Winexpression

Check out some of the other wine bloggers choices for wine with case production under 250 cases over at the Wine Blogging Wednesday #15 roundup.

The purchases just don’t stop in the wine industry, as Artisans & Estates Vineyards & Wineries, owned by Jess Jackson of Kendall Jackson fame, purchased La Jota Vineyard Co. of Howell Mountain for an undisclosed sum. An article just appeared on October 20 on SFGate outlining the wineries of this fruitful area of [...]

In a talked about move, Foster’s has agreed to sell it’s Geyserville Winery to Francis Ford Coppola’s company, aptly titled Coppola Companies. Foster’s will keep the Chateau Souverign label that is currently being produced there, and Coppola will get the staffed winery with production facility and tasting room / gift shop, and the restaurant. [...]

This short article popped up in the NYTimes yesterday. Thanks Chris K. for the tip.
When Leslie Rudd, the owner of Rudd Winery in Oakville, Calif., bought Edge Hill, a winery in St. Helena, Calif., that was founded in 1882, he discovered a building on the land that bore a well-worn sign, Registered Distillery No. 209. [...]

A federal judge in Detroit decreed that out of state wineries can ship directly to customers in Michigan, in line with an earlier ruling by the supreme court stating the same thing. Mike Cox and Michigan wine wholesalers are trying to keep their grip on their 20 year direct shipping monopoly and were asking [...]

I love the theme provided by Gastronomie for today’s Wine Blog Wednesday. Picking a wine with less than 250 cases made is an intimate, great thing to do on a regular basis. These smaller producers are in touch with their vineyards and make the best possible wine given their production restrictions. My pick [...]

No, it’s not pronounced rye-del or ray-del, but ree (like a reed) duhl (like that brass is dull) Riedel. How was is that this glass company came to garner the respect of every wine aficionado? Hard work, great marketing, a great product, and a passion for the vision that the Riedel family had. For example [...]

Pictures are worth thousands of words. Tom Wark at Fermentation (new blog name) happened into some very revealing photos from Bradley Gray, columnist for the Sonoma Sun’s wine section. Bradley’s write up on this tragedy can be found here. FTA:
I visited the fire scene last week, and found nearly a dozen panic-stricken vintners standing in [...]

This little contraption, called the Wine Scepter, was designed by a European restaurant owner to keep wine chilled, without the excess cooling from a bucket of ice. Here’s how it works:
Pour a small amount of wine into a glass to create space; remove the Winesceptre from the stainless tube and, with a slight pressure, insert [...]

As the population continues to grow, and more and more people become interested in wine, it is becoming more difficult to buy the wine you want. One of the best ways to be assured you’ll receive wine from your favorite producers is to sign up and wait on their mailing list. If you sign up [...]