Asia, as most of you are already aware, is THE NEXT BIG THING in wine consumption. China, of course, is the current big thing in Asia, which means that the Chinese market is THE NEXT BIG THING in wine consumption. So big, it must be stated IN ALL CAPS! This is not news – it’s…
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“Wine Is On The Move” – A Glimpse Into The World Of Fine Wine Collecting
Here’s something that you probably didn’t know: Asia is now such a powerfully driving force in the marketplace for fine wine, that American collectors have lately been forced to bid bid in Hong Kong for the wines they they really want. Which means that more and more rare fine wine is on the move (and…
Premiere Napa Valley: One Dude’s Tasting Notes
We know that I’m not terribly fond of massive tastings. I did thoroughly enjoy myself at Premiere Napa Valley, however, even if I didn’t get to try all 200 of the wines, mostly because the experience, with lots of people in close proximity to wine and to each other, is uber-social. For a gadfly like…
The 2010 Wine Writers Symposium in 10 Easily Digestible & Tasty Morsels
Alternative title: “What I Learned (So Far) At the 2010 Professional Wine Writers Symposium in Napa” Symposium Chairperson and Wines & Vines editor Jim Gordon, may, in fact, be the sweetest and most patient person on the planet (there remains one more day of symposium activities in which to properly test this theory). The amount…