The End of Master Sommeliers, Fraudulent Burgundy and Ireland’s Loi Evin It had been in the making for some time. Still, when the news broke that six Master Sommeliers had been stripped of their title, it Read More »
The Million Dollar Wine, Sweet Alsace and Chinese Imports An answer to what wine would have bought you a million bucks if you had one to spare, news from France’s north-east, the latest stats Read More »
Tax News, NFT Wine Collecting and the Heist of the Century Innovation continues to make ripple effects in the wine world, but the big headlines are still made by old wine as we find out in Read More »
Controls, Fraud and Convictions plus Inflation hits Wine The weather is so nice where I am I thought I could risk it and take it a peg down with a couple of concerning Read More »
The Most Important Wine People, South Africa and Gamification With almost all grapes brought in (disregarding a few late ripening varieties as well as vendange tardive and potential ice wine) in the Northern Hemisphere, Read More »
James Bond drives on White Wine, Ancient Mass Production, and the Latest in Wine Technology No trade wars, no legal fights – it’s been a slow week for wine news since everyone in the northern hemisphere is probably busy with Read More »
Risks in the Winery, Crowdfunding and Organic on the Rise Now that I’ve scrubbed my hands almost clean again after some harvest action, it is pouring down and we leave things to the able hands Read More »
Classification Rigging, Wine Students and the WSET plus the latest on Wine Investment Wine producers are busy bringing in the harvest and I myself will lay hands on some grapes, so behold! That’s obviously not all that matters Read More »
Bitter Victories, Sherry Regulations, Classifications and more Champagne Harvest in the Northern Hemisphere is in full swing, so few farmers may have the time to read silly blog posts, but who knows? It’s Read More »
Please try to understand! – Conversations with Peter Dipoli It started as research on Pinot Noir in Italy, but two extensive conversations with one of the experts on the small but wonderful wine region Read More »