Rosé has been the fastest growing wine category in the U.S. for several years. According to Nielsen, off-premise sales of rosé in January 2016 were $151 million. In January 2020, $576 million-plus. More than a 280 percent increase. Continue reading “Rise of rosé”
Category: Recent Columns
Wine carbs
Bitter news wine lovers must face: wine has carbohydrates. Carbohydrates produce calories. If you contemplate dieting, counting carbs/calories is part of the deal. Continue reading “Wine carbs”
Old-new world wine
Visit with almost any wine vine grower and they will tell you climate change is indisputably real. And it is both a bad thing and a good thing—depending on where your vineyard is located. Continue reading “Old-new world wine”
Tannins
Wine tannins are the little girl with the curl. When they are good, they are very good indeed. But when they are bad they are horrid. Continue reading “Tannins”
Coronavirus impact
Coronavirus disrupts life worldwide. For wine world, however, the situation has meant boom rather than bust. Continue reading “Coronavirus impact”
Wine and sex
There is an old saying about lovemaking—a little wine increases the opportunity, too much wine decreases the performance. Continue reading “Wine and sex”
Buying wine #2
Week two of wine acquisition strategies: Continue reading “Buying wine #2”
Buying wine #1
Reviewing wine is vexing when your words appear in newspapers and the internet around the world. Continue reading “Buying wine #1”
Wine world notes
Wine world notes: Continue reading “Wine world notes”
Grape quantity per bottle
How many grapes does it take to make a bottle of wine? Depends, as it so often does in wine. Ballpark: 600 to 800 grape berries. Continue reading “Grape quantity per bottle”