Wine on the web, Bordeaux, values, Parmigiano – sipped and spit
Dr. Vino says:

SPIT: the French Paradox!
“The consumption of alcohol, and especially wine, is discouraged,” state new government guidelines. Where? France! Sacre bleu! The National Cancer Institute has a new brochure out that also discourages consumption of red meat, charcuterie and salt. [The Times of London]

SPIT: wine on the web
The French Parliament recently debated a bill that included “a ban on free wine tasting, more specific health warnings on bottles, and the legality of mentioning wine on the

Cast Your Vote in the 2009 American Wine Blog Awards
vinography.com says:

The finalists for the 2009 edition of the American Wine Blog Awards have been announced, and I’m pleased to report that Vinography is up for three awards: Best Writing, Best Wine Reviews, and Best Overall Wine Blog.

I’ve been publishing this blog for more than 5 years now, and one of the most satisfying aspects of this (second) job of mine continues to be the support that I receive from readers like you. That support manifests in many ways: the comments you leave on the site, the fact that you ev

Worth the Effort
By Eric Asimov says: Asian restaurants should make a greater effort to improve their wine selections.
Oily Fingers and the Demise of an Intellectual Paradigm
Tom Wark says:

Word thatthe San Francisco Chronicle may close downif it can't find a buyer or lower its expenses considerably hit me like a ton of bricks. The news is emblematic of the general trend for daily newspapers in the face of increased competition from on-line information sources and the failing economy.

Still, being an avid consumer of media, the notion of the daily paper, pulp and all, going away strikes me as having considerable consequences for how we imbibers of information and news do our con

Malolactic Fermentation in February: Winemaker Journal for February 2009, by Jeff Miller

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byJeff MillerofArtisan Family of Wines(Red Côte Rosé, 7 Artisans, Sly Dog Cellars)

I haven’t written a journal entry for awhile, since things were pretty low key after the rush of harvest, and there wasn’t much to say. But things are beginning to pick up a bit.

For the 2008 vintage, it’s been something of a waiting game while the wines complete malolactic, or secondary, fermentation, the process where special bacteria convert the malic acid into lactic acid. For whites, differe

Bottle Shock shocked my enjoyment level… it was good!
vinesugar.com says: I’ve been far removed from the marketing noise of the wine industry and I prefer it that way. I hadn’t heard of the movieBottle Shockuntil I saw it at my local Blockbuster.

“Bottle Shock” is the story of Chateau Montelena in 1976 when it’s Chardonnay beat the French in a blind tasting. It was the major turning point for the American wine industry.

Any movie that centers around wine will inevitably get dubbed “Sideways 2″ which is unfortunate really. When you look back at Sideways, that movie was r