Winexpression

As a friend of mine always likes to say when he opens an extremely rare, expensive bottle and I give him that wide eyed stare of disbelief: “What am I going to do, die with it?”
You know something, he’s right.
How many of our treasured bottles of wine will continue to go unopened while we wait [...]

In a market that is dominated by local wine, Russian consumers are beginning to open their wallets for New World wines. In fact, sales are up 59% this year over last for wines imported from Chile, Australia and South Africa. Wines from Moldova have the highest share of the local market (39%) thanks to being [...]

The sale of wine is up in Asia, and is expected to rise another 20% by 2008, according to the organizers of the Wine for Asia fair. The fair, which includes 400 wineries from around the world, is experiencing exponential growth in both exhibitors and attendees. An attraction to Western culture and competitive global wine [...]

Despite critics claims that Robert Parker is losing his edge, his reviews are still the gold standard throughout the world. This article highlights the effects his Australian report had on the wine auction market.

The release of Robert Parker Jr’s Wine Advocate and his Australia Report is always accompanied by much anticipation and trepidation for many [...]

The wines, named Clarendelle, will retail for around $25 - $30 USD, are being produced by Clarence Dillon Wines, the company behind Chateau Haut Brion. The marketing behind the project is calling them “premium Bordeaux wines,” offered as an alternative to varietal new world wines. The line up includes a red; made from Cabernet Sauvignon, [...]

The Chronicles Blake Gray was busy this week. With all of the attention the Santa Barbara area has gotten since the movie Sideways, it’s only natural that a grape other than Pinot Noir get it’s time in the spotlight. In fact, some in the area claim that the real local star is Syrah.
Aside from the [...]

This is a great read from Jennifer Rosen exploring the place that staying up on the latest wine should have in your life. You don’t have to be a wine dork immersed in every aspect of the latest and greatest, but there are occasions when staying on top of some trends will prove to be [...]

He just thought it was a funny idea, patent the term “Jesus Juice” used by Michael Jackson to describe wine, put it on his home brewed wine, and save Michael the embarrassment of having someone profit off of it. Jackson’s lawyers aren’t laughing. The patent, filed by CBS Evening News producer Bruce Rheins, was submitted [...]

I’ve tried one of those lollipops with a scorpion inside, and I’ve also had tequila with the worm, but you couldn’t pay me to try this stuff. These Indo-Chinese wines feature scorpions, snakes, and toads, among other things, and are infused with wolfberry’s - Yummy! I’m not sure if this is a joke, or just [...]

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As part of my daily reading, which includes Cancer research, I stumbled upon this little nugget:
Resveratrol up-regulates dose-dependently the expression of 1,25(OH)2D3 nuclear receptor. Taken together, these results suggest that resveratrol or its derivatives deserve attention as potential drugs for treating multiple myeloma.
Translation: Resveratrol, a polyphenol found primarily in red wine, but [...]