste:... Read More

The Hospices de Beaune provides convalescent and medical services to the citizens of Beaune, the medieval town which is in the heart of the Burgundian wine industry. The Hospices uses the auction of wines made from grapes in its vineyards to help fund its work. Hence the motives of the... Read More

Actually, chances are, you won’t. Because this bottle is made of aluminum, more than three times as thick as an aluminum can’s wall. “If you smack a full one against your desk, you’d put a dent in it,” said Ed Delia, who does PR for CCL Container, an Ontario-based firm... Read More

AS IN MOST INDUSTRIES, wine has a list of the usual suspects. Inevitably, in almost every wine store or restaurant they show up, and consumers are drawn to them. To a degree it’s hard to blame the wine buyer for this when these labels have so much positive force behind... Read More

Greg Graziano, who makes wine in the Redwood Valley, one of the state’s most northern appellations, is doing something about that imbalance. He has both the name and the grapes. Greg is the proprietor and winemaker of a 2O,OOO-case winery called Graziano Family of Wines, which produces four different labels,... Read More

Last year marked a full decade of consistent upbeat momentum for this second-largest distilled spirits category in the US, now well up over 2O million cases in total volume sales, and continuing to build on its consumer appeal with an ever-expanding introduction of trendy lower-proof flavored brands, lower-calorie product alternatives,... Read More

Gone are the days when traditional kosher wine choice was limited to sweet Concords grown in New York State. Now we have available a wide array of wines of all varieties and styles. Beginning about 25 years ago, there has been a veritable revolution in the wine scene in Israel,... Read More

As in, the 2OO2 Opus One has 3% Cabernet Franc in the blend, the same exact percentage as the 2OO2 Joseph Phelps Insignia. In fact, why is its presence almost mandatory in California’s most prestigious so-called “Meritage” Bordeaux blends? Questions abound. How can the presence of such a small percentage... Read More

2OO5 was also the year when beer industry executives publicly admitted that their actions had bruised the public image of beer and thus dented their bottom lines. The mainstream media continues to hammer the notion that beer is passe and that consumers are tumbling over one another to get their... Read More