Winexpression

It is a goal for some to create a closure that pleases the nostalgia of opening a cork with the benefits of a screwcap. Two companies, an Australian and Californian, believe they have conquered that task with the release of the Zork and Metacork. For an in depth look at both of these closures […]

Tom Lane leaves Concannon, but stays in Livermore. Crooked Vine Winery is the only place that would hire him, lord knows he couldn’t get a job in Napa. (Just kidding Tom, who loves ya?)
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30 second wine advisor, please elaborate.
“Inspired by an exceptional French “Vin de table,” let’s devote today’s column to a quick look at the term “table wine,” which turns out to be a bit more complicated than you might think.”
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“Previous research has already shown an association between red wine and decreased incidence of heart disease. But much of the effect has so far been attributed to a molecule called resveratrol.
The new compounds, called saponins, have already been found in other foods, such as soy beans and peas, and are also thought to come from […]

Wine collecting, summed up well in the SF Chronicle’s wine section article.
Peak experiences / What wine means to the passionate collector
“I had a Burgundy from Gevrey-Chambertin recently,’ says Spencer, ‘and it had a smell, and I’m thinking, ‘I know that smell, what the hell is it?’ And I go — bam! Mango! I’m smelling mango […]

The government will try anything to raise money. “PARIS, Sept. 8 — French wine lovers, producers and merchants breathed a collective sigh of relief on Monday amid signs that the government had dropped plans to raise taxation on the country’s favourite tipple. ”
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Better not lay down that Two Buck Chuck, (as if you didn’t know that already. This from Ohio:
“Proper storage helps wine age well
Start with a good wine. Not all types age well; don’t keep cheaper wines more than a year
A good wine improves with age. Resting in a bottle over time, it takes on new […]

Creating the Nevada wine industry, the owner of Tahoe Ridge Winery speaks out.
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James Laube, wine writer for Wine Spectator magazine, attempts to educate his readers on the intracacies of Californian Chardonnay.
“California’s greatest white wine — or maybe its greatest wine, period — is also by far its most misunderstood.
I’m talking about Chardonnay, of course, the ubiquitous great white that suddenly finds itself in a swirl of controversy, […]

Shelley Preston just caught up to the rest of us with this profound statement: “The familiar rule of thumb when it comes to wine is white goes with fish and poultry, and red is paired with red meat and red sauces. While this axiom is unquestioned by most casual wine drinkers, it isn’t always true.”
Oh […]