Commodity wine producers see their mission as making a wine product rather than serving as stewards of a vineyard, so they naturally focus on best-selling wine grapes. Continue reading “Commodity wines 3 of 6”
Month: September 2010
Commodity wines 2 of 6
Starting in the 1970s and really taking off in past quarter century, wine became a beverage enjoyed by all levels of American society. Continue reading “Commodity wines 2 of 6”
Commodity wines 1 of 6
Loosely speaking, there are two types of wine making. Continue reading “Commodity wines 1 of 6”
Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio
Pinot Gris–Pinot Grigio. Same grape, often not same wine. Continue reading “Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio”
Labor Day
Labor Day weekend cometh. Even if autumnal equinox is more than two weeks away, the weekend is easy excuse for a last garden gathering or final shorts-and-flip-flops party before kids trek back to school and hazy-lazy-crazy days fade to memories. Continue reading “Labor Day”