Poor Bordeaux has been suffering a streak of negative vibes lately. The Euro gaining ground against the dollar didn’t help. I’ve heard all kinds of trouble from producers, critics and consummers. They have been labeled elitist and snobbish. The labels are in French, some say, too hard to read (keeping in mind that Bordeaux is…
The Canon of California Wine By Tom Wark There is a common urge that overcomes just about everyone when they first discover wine—I mean really discover it. You want to know more! You want to know everything. Which vintage? What do those words on the label mean? Who makes the best wine? What is malolactic…
Cork for a long time has done a great job of sealing wine bottles. It is tradition. It pops, it breaks, we fumble with it, buy expensive contraptions to extract it, and generally associate the popping of the cork with the ceremonial of wine drinking.
Earlier I posted some suggestions on decanting. Just before pouring an old wine it helps get rid of the deposit, and for a young wine it helps it oxygenate and you can even decant it a few hours ahead of serving. Here is some expert advice
Writer and wine publicist Tom Wark, of the fabulous Fermentations.com online wine portal, is our very own Corktease contributor on all things California. Tom will keep us up to date on what’s hot and what’s not …stay tuned.
Put memories of Blue Nun and Black Tower behind you. Riesling is having a renaissance, both in Germany and the New World, writes Jonathan Ray. He refers to the innocent, tame Liebefraumilch Blue Nun, a wine that brings memories of fondues with friends, and a raclette in Gruyere…Ahhh…I’ve got to do that again…sigh.
Tom Wark has picked six wines that turn out a great value for money. Music to my ears…
I’ve always suspected this, but here is proof at last. Jerry Shriver, in USA Today has reported that women make the decisions (at least when it comes to which wine to buy, and my guess it that it doesn’t stop at that). Apparently 8 ouf of 10 bottles sold in the US are the result…
There’s good news in the Southern Hemisphere. New Zealand and Australia had a particularly good season. December was kind and helped the vineyards churn their produce into magic.
Some food pairings are more obvious than others. Apparently, veggies are not that intuitive. I had never really stopped to think about it, because most of my meals treat vegetables as a castmember rather than a protagonist.
This wine-tastings host was experiencing resistance from his neighbours when he started to host his events in his lavish home in Tampa Bay, Florida. How did he overcome the obstacle? read on…
We were wondering earlier if terroir has something to do with the quality of the final outcome. It seems that some winemakers in Niagara and Burgundy think it does…