Tasting Corner

Rise of Riesling

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

Lake-effect fog above the north end of Seneca Lake at
Ventosa Vineyards

Though still battling consumer perceptions, this noble grape has carved out a solid ... read more>

Tags: Finger Lakes Wine Alliance, Hearth, International Riesling Foundation, Jim Trezise, New York State Wine & Grape Foundation, Paul Grieco, Riesling, Summer of Riesling, Terroir, Terry Theise, The Slanted Door
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Tasting Corner: Simplifying Red Bordeaux Today, A Modernized Overview

Tuesday, January 1st, 2013

Here in the U.S., we largely view Bordeaux as an elite category of wine. No doubt this maritime region in southwest France produces some of the globe’s most coveted bottles. Yet, as the world’s largest wine-producing region, most of its juice is produced for everyday drinking. There are good reasons to change the American paradigm ... read more>

Tags: Bordeaux, Left Bank, red wine, Right Bank, Tasting Corner, wine
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The Blossoming of Beaujolais: Affordable Prices and Great 2009 Vintage Create Demand for Top Crus

Friday, October 5th, 2012

Cru bottlings typically cost more than Beaujolais-Villages but less than most French crus. [photo by Roger Morris]

The news out of Beaujolais these days is mostly good. The 2009 vintage is going down as one of the best on record. Export sales are beginning to grow again. The types of wines favored by a younger generation of wine drinkers meshes with that of Gamay-based wines. And the emergence of a new generation ... read more>

Tags: Beaujolais, biodynamic, Gamay, Kermit Lynch, Louis/Dressner, MacArthur Beverages, Morgon, Sherry-Lehmann
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Tasting Corner: The Other Blanc

Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

Vineyards of Philippe Caharel in Savenières

Chenin's secret: it holds onto its acidity whether picked early or ... read more>

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Tasting Corner: In the Zin Zone

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

Rosy or Red, Zinfandel Remains a Wine to be Reckoned With. Zinfandel enjoys a colorful if complicated identity. It’s red (though deep purple might be more precise). It’s white (though actually pink when labeled “white”). It also red-white-and-blue, as in America’s grape (though Califonians might argue the credit is really all theirs). And there’s gold ... read more>

Tags: Beringer, Treasury Wine Estates, Trinchero, zinfandel
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Tasting Corner: Greek Wines Go Mainstream

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

Santorini is both a gorgeous destination and source of gorgeous white wines.

Led by restaurants on both coasts, Greek wines are earning attention. Bucking the trend in the broader economy, but in step with America’s blossoming wine culture, wines from Greece are experiencing a dramatic upswing in the U.S. The New York trade office reports that Greek wine imports were up 5.6% in 2011, reaching value of ... read more>

Tags: Greece, Santorini, wine
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Tasting Corner: Sauv Blanc & Then Some

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Amisfield is among a crop of wineries that put Central Otago on the map for Pinot Noir

New Zealand Branches Out with More Varieties The word “complexity,” as used in the world of wine, usually belongs to a tasting note, or perhaps a description of German labeling law. So when New Zealand chose that name for its new campaign in 2010, they were clearly staking a claim in the world of fine ... read more>

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Prosecco’s Bubble Not Bursting: America’s love affair with the Italian sparkler influences the category’s stellar growth.

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

With sales having grown 32%, cool, fruity, bubbly Prosecco is a less expensive alternative to Champagne this ... read more>

Tags: italian wine, prosecco
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Tasting Corner

Rise of Riesling

Tasting Corner: Simplifying Red Bordeaux Today, A Modernized Overview

The Blossoming of Beaujolais: Affordable Prices and Great 2009 Vintage Create Demand for Top Crus

Tasting Corner: The Other Blanc

Tasting Corner: In the Zin Zone

Tasting Corner: Greek Wines Go Mainstream

Tasting Corner: Sauv Blanc & Then Some

Prosecco’s Bubble Not Bursting: America’s love affair with the Italian sparkler influences the category’s stellar growth.

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