Saturday, July 27, 2002

China Opens Its Doors to Wine

"Wine Spectator"

On Consumer: food and drink



Cheers - now they say wine isn't good for you

"It is one of the comforts of the drinking classes. Wine is good for you. A few tipples every day will guard against heart attacks, high blood pressure, strokes, various cancers and myriad other ills, say enthusiasts - pointing to several studies that have supported the health benefits of booze. It's a perfect excuse to uncork another bottle of burgundy, they say."

On Observer: UK



Premium wine link for AWH

"The West Online"

On Drinks and Beverages



Online wine exchange comes to SA

"Sunday Times South Africa Jul 26 2002 4:24PM ET..."

On Meerkat: An Open Wire Service



Wine cellar sale lures Quebec's big bidders

"National Post Online"

On Canada



China Opens Its Doors to Wine

"Wine Spectator"

On Consumer: food and drink



Cheers - now they say wine isn't good for you

"It is one of the comforts of the drinking classes. Wine is good for you. A few tipples every day will guard against heart attacks, high blood pressure, strokes, various cancers and myriad other ills, say enthusiasts - pointing to several studies that have supported the health benefits of booze. It's a perfect excuse to uncork another bottle of burgundy, they say."

On Observer: UK



Premium wine link for AWH

"The West Online"

On Drinks and Beverages



Online wine exchange comes to SA

"Sunday Times South Africa Jul 26 2002 4:24PM ET..."

On Meerkat: An Open Wire Service



Wine cellar sale lures Quebec's big bidders

"National Post Online"

On Canada



Testing time for the taste buds

"It takes skill, finely tuned senses and a lot of practice to take part in a wine options, according to one man who has been entering them for nearly 20 years."

On Wine News



A case of sour grapes

"Standing at the top of the steeply sloping vineyards at Champagne, in the canton Vaud, I begin to feel a deep-rooted peace and that strange feeling that I have been here before."

On Wine News



Wine Drinkers' Lifestyles May Explain Better Health

"Many studies have suggested wine drinkers enjoy better health, but there is new evidence that the credit should go to the aficionado's overall lifestyle rather than the wine itself."

On Wine News



New Zealand: Black tie for Mission Concert?

"Taradale's Mission Estate Board may be about to lift the tone of its popular annual Mission concert. The board confirmed it had not renewed IMG's management contract after 10 years and had appointed another group to organise next year's outdoor concert."

On Wine News



Top picks from Washington State for private collections

"Building a wine cellar is one thing. Stocking it is quite another. With products from 208 Washington wineries to choose from, experts were asked which five of the state's wines they want to keep in their private cellar to drink five years from now."

On Wine News



Claret describes a Bordeaux red blend

"Claret is a term first used centuries ago by the British wine trade to describe high-quality red wines from Bordeaux. It has become somewhat generic the past few decades, and New World wineries may occasionally release a wine labeled claret."

On Wine News



Wine lovers create unique storage spaces

"The walls in the dim, cool cellars of California's oldest premium winery are pocked with thumb-sized gashes - vestiges of the picks laborers swung as they dug into a Sonoma hillside to build Hungarian Count Agoston Haraszthy's Buena Vista Winery in 1857."

On Wine News



Wednesday, July 24, 2002

A Lot Of Wine

"Fine music is clearly the perfect accompaniment to fine food and wine. For a taste of all three and a chance to own some rare and special wines, make a note in your diary to attend the Auckland Philharmonia Auction of Fine Wine."

On Wine News



SuperTarget Makes Wine Simple With the Help of Wine Expert Andrea Immer

On PR Newswire: Retail



State big winner as wine lures tipplers

"THE WINE market in Ireland has never looked healthier, according to new figures, with young people in particular bringing the taste of Mediterranean holidays back home."

On Irish Independent: National News



Carneros

"Wine Spectator"

On Consumer: food and drink



cocktail favorites

"Wine Spectator"

On Consumer: food and drink



King of the wine frontier

"To a generation of TV fans he was Davy Crockett. These days Fess Parker is into shiraz, not showbiz. He is softly spoken, silver haired and dressed in faded denims. The erstwhile king of the wild frontier still towers well over six foot, and complains that he can never get trousers to fit."

On Wine News



Standing Stone to release unfiltered red wines

"Since Standing Stone Vineyards' first vintage in 1993, the Hector winery has developed a reputation for being cutting edge. Their wine industry peers may be wondering if founders Marti and Tom Macinski have gone over the edge...."

On Wine News



Standing Stone to release unfiltered red wines

"Since Standing Stone Vineyards' first vintage in 1993, the Hector winery has developed a reputation for being cutting edge. Their wine industry peers may be wondering if founders Marti and Tom Macinski have gone over the edge...."

On Wine News



US $8m single-cellar collection for sale

"New York auction house Morrell & Company is to sell a single, US$8m cellar which it says 'represents the world's largest single-owner collection of Bordeaux' ever to go to auction."

On Wine News



Red wine a perfect complement to the right fish

"It's a tricky proposition, this red wine with fish business, as tricky as drinking, say, chenin blanc with beef tenderloin or muscadet with a hotdog. Never shall those twains meet in my book!"

On Wine News



New Zealand: Saintly new wine from the Awatere Valley

"The first wine from Montana's Awatere Valley vineyard is destined for Saints Sauvignon Blanc 2002. "The wine is stunning. It displays characteristic passionfruit aromas and crisp acidity combined with tomato stalk and red capsicum characters typical of the Awatere Valley," says chief winemaker Jeff Clarke."

On Wine News



Standing Stone to release unfiltered red wines

"Since Standing Stone Vineyards' first vintage in 1993, the Hector winery has developed a reputation for being cutting edge. Their wine industry peers may be wondering if founders Marti and Tom Macinski have gone over the edge...."

On Wine News



Sonoma Valley: Grape crop looks good

"It's a colorful time of year for Californian grape growers as the crop starts what the French call veraison - the beginning of the final stage of ripening, when the grapes start to become sweet, to soften and to change color...."

On Wine News



Day-trippers get a warm welcome at wineries

"San Francisco, wine country is always within striking distance. And while there's something to be said for a visit to Cabernet country in the northern end of Napa Valley, it can be just as rewarding to step a bit off the beaten path."

On Wine News



Wine Wisdom - On the brain

"It may seem like an obvious point, but wine appreciation isn't rocket science, said culinary arts professor John Jarschke. The thing wine novices should remember, he said, is to follow their own tastes."

On Wine News



The Name Of The Rose

"The South African Wine Industry Directory divides the country up into 12 vinous regions, circumscribed by a giant triangle with apexes at the Orange River in the north, Constantia in the southwest and Klein Karoo in the east. SA's great competitor, both on the sportsfield and supermarket shelf is Australia, which boasts more than six times as many wine regions, lexicographically ordered from Adelaide Hills to the Yarra Valley."

On Wine News



Evenings of fine wine at Te Whau

"Te Whau Vineyard is holding a series of fine wine evenings this winter. Essentially these evenings will be an opportunity to experience and enjoy mature vintages of some of New Zealand's and the world's greatest wines. Each evening will be restricted to 16 people and based around a varietal or regional theme."

On Wine News



King of the wine frontier

"To a generation of TV fans he was Davy Crockett. These days Fess Parker is into shiraz, not showbiz. He is softly spoken, silver haired and dressed in faded denims. The erstwhile king of the wild frontier still towers well over six foot, and complains that he can never get trousers to fit."

On Wine News



Shaping my attitude towards Greek wines.

"According to a report in the journal Science, it's the CA3 region of the brain's hippocampus which controls the relationship between smell and memory. So that's what is responsible for the lingering effect of retsina on holiday in shaping my attitude towards Greek wines."

On Wine News



Fun Ways to Incorporate Wine into Summer Activities

"Warm weather and sunny skies make summer the ideal season for outdoor entertaining. Whether planning a party, picnic or a casual summertime meal, cool things down by pairing your favorite summer wine selection with the menu."

On Wine News



The fizz that gets you drunk quicker

"Champagne really does go to your head more quickly than other alcoholic drinks, researchers have discovered...."

On Wine News



NZ: Hawke's Bay merlot eclipses chardonnay

"Hawke's Bay wineries are producing more merlot than ever before, and they say it is because people like it...."

On Wine News



A Lot Of Wine

"Fine music is clearly the perfect accompaniment to fine food and wine. For a taste of all three and a chance to own some rare and special wines, make a note in your diary to attend the Auckland Philharmonia Auction of Fine Wine."

On Wine News



NZ: Hawke's Bay Business Leaders Seek Food & Wine Funding

"Hawke's Bay's business leaders have asked Labour's top-level politicians for $2 million to develop a regional food and wine centre of excellence."

On Wine News



Monday, July 22, 2002

NZ: Hawke's Bay Business Leaders Seek Food & Wine Funding

"Hawke's Bay's business leaders have asked Labour's top-level politicians for $2 million to develop a regional food and wine centre of excellence."

On Wine News



Big Brother booze-ups inspire Black Tower sales boom

"Sales of cult 1970s wine Black Tower are soaring - thanks to the Big Brother housemates. Sales of the wine are up 40 per cent at Somerfield and Kwik Save stores over the last two weeks...."

On Wine News



Question: What happens during fermentation?

"The fermentation process has been around in one form or another for centuries. But rather than dedicate ourselves here to the actual chemistry, we'd like to focus on the part of most interest to the average wine-lover: how those crushed grapes start turning into wine. We'll start with red wines."

On Wine News



New Wines, New Faces

"In many businesses, after 25 years, most people consider the prospect of retirement more attractive than moonlighting. But that's not always the case in wine..."

On Wine News



New Oyster Bay winery driven by strong global demand

"The continuing strong global demand for Oyster Bay wines and the successful development of large new vineyard properties that will significantly grow the long-term supply of quality Marlborough grapes are key reasons driving the decision to build a new state-of-the-art winery in the Wairau Valley."

On Wine News



Jimmy Watson has wine judges over a barrel

"Back in 1995, John Ellis, wine maker and - to the envy of all his friends - wine judge, was getting stuck into the third day of judging at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show when disaster struck."

On Wine News



Visitors flock to Malrborough to learn about wine

"Visitors to Marlborough are keen to learn all they can about pinot noir and aromatic wines, going by the registrations for Winter Wine Weekend...."

On Wine News



Wine.com shifts focus to Bay Area

"Portland dot-com survivor Wine.com, formerly known as eVineyard, is moving to the Bay Area, where it will attempt to build on its position as the Internet's best-known wine merchant with US$9 million in new funding from investors."

On Wine News



Hangovers a thing of the past with GM

"Genetic modification may be the Frankenstein monster of the 21st century, but it could mean wine with a built-in hangover cure."

On Wine News



Jazzing it up in the Barossa

"The vineyards, restaurants and gardens of South Australia's famed Barossa Valley are alive to the sounds of jazz the weekend of August 17 and 18...."

On Wine News