Winexpression

I can’t seem to stop. I’ve tried different ways of stopping myself, but nothing seems to work, I just keep doing it.
What am I talking about? Buying wine. That’s right, just the simple act of exchanging hard earned cash (or plastic) for fermented grape juice for later consumption. I’ve tried to give myself a monthly [...]

The recent grape glut in Australia will lead to lower prices on low to mid range inexpensive wines experts say. The New South Wales Wine Industry Association says that wines that cost $20 AUS ($15 USD) will drop $5 AUS as will $15 AUS wines. I guess this happens when you have 104 Million cases [...]

How do you rate a wine? Do you try and stick to the 100 point system? Is that system flawed? Is there a better scale to use? How important are tasting notes?
These are some of the questions most of us face when we seriously try and gauge a wine’s quality. There are a lot of [...]

This month’s host of WBW is the good Doctor Vino, who wants us to focus on the wine store itself. With a plethora of wine shops in the Bay Area, I’m going to have to branch out from my favorite shops. Kermit Lynch, K&L Wines, The Wine Club, Jackson’s, and Premier Cru, won’t see [...]

A vineyard in the Lowburn area of Central Otago, NZ has found the root louse Phylloxera present on it’s land. Martin Anderson of the Central Otago Wine Growers Association made the announcement. Given the seriousness of this problem, growers in the region are assessing their next move. Grafting to Phylloxera resistant rootstock is an option, [...]

It’s nice to see a Livermore Winery win in a large wine tasting event. Out of 3200 wines evaluated by 55 wine judges from around the U.S. on January 10-13 in Sonoma, Wente Vineyards won in the up to $13.99 USD Chardonnay category with it’s 2004 Wente Vineyards, Vineyard Selection Chardonnay. Congratulations to Wente, the [...]

When will the madness end? In the latest news, a California liquor distribution company broke the law by shipping wine directly to wine consumers in Arizona, instead of using the states wholesalers. They have agreed to pay the $22,000 fine to the state.
The Supreme Court ruling from last year in New York and Michigan to [...]

A new study of over 2400 U.S. wine consumers conducted by research firm Yankelovich found that California is the favored state for wine. Other regions weren’t as close in description to California by those surveyed who said the wine is ‘an easy to enjoy taste, versatile, appropriate for many occasions, a good value and consistent’.
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Blame your genes. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that if you have trouble tasting things that are bitter, you could be more Alcohol dependent. The gene responsible is a taste receptor on chromosome 7 called TAS2R16. The team, led by Allison M. Goate, studied DNA from 262 families [...]

On a busy road dotted with small businesses in Berkeley, California, you find one of the most renowned importers of French wine in the United States. Kermit Lynch sits next to an amazing bakery and cafe (a well planned out trap for customers), in a building that is somewhat non-descript of the gems contained within. [...]