Featured Blog Postings for Saturday, November 21st
Each day our editors monitor 50 wine industry blogs and select the most relevant, recent postings.
A summary of each posting with a link to the blog is listed below.
Steve Heimoff Who's California's hottest winemaker?October 22ndWe have wine competitions and restaurant competitions and wine list competitions and wine blog competitions and chef competitions and winemaker competitions and every kind of competition you can think of in the wine and food world.
Fermentation: The Daily Wine Blog How Not To Do A Walkaround Wine TastingOctober 22ndI remember being very, very new to the wine industry. Fresh with a graduate degree and recently hired at a wine PR firm in Santa Rosa called Gracelyn Associates, I knew just enough about wine to get myself in trouble. And of course I did just that.
CLUB 61 2009?October 22ndNow that the new harvest has been lying safely in our vats, the vinification process now begun, I can yield to custom and provide a first glimpse of our just completed grape harvest.
Grape Radio 2009 World of Pinot NoirOctober 22ndThe World of Pinot event, held annually in Shell Beach, California, celebrates all the best things about the “heartbreak grape.” From France’s Burgundy region to shores of the New World and even the Southern Hemisphere, Pinot Noir is everything to its legion of fans.
Good Grape The Perfect Match?October 22ndIronically enough, the greatest value a well-trained Sommelier brings to the table, literally, is the least considered aspect of the job.
JancisRobinson.com - fine writing on fine wines Austria's very short 2009 vintageOctober 22ndIt was a very hectic time in Austria's vineyards during the last few weeks. The warm and sunny weather until the beginning of October brought healthy grapes with optimal ripeness and - thanks to the cool nights - perfectly preserved aromas and flavours.
The Pour Ripeness Isn't AllOctober 22ndThis week, my column is on the surprising number of restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area that emphasize their commitment to local ingredients and purveyors but serve mostly European wines.
The Winery Website Report Live ChatOctober 22ndThis is more of a survey question: are any of my readers offering a "live chat" option for their site visitors? Why or why not?
Wine & Spirits Daily Foster's Talks Big Challenges and Plans for 2010October 22ndFoster’s Group chief Ian Johnston struck a similar tone to other industry leaders at the company’s shareholders meeting today. Foster’s beer business is still strong but wine is another story.
wine sooth KennyOctober 22ndI have to admit that the idea of naming plants is pretty silly (but so is naming animals to someone who grew up with animals filling a utilitarian, rather than a social role).
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