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Vouvray is named after a small village in France’s Loire Valley, Vouvray is steely and vivacious when young — some even call it “nervous” — but it is also among the world’s longest-lived white wines. Vouvray can age for decades, and has been known to remain in prime condition for more than a century.
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Wine Blogs around the world united bring you an idea to help out those displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The suggestion is simple: set aside what you would spend on that next bottle and send it to one of the relief funds instead. I guarantee you that your next glass of wine will taste much better [...]

Maybe not. Apparently the “new fashionable wines” much, like hemlines and platform shoes, come and go with time. A good marketing technique to revive a tired wine market is to come out with a “new” old favorite. Is it the time for Malbec?
Via TIME Global Advisor

The news stories from the Gulf Coast are horrifying. We urge you to please go to www.allgive.com, a search engine powered by Yahoo!, and select the American Red Cross as your charity of choice for their 2005 Hurricane Relief Fund. Every time you use the site or set it as your Home Page, money from [...]

Here’s an idea I support. Instead of cancelling an event in view o the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and disappoint many people without gaining mucha anyway…why not turn it into a fund-raising opportunity for the relief effort? I say go for it…Inside Bay Area - San Mateo County Times - Local News

Bill Nanson, who is a non-wine critic, publishes the Burgundy Report.
“I don’t see myself as a critic, because I enjoy wine. I sometimes read reviews and wonder if the reviewer is physically capable of enjoying any wine! Of course, not being a ‘critic’ will still allow me to describe the good and the bad but [...]

Finally. Here (courtesy of Vinography) we have an article writing about the subtleties of the French attitude to modernization (it’s OK) and standardization (not OK). There’s more to terroir than just a marketing pitch. Identifying terroir is also about telling the truth.
via vinography