Monday, December 3rd, 2012
It might surprise some wine drinkers that great Champagne wines can be made entirely from the Chardonnay grape ... read more>Friday, May 11th, 2012
About 18 million bottles of Champagne are wasted each year due to cork taint, according to a top wine critic, who has welcomed Australian winemaker De Bortoli’s pioneering move to release the world’s first screw-capped sparkling wines. Wine writer Tyson Stelzer told journalists at this week’s launch of the new De Bortoli wines that about ... read more>Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
It happens every year. Despite heroic efforts by sparkling wine marketers to promote their bubbly wares as year ‘round beverages, it is the jingle of sleigh bells that get Americans to pay attention, and far be it from the industry to ignore this habitual seasonal demand. Indeed, the holidays bring out the bubblies in force—at ... read more>