http://winexpression.com A Blog Serving Wine News Since August 2003 Fri, 16 May 2008 20:44:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As reported in Decanter, Winespectator (who has a full obituary), and SFgate.com, Robert Mondavi passed away this morning at his home in Yountville. If you would like to read more on the man, a book detailing his life entitled The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American ... http://winexpression.com/2008/05/16/robert-mondavi-dies-at-94/ First it was corn, wheat and malt, then rice and hops, and now after this weeks frost, wine grapes could be added to the list of products directly related to the making of alcohol that have experienced a sudden rise in price. Winespectator reports that some vineyards in Napa and ... http://winexpression.com/2008/04/24/california-wine-regions-hit-with-late-season-frost/ In an industry where nothing is sacred and business is booming, counterfeiting has become a huge problem, and that problem is now plaguing the wine industry. It's the same question that consumers ask themselves when purchasing wine online, at auction, or even at a retailer they aren't familiar with: Is ... http://winexpression.com/2008/04/14/kodak-hp-to-fight-counterfeit-wine/ Via FT.com Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, is to start selling wine in the US, entering a business fraught with regulatory complexities and littered with the wreckage of previous failures. Amazon is looking to recruit a senior wine buyer, whom it says will be responsible for "the acquisition of a massive ... http://winexpression.com/2008/03/10/amazon-to-start-selling-wine/ I'll admit it, I'm not that familiar with Gin. I like it, and I used to order up a Sapphire tonic when dining out, but I just haven't given it that much thought: until recently. On a recent trip to Idaho, I was introduced to the world of premium Gin's ... http://winexpression.com/2007/12/21/tasting-hendricks-gin/ Let's cut to the chase, as I've written about Cameron quite a few times before. (Feel free to search) The following are my reviews of his current releases and a couple of bottles that I previously reviewed that were corked. As always, I taste the wines twice, sometimes three times: first ... http://winexpression.com/2007/12/13/cameron-hughes-latest-releases-reviewed-winter-2007/ With a little help from a press release (which I need these days thanks to a busy schedule), enjoy this post prepared by Rubenstein Communications, Inc. It’s Bubbly Season: Ten Tips to Enjoying Champagne Like an Expert ‘Tis the season when more than 40 percent of the year’s champagne bottles go a-popping! ... http://winexpression.com/2007/12/11/ten-champagne-sparkling-wine-tips/ Hot on Martha's heels, Mr.Newman, under his namesake brand, plans to offer an organic Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon early next year. The 2006 vintage will be produced by Rebel Wine Co., the folks behind Three Thieves and True Earth Wines, and is estimated to go on sale for about ... http://winexpression.com/2007/11/08/paul-newman-joins-list-of-celebrity-wine-business-people/ Are you having trouble finding a bottle of wine you've been meaning to purchase? Do you like shiny Web 2.0 website 's with a clean look and snazzy interface? Then look no further than Vinquire.com, a wine search engine that also offers user wine reviews, tailored wine recommendations and more. ... http://winexpression.com/2007/11/06/vinquire-announces-wine-search-engine/ Fess Parker Winery has recently released a new line of wine under the Purité label to showcase white wines that aren't touched by Oak. Quite a few wine drinkers today love big, buttery, oaky Chardonnays, and the industry reflects that, as most Chardonnays sold are oaked in some way and/or ... http://winexpression.com/2007/10/31/purite-purely-unoaked-wine-from-fess-parker/ Wine-Wall.com, an online retailer that sells wine accessories, has introduced the wine tube, a 2 foot long apparatus for storing a case of wine. We got our hands on a press sample and the following is our review. At first glance, the tube appears to be a simple stainless steel pipe ... http://winexpression.com/2007/10/30/product-review-the-wine-tube/ No, that isn't a typo, Nampa is located in the beautiful state of Idaho, and yes, they make wine. Nampa isn't the only city in which wine is produced in the state, in fact, at the time of this writing, 34 wineries are listed on the website www.idahowine.org as either ... http://winexpression.com/2007/10/25/try-the-wine-from-nampa/ In a world that has been somewhat unchanged for years, John Glaser is beginning to turn some heads. His method is unconventional, although quite common in the wine world. His company, Compass Box, is responsible for producing around 6,000 cases of award winning Scotch a year, with one catch: they ... http://winexpression.com/2007/10/12/compass-box-shakes-up-scotch-industry/ Martha Stewart, America's domestic goddess, has teamed up with E & J Gallo, wine giant from Modesto, to produce a $15 bottle of wine available in red, white, and blu....oops, I mean red (merlot, chardonnay, and cabernet) from grapes grown in Sonoma. Gallo is expected to heavily promote the Martha ... http://winexpression.com/2007/09/14/martha-does-wine-a-lot/ Part of the Riboli Family of wines, the San Simeon Winery benefits from the cool air on the Monterey Coast. This food friendly Pinot Noir came from 3 clonal varieties that were fermented separately, then blended to round out their flavor. Given that this wine is still quite young, decanting ... http://winexpression.com/2007/08/21/2005-san-simeon-pinot-noir-monterey-california/