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“Perfect storm” of Vineyard Demand Says Moss Adams Wine Industry Report

Wine-producing regions in California, Oregon, and Washington have experienced a recovery in land values since the recession according to the 2013 Wine Industry Financial Benchmarking Report just released by accounting firm Moss Adams LLP along with the Farm Credit Alliance, and Turrentine Brokerage. “Add increased demand, increased prices for wine grapes, historically low interest rates, […]

January 13, 2014 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Riedel: Does It Make A Difference If The Glass Makes A Difference?

Maybe. But probably not. These three links in today’s News Fetch raise that issue: Wine: Can the glass make a difference? Riedel becomes official glassware for IMW A sommelier tastes all the TJ’s Two-Buck Chuck First of all, Riedel glasses are so improbably expensive and impossibly fragile that widespread adoption among consumers is not going […]

January 8, 2014 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Reknowned Sonoma Vintner Leo Trentadue Dies

NEWS RELEASE January 7, 2014 Geyserville, CA: On Sunday, January 5, 2014, at the age of 88 years old, Sonoma County vintner and World War II Veteran Leo Trentadue passed away of respiratory heart failure. Born on July 30, 1925, in Cupertino, California, Leo was raised on his family’s apricot ranch. Always the humble farmer, […]

January 7, 2014 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Wine Role Neglected In LA Times Mediterranean Diet Article

According to today’s Los Angeles Times —  Mediterranean diet linked to lower risk of Type 2 diabetes — there is much to cheer. But the traditional definition of this diet includes moderate wine drinking. That seems lost in this article and most others in the past several years. Just try to find a mention of […]

January 7, 2014 | Filed under News Briefs,Worth A Look | Read More

Adelaide’s Massive New Database: Cab & Merlot Rule The World, Tempranillo & Syrah Growing Fastest

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot now rule the wine producing world according to a pivotal study from the  University of Adelaide. The study also shows that Tempranillo and Syrah are growing the fastest. The 35-page, data-packed study can be accessed here: Where in the world are various  winegrape varieties grown? Evidence from a new database – […]

January 6, 2014 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Smoking Loon & Gallo Are For Democrats, Mondavi & K-J For GOP… Really?

You are what you drink. At least that’s the conclusion of research from consumer data supplied by GFK MRI, and analyzed by Jennifer Dube of National Media Research Planning and Placement who created the graphic below. [CLICK IMAGE FOR FULL, UNDISTORTED VIEW] Read more about this in the Washington Post.

January 2, 2014 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Napa Point Winery Owner Say Permit Hassles ‘Groundless’

The owner of Napa Point Winery, Robert Dahl, told Wine Industry Insight today that accusations of permit violations are “groundless” and that he has the written proof of this from the county. In a previous statement to t6he Napa Valley Register (Napa Point Winery accused of permit violations) Dahl said the controversy arose because of […]

December 30, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Am hoping this wine tastes as good as the label looks… More to come December 19, 2013 at 04:14PM

Am hoping this wine tastes as good as the label looks… More to come http://instagram.com/p/iH3g08IBzt/

December 19, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Kurniawan Guilty: 9 Major Viewpoints From Around The Globe

Each of these global news sources have their own takes and slightly different mix of interesting details. If Rudy gets 40 years, will he age as well as a 1973 Cheval Blanc? It may well depend upon whether he’s the genuine object. Or not. Spectator: Kurniawan Guilty in Landmark Case Bloomberg: Wine Dealer Convicted of […]

December 19, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

This is a crazy good super Tuscan from the late Jess Jackson’S Italian estate. December 18, 2013 at 07:45PM

This is a crazy good super Tuscan from the late Jess Jackson’S Italian estate. http://instagram.com/p/iFq4yCIB0V/

December 18, 2013 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More