Posted on November 14th, 2008 by eric. Filed in Wine News.
Comments Off on The Mystery of Chateau Petrus
I came across the following article today and thought I would share it, as I have a special place in my heart and palate for Petrus:
Posted on November 5th, 2008 by eric. Filed in Wine News.
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Better drinking through self-fermentation!
Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by eric. Filed in Wine News.
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This is an interesting way to describe wine… in pictures rather than words.
Posted on October 31st, 2008 by eric. Filed in Wine News.
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I wonder if this will steer people away from overly “earthy” wines….
Oct. 29, 2008 — Red and white wines from most European nations carry potentially dangerous doses of at least seven heavy metals, U.K. researchers find.
A single glass of even the most contaminated wine isn’t poisonous. But drinking just one glass of wine a day — a common habit in Europe and the Americas — might be very hazardous indeed, calculate biomolecular scientist Declan P. Naughton, PhD, and Andrea Petroczi of Kingston University, London.
Posted on September 25th, 2008 by eric. Filed in Wine News.
Comments Off on Didier Dagueneau Killed in Plane Crash
Didier Dagueneau, a legend in the Loire valley, was killed in a plane crash last week. He’s one of those legends of the wine business whose name is synonymous with authenticity and clarity of purpose. I hope that his legend lives on through his grapes. Links: