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Tag Archives: Wine
Wine Investment: Put your money where your mouth is
There is very little opportunity of investing in a product which guarantees you a lot of return in the world today. However, fine wine has a long history as a ‘non-correlated’ market commodity meaning the price doesn’t go up and … Continue reading
Posted in Auction, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Drink, Europe, France, Investment, New World, Old World, Pinot Noir, Producers, Red wine, Sauternes, Status, White wine
Tagged France, Investment, Investment management, London International Vintners Exchange, Wine, Wine cellar
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A glass a day keeps the doctor away
In the 1990’s a news report, later titled the “French Paradox“, was brought to the public eye after researchers discovered that the French who live on a diet of cheese, butter, organ meats, eggs and other cholesterol laden food had … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Drink, Europe, France, Geography, Grapes, Merlot, Napa Valley, New World, Old World, Pinot Noir, Prosecco, Red wine, Sauternes, Sommeleir
Tagged Anti-oxidants, Health, Red wine, Reservetrol, Wine
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Chef’s Vinegar – Trotter Gave Wine the Boot?
Not unheard of, but another case of a wine being dressed up as something it is not. Reminiscent of Billionaire’s Vinegar, this case involves a top-notch chef and a collectors firm – Bekim and Ilir Frrokaj. The motive was obviously … Continue reading
Posted in America, Auction, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Counterfiet, Drink, Europe, France, Geography, Grapes, New World, Old World, Pinot Noir, Red wine, Sommeleir, Status, Vineyard, Wine
Tagged Burgundy, Charlie Trotter, Chicago, Counterfeit, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Fraud, Illinois, Lawsuit, New York wine, Wine
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Vermouth The Misunderstood
Without making it sound like the parody of a sinister, 12th century, Eastern European Count, the story of Vermouth does deserve some attention. One of the originators of aperitif wines, Vermouth nowadays is a largely misunderstood liqueur- looked upon with … Continue reading
Posted in Aperitif, Drink, Europe, Fortified wine, Geography, Service, Status
Tagged Apéritif and digestif, Cocktail, Wine, Wine tasting descriptors
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Wine Flexes its Influence in International Dispute
I recently read an article about Venezuela’s goods scarcity rising to 20% this year i.e. out of 100 goods sold, 20 are not available for purchase in regular supermarkets. This included staples such as bread, milk, flour, sugar… and wine! … Continue reading
Posted in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, China, Drink, Europe, France, Geography, Grapes, Italy, New World, Old World, Red wine, Status, Travel and Wine, Vineyard, White wine, Wine
Tagged china wine, East, Emerging markets, export, import, trade, West, Wine, wineries
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Port wine
Port needs no introduction to the savvy. If Cabernet Sauvignon can be compared to a prize fighter, tough but brilliant; Pinot Noir to a seductress, sexy and intoxicating; Chardonnay a chameleon, always changing, then Port assumes the guise of something … Continue reading
Posted in Auction, Drink, Europe, Fortified wine, Geography, Grapes, History, Old World, Port wine, Red wine, Status, Storing, Storing wine, Sweet wine, Travel and Wine, Vineyard, Wine
Tagged Port, Port wine, Port wine history, Portugal, Wine, Wine tasting descriptors
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The Ugly Grape-ling – Sauternes
Every one of us is familiar with the children’s fairly tale. ‘The Ugly Duckling’ is a story of personal transformation encapsulated in the growth of beauty from something undesirable. A tale which is capable of touching people from all over … Continue reading
Posted in Bordeaux, Dessert wine, Drink, Europe, France, Grapes, Old World, Sauternes, Status, Storing, Sweet wine, Travel and Wine, Vineyard, Wine
Tagged Bordeaux wine, Icewine, Sauterne, Sweetness of wine, Wine, Wine tasting descriptors
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If Robin Hood drank… it would have been wine
Historians out there will be ready in reply with corrections that mead, weak ale, honeyed water and fresh milk would have been the more common drinks in medieval England, but I would like to think that Robin Hood would have … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, Auction, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Cabernet Sauvignon, Europe, France, History, Merlot, Old World, Pinot Noir, Red wine, Sommeleir, Storing, Uncategorized, Vineyard, White wine, Wine
Tagged France, Friar Tuck, La Romanée, Robin Hood, Uruguay, Wine, Wine cellar
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Wine Architecture
Wine and architecture couple well as two constructs greater than the sum of their respective parts. The synergy of these two things means that wine becomes more than just grapes, acids or alcohol and architecture becomes more than just bricks … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Bordeaux, Burgundy, Drink, Geography, Grapes, History, Italy, New World, Old World, Sommeleir, Storing wine, Vineyard, Wine
Tagged Finger Lakes, Napa County California, United State, Wine, Winery
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The Wine Diaries 