The world has a glut of wine. In some ways, a good thing for wine buyers. With supply up and demand down, wine makers have to make sacrifices to move their product. The old seller’s adage applies: “I would rather have 50% of something than 100% of nothing.” Continue reading “Wine glut pitfalls 5-15-2024”
Category: Recent Columns
Wine descriptors Part Six 5-8-2024
This is the final episode of our adventure into the world of wine descriptors. Continue reading “Wine descriptors Part Six 5-8-2024”
Wine descriptors Part Five 5-1-2024
Continuing our adventure in the world of wine descriptors. Continue reading “Wine descriptors Part Five 5-1-2024”
Wine descriptors Part Four 4-24-2024
In our continuing investigation into the world of wine descriptors, we move to common terms. Continue reading “Wine descriptors Part Four 4-24-2024”
Wine descriptors Part Three 4-17-2024
In our investigation of wine descriptors, we continue our plunge into wine’s weird words. Continue reading “Wine descriptors Part Three 4-17-2024”
Wine descriptors Part Two 4-10-2024
Continuing our investigation of wine descriptors. Last week we noted wine shares the same molecules as familiar, pleasant tastes and smells. But what about all those weird descriptors? Continue reading “Wine descriptors Part Two 4-10-2024”
Wine descriptors Part One 4-3-2024
Using words to describe wine is fraught with peril and leaves wine writers exposed to ridicule. Adapting a line from Martin Mull: writing about wine is like dancing about architecture. And we do it anyway. Continue reading “Wine descriptors Part One 4-3-2024”
Grape growing USA 3-27-2024
Grapes remain the highest value fruit crop in the U.S.—estimated at $7 billion. There are a million acres of grape-bearing land in the U.S.—wine grapes, table grapes, and raisin grapes. Continue reading “Grape growing USA 3-27-2024”
Wine and Holy Week 3-20-2024
For Christians, the coming days are a transition from the promise of Christmas to the time of fulfillment of Easter. Continue reading “Wine and Holy Week 3-20-2024”
Wine challenges 3-13-2024
While wine has been an integral part of civilization for at least 8,000 years, it also is subject to the waxes and wanes of fashion. What is rad and fav today can be tomorrow’s meh. Think merlot. Think white zinfandel. Think Milli Vanilli. Continue reading “Wine challenges 3-13-2024”