Us winegeeks have been waiting a long time for this! A relatively new website (still in beta version) has been released to the public: www.ablegrape.com.
Think of ANYTHING wine related to type in … odd grape varieties, names, producers, regions, AOC’s … anything! Then watch how you research wine on the internet change forever!
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When the economy takes a downturn (or there’s some economic concern in general) we see a few key patterns emerge in the retail wine sector:
Sales of high end wines tend to go toward the more historical and established names with a reputation for consistent high quality (Montelena, Jordan, Shafer, etc.). Unproven, higher priced new brands [...]
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The wines from the 2006 vintage in Tuscany and Umbria are now starting to arrive in Minnesota (Badia a Coltibuono Cetamura, Falesco Vitiano, and others) … and this is a vintage to take special note of. Awarded five stars (highest rating) by Decanter Magazine, this might very well be a central Italy vintage [...]
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We’ve been hearing about the drought in Australia, how it has been eight years since the last significant rainfall that has filled the catchbasins (used for essential vineyard irrigation). Maybe it’s because we live in the land of 10,000 lakes and I get to see water almost every day, but the drought in Australia [...]
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Concerned about Monday through Thursday business? Here’s an idea.
Offer the regular list of by the glass options. Then offer a customized flight of any three wines for simply the averaged price of the glasses. Watch the wine crowd come out of the woodwork!
I saw this at a wine bar in San Francisco [...]
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