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Wine seems protective against dementia
Truelsen told the American Neurological Association's annual meeting flavonoids are rich in antioxidants, which may minimize damage caused by oxidants -- molecules that may cause cell damage and have been implicated in various diseases, including dementia. Click for more!
Don't Have Room or Money for Wine Cellar?
There are still Europeans Paul Bocuse is one who fondly recall days when a family bought all its wine in barrels. In his memoirs, the celebrated chef describes helping his father wrestle the bulky tonneaux into the cellar, then drawing the wine off into bottles and corking it up. Read the article
MEANWHILE A literal new twist in premium wines
TANUNDA, Australia - When the waiters opened the reserve Riesling from the 2002 vintage the other night at a dinner attended by several hundred guests to mark the official opening of a visitor center for Jacob's Creek, Australia's largest wine export brand, not a single cork was pulled. Read full article
TCA and the Wine Industry: Beaulieu Vineyard Responds to
Wine Spectator Article
News Release, Napa Valley, Calif. (Sept. 27,
2002) – In an article posted today on the website of
the Wine Spectator, James Laube reports that some Beaulieu
Vineyard (BV) red wines made from 1997 to 1999 contain "high"
levels of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA), a harmless chemical
compound usually associated with bad corks. BV acknowledges
that laboratory tests, using new technologies, have detected
the presence of TCA in some of our red wines. However, we
believe that Mr. Laube errs both in describing this as a problem
unique to this winery and in his characterization of the sensory
threshold of wine drinkers for TCA. Find
out more.
Pacific Northwest Harvest Shows Promise
Crush in Oregon and Washington moves into the fast lane this week, on the heels of a warm, dry summer. The two Pacific Northwest states, which often have dramatically different growing seasons, were in tune this year, both experiencing cooler-than-usual spring temperatures, followed by a summer with abundant sunshine and hot, but not sweltering, weather. Click here
California winemaker lays cork stopper to rest
The California winemaker, who has put screw caps on 80,000 bottles of his 2001 Bonny Doon Vineyard Ca' del Solo Big House Red and Big House White wines, will preside at a mock funeral dinner for the cork on 2 October in Manhattan. Read full article
Exclusive: Beaulieu Vineyard's Red Wine Woes
Beaulieu Vineyard, one of Napa Valley's most prominent wineries, has confirmed that many of its red wines from recent vintages suffer from a moldy, musty flavor caused by high levels of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA), the chemical compound also responsible for off flavors in corky wines. The problem could affect as many as several hundred thousand cases of wine. Click here for more...
A New Draw in Baja: Wineries
NOT long ago, the idea of a Mexican wine tour
might have been as appealing as a ski trip to Kansas. No longer.
Read
full article.
How a pioneering woman vintner found better living through
chemistry
Were it not for the wine bottles on an antique
credenza and the nearby credit-card machine atop a French
provincial night table, you'd think you were in a country
home rather than Chinook winery's tasting room. Click
here for more.
Mirassou joins Gallo family of well-known wine brands
The E.&J. Gallo Winery announced Friday
the acquisition of another
landmark wine brand -- Mirassou. The purchase includes the
brand name,
but not the winery or vineyard assets of San Jose-based Mirassou.
No
purchase price was disclosed. Started in 1854, Mirassou is
one of the
oldest wineries in America. It sells between 100,000 and 125,000
cases
of wine a year, specializing in chardonnay and pinot noir.
Click
here for more.
Wine Today: Right bottle at right time makes for perfection
A perfect wine isn't necessarily one that rates
100 in those publications that score wines as if they were
in school. I've never understood, anyway, what shades of nuance
separate wines that score 98 or 99 or 100. Click
here.
Wine Drinkers Have Healthier Habits, Study Reports
New research suggests that one reason that moderate
wine consumption is linked to many health benefits -- such
as reduced risk of cardiovascular disease -- is that wine
drinkers have better diets and exercise habits than nondrinkers
and those who drink other alcoholic beverages. Click
here for more.
Who Spilled Merlot on the E-Book?
Diners at upscale Aureole restaurants have something
more to goggle at besides the four-story wine cellar, extravagant
flower arrangements and too-gorgeous-to-eat desserts.
Click
here
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Wine prevents repeat heart attack
Scientists say they have found a way for
coronary patients to minimize the risk of a second heart attack
- drink wine every day. For more, click
here.
Little pretense at wine
auction
Sonoma Valley event raises $586,390 for
charity, including insurance for
workers' children.
Click
here to find out more...
Australian wine exports face Europe threat
- report
Australia's wine industry, which has enjoyed
phenomenal growth in the past decade, faces lower sales growth
as European producers pull out all stops to protect their
home markets, the nation's commodity bureau said yesterday.
Read
full article
California's Wine Glass Overfilled
Wineries and growers are facing a grape glut and an increase
in imports, but consumers are not seeing a drop in prices.
Click here for more! (Free registration required to read
the articol.)
Northeastern wine grapes
thrive in drought
A summer drought has brought trouble for New England cranberry
growers, who worry that they won't be able to flood their
bogs for harvest....
For more click
here...
Wine As A Circumstantial Drink
Now what? Circumstantial drink? What's
up with that! Click
here for more!
Best Wine At A Low Price!
E
& J Gallo
announced it was entering into an e-commerce
agreement with Wine.com,
our primary wine merchandizing affiliate, and probably the
world's largest on-line wine retailer. Gallo
of Sonoma
wines will be highlighted in Wine.com's
Featured Wineries area.
"The endorsement by Gallo
of Sonoma
as one of the wine industry's most trusted and popular brands
allows wine.com to further expand its market,'' said Bill
Newlands, president and CEO of Wine.com.
We at WineXplorer have recommended Gallo
of Sonoma
wines and have indicated it is, at its regular suggested retail
of $11-$13, one of the industry's best values and in some
areas, especially in California, it is sold at $7.99, a spectacular
value. (Albertson's markets, by the way, will take 10% off
six or more bottles of this great wine, making the price a
dazzling, $7.19.)
The point is, with Wine.com
now featuring this wine, you will see it for sale at higher
and higher prices as it moves into its proper place in the
wine market. So, if you find it in a market near you, buy
it, and, even with shipping, Wine.com's
price will get you one of the best wines available, under
$15, Gallo
of Sonoma;
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay.
"We have always sought to provide the consumer
the opportunity to buy our family's wines wherever the best
wines are sold, this is an extension of that effort" ,' said
Gina Gallo, Winemaker at Gallo
of Sonoma.
White Wine Drinkers - Rejoice
Haifa, ISRAEL. Top researches in Israel have confirmed to
WineXplorer that they have found a way
to boost the anti-oxidant content of white wines sot that
they will deliver the same health benefits as red wine now
does. Click here for more.
South Africa's Wine Comeback
Earlier this year, wine.com's
Peter Marks ,
MW, traveled to South Africa and toured the country's winegrowing
regions, which are only now being heard from after years of
apartheid-era isolation. We'll publish a full report on Peter's
travels later this year, when more of the great wines he discovered
make their way to the site.
"A question I had been pondering throughout my trip was,
"What is the typical character or quality that defines a South
African wine?" This is an important issue for the South Africa
wine industry, not just from an aesthetic point of view, but
from a marketing position as well. If South Africa is to be
successful in exporting its wines worldwide, consumers need
to know what to expect. Just as Australia is known for its
ripe, fruit-driven wines and Chile for its affordable, everyday
quaffers, South Africa needs to find its niche.
"I discovered, from talking to many South African winemakers,
that what I had surmised was true: The best South African
wines are a marriage of both Old World (European) and New
World (USA, Australia) styles. The best producers ? those
who use healthy fruit from low- to moderate-yielding vineyards
and employ modern winemaking techniques ? spawn wines with
upfront, ripe, juicy fruit flavors and a hint of that inimitable
Old World nuance of mineral or terroir from the varied soils
of decomposed sandstone, gravel, granite, and clay. These
are delicious wines that may be enjoyed in their youth, but
also have the ability to age three or four years for most
whites, and 5-10 years for reds.
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