TODAY ON DECANT3R - Wine STORIES

Washington Legislature: Movie theater beer and wine bill passes House

Justin Runquist, The Oregonian — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:32:18 UTC

OLYMPIA - The House passed a bill Thursday that would create licenses for single-screen theater owners to serve beer and wine in theater auditoriums. Rep. Jim Moeller is the sponsor for the bill, House Bill 2558. It passed with 87 votes in support and 10 votes in opposition. Clark County Democrats...

Review: *** $ Budini Chardonnay, Mendoza, Argentina, 2009 - BEST VALUE

noreply@blogger.com (jorray) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:57:00 UTC

Wine tastings, reviews, ratings and commentary from around the world... Over a million visitors to more than 1,500 wines already reviewed... Get between me and this wine bottle at your own risk!!" Check out today's pricing and retail availability for Budini Chardonnay.By way of background, opening...

Review: *** $ (PRACTICALLY FREE) Montaria Vinho Tinto Red Wine, Alentejano, Portugal, 2008 - BEST VAlUE

noreply@blogger.com (jorray) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:25:00 UTC

Wine tastings, reviews, ratings and commentary from around the world... Over a million visitors to more than 1,500 wines already reviewed... Get between me and this wine bottle at your own risk!!" Check out today's pricing and retail availability for Montaria Alentejano Reserva.By way of background,...

Chance to try Spanish 'light white' (NZ)

www.winebiz.com.au — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:37:16 UTC

Boutique vineyard Stanley Estates will be testing a popular Spanish "light white" on the New Zealand palate at a wine tasting in Blenheim today. In 2009, the Awatere Valley vineyard was the first in the South Island to plant Albarino, a premium white grape variety from the Rias Baixas area of northwest...

Marlborough Pinot in spotlight (NZ)

www.winebiz.com.au — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:37:16 UTC

Marlborough will be among the country's top wine producing regions attending the fifth annual Pinot Noir NZ on Wellington's waterfront next January. Pinot Noir 2013 will be held in Wellington from January 28-31, reports The Marlborough Express. The waterfront would be awash with New Zealand's best Pinot...

Marlborough needs appellation system, says Forrest (NZ)

www.winebiz.com.au — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:37:16 UTC

Marlborough growers need an appellation system with strict controls on production levels to avoid losing quality and reputation, according to a leading producer. John Forrest, owner of Forrest Wines in Marlborough, New Zealand, told Decanter he would be campaigning over the next year to encourage local...

Chinese wine lover snaps up Vosne-Romanee vines (France)

www.winebiz.com.au — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:37:16 UTC

A wine lover has made the first major Chinese purchase in Burgundy. The Burgundy deal differs from the spate of purchases in Bordeaux in that it is a partnership, with local grower Pascal Chevigny selling two hectares of vines to 28-year-old businessman Shi Yi. The two, who are the same age, met while...

Rain should not cloud grape crop prospects

www.winebiz.com.au — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:37:15 UTC

Mudgee grapegrowers welcomed a weekend of sunshine and warm temperatures but there are still watchful eyes on the weather radar. As of Tuesday a high chance of rain was predicted over the central tablelands in the next 23 of 28 days. About 40 millimetres of rain across the region last week added to what...

Grapegrower & Winemaker February 2012 out now

www.winebiz.com.au — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:37:15 UTC

The February 2012 issue of Grapegrower & Winemaker is now available. This month in our special 'innovation & technology' issue we look at some of the outstanding and world-leading work being undertaken to shape the future of Australian viticulture and winemaking. Leading the issue we look at pre-Vintage...

Applications open for Lorenzo Galli Wine Scholarship

www.winebiz.com.au — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:37:15 UTC

Wine enthusiasts and hospitality professionals in Australia are being encouraged to apply for the 2012 Lorenzo Galli Wine Scholarship before the 9 March deadline. Now in its fourth year, the scholarship is an Australian-based Italian wine program that aims to celebrate the diversity of Italy's wine...

DRC auction, guilty, Messi wine, scouting, charity - sipped & spit

Dr. Vino — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:24:40 UTC

SPIT: bottles of DRCSIPPED: the power of the internet; credit card return policies? Doug Cornwell, a collector ant attorney, posted an impressively detailed assessment of lots that went under the hammer at a London auction last night. Spectrum and Vanquish, the auctioneers, did withdraw some lots but...

A New Lynfred Tradition: Winemaker Dinner at Macy's Walnut Room

noreply@blogger.com (Lynfred Winery) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:58:00 UTC

The Walnut Room at Macy's Chicago has made many a family tradition. Weare delighted to announce a new Lynfred family tradition with our first-everWalnut Room Winemaker Dinner! Macy's Corporate Executive Chef, Tim Scott,and Macy's Food Director, Art Lorenz have partnered with Lynfred Winemaker,Andres...

Jo Landron (Muscadet, Loire)

Bertrand Celce — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:57:52 UTC

I don't underline enough how the vineyard and the soils are alive in most of the artisanal wine farms profiled here. At Jo Landron's ike at Clos Roche Blanche and Noella Morantin, the inter-rows here are full of edible treats, like this lamb's lettuce. It takes years of careful vineyard management to...

One Sommelier's Success

online.wsj.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:31:10 UTC

There are few who have earned the sobriquet "the world's greatest wine taster." The late Harry Waugh, one of England's most gifted wine merchants, who was so popular in the U.S. that he had a dining room in a restaurant in Tampa, Fla., named after him, was one. Robert Parker, the Baltimore-based wine...

Video: Leonard Oakes Estate Winery 2011 Icewine Harvest

Bryan Calandrelli — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:40:23 UTC

This short film is a combination of harvest images I shot in January and a recent interview with Leonard Oakes Estate Winery winemaker Jonathan Oakes about the progress of this 2011 Icewine of Vidal Blanc. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image...

Washington State Wine Commission hires new Executive Director

duanepem — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:16:49 UTC

Mr. Warner comes to the Commission from Merck & Co., Inc., where he was Managing Director based in Bucharest, Romania. Prior to that, he held General Manger and marketing positions in global and regional marketing in the Asia Pacific region and led teams while living in Seoul, South Korea; Bangkok, Thailand;...

Chinese wine lover snaps up Vosne-Romanee vines

www.decanter.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:09:00 UTC

The Burgundy deal differs from the spate of purchases in Bordeaux in that it is a partnership, with local grower Pascal Chevigny selling two hectares of vines to 28-year-old businessman Shi Yi. They have worked together over the past six months, and will continue to do so after this purchase, with...

Marlborough needs appellation system, says Forrest

www.decanter.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:08:00 UTC

Marlborough growers need an appellation system with strict controls on production levels to avoid losing quality and reputation, according to a leading producer. Marlborough: 'loss in quality'?John Forrest, owner of Forrest Wines in Marlborough, New Zealand, told Decanter.com he would be campaigning...

A Wine for Tonight: 2011 Frisk Prickly Riesling

Kori — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:20 UTC

Would you like a quick suggestion for a good wine to drink tonight (or this weekend) that won't break your budget and is widely available? Many of our readers have said this is something they would like, so here is this week's selection, the 2011 Frisk Prickly Riesling from the Alpine Valleys region...

New York Giants Party with Giant Bottle, Giant Celebs (Wine Spectator)

www.winespectator.com — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:00 UTC

Plus, the law catches up with wine criminals, wine for monkeys and the intersection of fine wine and China gets more congested