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AUGUST 19, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS 5 Napa County fires burn 32,000 acres, displace 5,700+ people Wildfire menaces NW Sonoma County; thousands to evacuate Wine.com Partners With WSET on Wine Selections Lake County’s Steele Wines is purchased by Shannon Ridge winery in major deal (possible paywall) Younger red wine ‘more beneficial’ than aged wines, study finds Auction house Zachys […]

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2018 Bodegas Volver Tarima Mediterráneo (Alicante, Spain)

2018 Bodegas Volver Tarima Mediterráneo (Alicante, Spain)   White flowers and honeysuckle….sweet in taste, but balanced and not cloying. Really easy drinking!   Purchased on sale for $9.99 (originally $13.99) from Great Grapes in Cary, NC)

August 18, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

AUGUST 18, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Fire Threatens Napa Vineyards Brown-Forman victimized in massive hack attack 116,000+ new wine products approved by TTB in past 12 months: bw166 China launches anti-dumping probe into Australian wine imports Winery Tasting Rooms are Changing, and Some Say They’re Never Going Back Power shut-offs are in your future. Keep crush moving. Click to […]

August 18, 2020 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

AUGUST 17, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Wine’s Next Big Thing: Not Wine The New Wall of Wine & Why Some Wineries Aren’t Even Making it to the Shelf COVID’s keeping people home, but those who venture out drink red wine most of the time Is this the road ahead for North Coast wine business? Update On Cannabis’ Impact On […]

August 17, 2020 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

2016 Garage Wine Co. Pais Single Ferment Series (Chile)

2016 Garage Wine Co. Pais Single Ferment Series (Chile)   Cherry and delicate oaky/earthiness on the nose….cherry, pepper, herbs and maybe some slate near the finish.   I feel like something is missing in the middle, but the finish is nice and lingers.   Purchased for $13.99 (originally $19.99) from Great Grapes in Cary, NC. […]

August 16, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

AUGUST 14, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Harvard-controlled LLC in $120+ million deal with anonymous LLC connected with Canadian pension fund. Treasury Looks To Refocus U.S. Business As Covid-19, Private Labels Cut Into Full-Year Sales (possible paywall) Online Wine Sales Soared During The Pandemic. Is That About To End? After COVID hoarding surge, FMCG consumer market basket size decreasing in […]

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2016 Nägelsförst Dry Riesling (Baden, Germany)

2016 Nägelsförst Dry Riesling (Baden, Germany)   Floral and citrus dominate the nose…similar on the palate while also expressing a healthy amount of slate/minerality. A nicely balanced, dry riesling!   Purchased on sale for $14.99 (orig. $18.99) from Great Grapes in Cary, NC.

August 13, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

AUGUST 13, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Coronavirus resurgence clouds outlook for US wine business recovery Nielsen: US wine sales shift towards big brands and boxed wines No Relief for U.S. Wine Consumers—Trump Administration Keeps Tariffs on European Wines in Place USTR statement on EU tariffs The Problem of Wine’s Diminishing “Aspiration Gap” Clean wine: Has the Winestream Media finally […]

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AUGUST 12, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS Wine- & tequila-based cocktails driving consumption. Spirits growth rate almost 2X as fast as vino. Shake-up in top 10 off-premise wine growth brands. Category driving more sales than last year How wineries, vineyard ops can forecast a path through the cash crunch of the coronavirus pandemic What will COVID-19 cost the world’s top […]

August 12, 2020 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

2019 Le Ballon Rosé (Pays d’Oc, France)

2019 Le Ballon Rosé (Pays d’Oc, France)   50% Grenache, 50% Cinsault   Light salmon color, strawberry, peach, and finishing with a crisp slate character. Fruity yet dry…..enjoyable!   Purchased on sale for $9.99 (originally $14.99) from Great Grapes in Cary, NC). -B

August 11, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More