Category: Miscellaneous
WINE WORK & PASSION EPISODE 5 – Michael Cerio – Distinguished Vineyards
In this Episode, Karen Wetzel speaks with Michael Cerio, VP of Operations for Distinguished Vineyards & Wine Partners. Michael will share his experience and knowledge of the wine industry from a “back of the house”...
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Champagne’s Third Wheel: Pinot Meunier
In a small handful of appellations around the world, it’s common to find a deeply colored, richly concentrated red wine that has been enhanced by the inclusion of white grapes. Here, we take a deep dive into the history of co-fermentation, from fans to deep skeptics.
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Wine & Literature
Drinking wine is like reading a good book. We sip and savor to discover a wine’s story, drown in the dialogue between terroir and grape, befriend the character of the winemaker. Here are 10 lines from famous texts that pertain to wine; and speak to the time and place in which the words were written.
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The History of Co-Fermentation in Côte-Rôtie and Beyond
In a small handful of appellations around the world, it’s common to find a deeply colored, richly concentrated red wine that has been enhanced by the inclusion of white grapes. Here, we take a deep dive into the history of co-fermentation, from fans to deep skeptics.
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The Evolution of Wine Labels, and What We Can Learn From Them
A brief history in the evolution of wine labels: From ancient Egyptian practices to early hand-written labels by Dom Perignon, and the New World adoption of varietally-naming wines—and now technology. There’s so much more to a wine label.
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France’s 2021 wine harvest could be the smallest in decades
A preliminary estimate released by France’s agriculture ministry shows that the 2021 wine...
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Diversity In Wine Scholarship Program with Josh Hart
We are excited to have partnered with Wine Access, in our commitment to making the wine industry a vibrant, forward-thinking, and diverse industry. This of course requires the very best people. That’s why we’re teaming up with NBA star and wine lover Josh Hart to offer 100 scholarships to aspiring wine experts in the BIPOC community, with the goal of discovering tomorrow’s wine industry stars.
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What Does the U.S. Wine Business Need to Combat Racism? It Needs You.
Ah, 2020. Most of us are going to be quite happy to give this year a swift kick in the derrière when it finally makes its exit out the door come December.
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Eating the Elephant
The process of becoming a professional taster (for exam purposes or not) is a journey with many steps. That journey requires a duration of time and lots of tasting practice—with wine in hand and not.
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How Big is Burgundy? That Depends on Who You Ask
Some winemakers certainly didn’t like the tentative answer given by France’s national appellation body recently. Talks are ongoing about how to re-define the region’s boundaries.
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How the Australian Wildfires has Impacted the Wine Industry
It was a tragic event that dominated the international news cycle for months: several wildfires erupted in Australia, burning with unprecedented scope and rapidity from November 2019 to February 2020. Among the regions devastated by the fires was New South Wales, one of Australia’s main winegrowing areas.
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Correctional Officer By Day, Wine Judge By Night
A correctional officer from rural upstate New York, with no prior experience in wine, gets an assignment to write about wine. Here’s what happened.
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