Winexpression

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 [...]

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 [...]

El Paso De Roblas is a warm wine growing region in Central California. A bit inland, temperatures frequently get into the 100’s in the summer, making it an ideal location for many Rhone varietals and Zinfandel. But the calcareous Limestone soils in some areas have also lent themselves to the growing of Pinot Noir. Since [...]

In continuation from last week, where the 5th most popular winery searched for on Wine Spectator was Silver Oak, we move this week to the 4th - Columbia Crest.
4. Columbia Crest “World Renowned. Washington Grown.” (Website)
Since it’s first vintage in 1984, this relatively new Washington winery continues to dazzle the palates of wine reviewers like [...]

A few years ago, a grey haired, plump, wine wholesaler got lucky. There had been a fire at a large storage facility for wine, destroying much of the inventory. However, some of the bottles weren’t near the main fire, suffering only a minor rise in temperature and smoke damage. This man knew he could capitalize [...]

Strolling through Hearst Castle this weekend in San Simeon, I stumbled across a few rooms my wife and I hadn’t seen before. The kitchen for one, was large and stocked with quality wines that were accessible without having to delve into the cellar. 1925 Chateau Margaux? No Problem! Grab a glass and enjoy. (click either [...]

I receive a weekly flyer from Wine Spectator in my email that outlines some highlights from their website. The information changes, but I continue to see one section that stays the same week after week, the top 5 winery searches on their website.
Top 5 Winery Searches:
1. Caymus
2. Beringer
3. Lewis
4. Columbia Crest
5. Silver Oak
It’s pretty much [...]

I write this site because I love wine. I like to stay on top of the news and aside from Wine Business Online, there wasn’t a good place to get wine news unless subscribed to Wine Spectator or another paid site. So that’s my site, may not be fancy, may not have a lot of [...]

A well written article in the Economist takes a deep look at why the wine we love is so expensive. Whether it was the exponential growth from Asian markets in the 80’s and 90’s, the booming era of Dot Com money in the United States, or continued press from ratings by Robert Parker and Wine [...]

Remember the late 90’s, when every company used buzz words to cocentrically market the growing C2B webosphere netsourcing? A study done by John Gillespie of the Wine Marketing Council in St. Helena, leads him to believe that white wines would benefit by using the word ‘Fresh’ in their marketing. The study found that a majority [...]