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Get your oysters ready because it’s going to be a banner year for Muscadet! According to Vins de Loire, Muscadet producers can look forward to some “great cuvées with superb keeping potential”. The association reported that while 2O12’s quantities may be low, grape quality throughout the area is high. Earlier... Read More

Wine Enthusiast magazine has announced its 2O12 Wine Star Award Winners.  This year, the magazine revealed a new category the Sommelier of the Year Award.  The winners will be honored at the Wine Star Awards Dinner on Monday, January 28 in New York City. THE WINNERS ARE . . .WINE... Read More

Whether you see the writing on the wall regarding global warming or your head’s buried in the sand, there’s no denying that Mother Nature is globally wreaking havoc on sectors of the wine industry. Coming on the heels of Champagne suffering one of its worst seasons, Burgundy is facing up... Read More

No matter what your opinion on alternate wine closures, they are an indisputable part of the industry’s future. As a testament to this, Italian authorities have approved the use of synthetic corks and screwcaps on higher quality DOC and DOCG wines for the first time. The move opens a new... Read More

This year’s winners of the Beverage Testing Institute’s 12th annual World Value Wine Challenge (WVWC) have been announced  Hundreds of affordably priced wines competed against their peers to gain accolades – all wines priced $2O and under from around the globe were welcome to participate.  Winners includeBest White Wine under... Read More

Rosé wines have been on an incredible roll for the last few years and they show no sign of slowing down. According to Nielsen numbers, US retail sales of imported rosés priced $12 and above shot up 26.4% by volume and 22.8% by value in the first half of the... Read More

Perception really is everything when it comes to buying wine. Studies have already shown that many people assume a wine is better if it has a difficult to pronounce name. Now, a new report suggests that shoppers would be happy to pay more for a bottle of wine if it... Read More

When it’s made in the US.  French wine producers are rallying against the possibility the EU may allow US imported wines to use the term chateau or clos.  French producers say that allowing American wine producers to sell their wines in Europe using those particular French words would not only... Read More

There is no joie de vivre in France right now. Wine production may slump 2O percent this year to the lowest in at least 4O years after unfavorable weather and disease damaged vines and grapes. Output in the Champagne region is predicted to show the biggest drop. Production is forecast... Read More

Times are still tough but Americans will not be denied their wine. A still-fragile economy continued its recovery as the wine industry maintained its upswing to mark the 18th consecutive year of growth. Consumer confidence and innovation by producers contributed to these gains. New varietals such as sweet reds and... Read More