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James Laube

What Were the Big Wine Stories of 2008?

Posted: 03:48 PM ET, 12/18/08

What were this year’s biggest wine stories? In just about any otherwise normal year, the passing of a cultural icon such as Robert Mondavi would top the list. And certainly his death in May reminded us of how this legendary vintner shaped our modern wine world. Read more

James Molesworth

A Sit Down with Christian Wölffer

Posted: 02:13 PM ET, 12/17/08

Despite the tough economic times, the wine industry marches on. There are still those out there looking for opportunity—Christian Wölffer among them.

Wölffer, whose eponymous Long Island winery produces around 16,500 cases annually, makes no bones about his frustration with that region's wine industry. Read more

James Laube

Snow Dusts Hillsides in North Coast Vineyards

Posted: 02:24 PM ET, 12/16/08

In the year of weather extremes, add snowfall last night in Northern California winegrowing regions to the list of oddities.

Snow is uncommon in most California wine regions (save the Sierra Foothills) and most of the time it’s a light dusting in the hills that adds a visual delight. Read more

James Suckling

Vinous Dreams in a Wet and Cold Europe

Posted: 11:01 AM ET, 12/16/08

Yesterday I should have driven a boat to Bordeaux instead of a car! But I finally arrived around 8 p.m. in the famous wine city after close to 10 hours of driving in the rain and snow. I was in Piedmont over the weekend, and the snow was knee-high in some parts. Read more

James Laube

Sizing Up A Stranger's Fancy Wine Inheritance

Posted: 06:55 PM ET, 12/15/08

From time to time I’m asked by friends, but usually strangers, to size up their wine cellars or a wine collection they inherited. Most of the time I pass, with a polite no thanks, but here's some good advice: open the wines and give them a try. Read more

Harvey Steiman

Unconventional Wine Lists

Posted: 01:09 PM ET, 12/15/08

Two restaurants I encountered in Honolulu had sophisticated wine programs, but you might never know it from looking at their wine lists. One, which I wrote about last week, doesn’t even have a wine list. The other has a short list that only reflects about 15 percent of what’s actually in the cellar. Read more

James Molesworth

When to Pull the Cork on That Last Bottle

Posted: 10:28 AM ET, 12/15/08

Wine can be a love-hate relationship. And that’s part of what makes wine so great.

I’ve recently been on a campaign to drink up the last lone bottles of particular wines I have in the cellar. You know, those single bottles that mark the end of the six or 12 bottles that you initially bought. Read more

Bruce Sanderson

How Riesling Ages

Posted: 10:24 AM ET, 12/15/08

Earlier this month, Wines of Germany hosted the first Riesling Fellowship in New York. The event began with a seminar on "How Riesling Ages," followed by lunch and a broader tasting of Rieslings from around the world in the afternoon.

I was particularly interested in the seminar, which showcased a dozen Rieslings, with winemakers or representatives from each to talk about the vintage, vineyard, how the wine was made and how it is evolving. Read more

James Laube

The New Mantra: Drinking More But Spending Less?

Posted: 01:52 PM ET, 12/12/08

The glass-half-full crowd thinks this will be a banner year for wine sales, and they’re right. Wines priced in the $7 to $15 range are selling. If they’re good wines, they’re moving fast.

I expect that we'll see a continuation of the trend of increased wine consumption among Americans in recent years, and they'll be drinking more domestic wines. Read more

2008 Harvest

Tidings of Comfort and Wine

Posted: 05:42 PM ET, 12/11/08

Posted by Adam Lee

We held our annual Holiday Open House this past Saturday at the winery. Given the dreadful state of the economy, we were all concerned about exactly how successful the event would be. Read more

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