Most famous Champagnes — Veuve (“Widow”) Clicquot — explicitly evokes the rather grim tradition. But other legendary houses — Bollinger, Laurent-Perrier and Pommery — also got their starts with widows. Many lesser-known names that still carry the widow tag, such as Veuve Fourny and Veuve Doussot. From its bottle
Climate Change Could Boost British Wine Industry
Climate change could be a boon to the UK wine industry, making Britain one of the world’s largest wine producers by the middle of this century, the New York Times reports. British winemakers have benefited from warmer temperatures in recent years. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Britain’s climate is warming faster than…
A Glass a Day Keeps the Doctor Away?
A research team led by an immunologist at the University of California, Riverside now has data that show that moderate alcohol consumption could bolster our immune system, and potentially our ability to fight infections. The finding was published Dec. 17 in the journal Vaccine. Researchers hope this new information can help lead to a better… Read
Hugh Johnson’s Wine Life
From his groundbreaking 1966 book “Wine,” to “The World Atlas of Wine” and the hugely successful “Pocket Wine Book,” Hugh Johnson, 74, is one of the world’s best-selling wine writers. He is equally well-known in gardening circles for his work in that field. “Were I to wear a hat, I would doff it in admirati
The Science of Bubbles
How to find “finesse” in Champagne, and the best glasses to drink it from. By W. Blake Gray | Posted Sunday, 15-Dec-2013 Pop! The Champagne cork just flew off at 30 mph, and as much as 80 percent of the CO2 contained in the bottle raced out into your dining room. Better drink up fast!… Read More »
Navigating New York City’s Wine Bars
In New York City, it seems that a new wine bar is springing up every other week. This rise in popularity is due to wine drinkers getting younger (people ages 25 to 34 now account for the largest group of wine consumers, according to Impact) and accessibility increasing. Wine bars are making the beverage more… Read More »
Arizona’s Wine Side
Images of emerald grape leaves waving in the summer breeze usually don’t fill the pages of Arizona tourism brochures and magazines. Still, they’re becoming a more common sight as Arizona’s young wine industry grows. That’s right: Wine is made in Arizona. I had the same reaction when friends told me about Sonoita, a tiny cros
The Gift of Books
Generally speaking, wine lovers enjoy receiving two things for Christmas: gadgets and books. Books are knowledge, and that is what we crave most. Here are several books published this year, any of which would make a superb gift for the wine lover on your Christmas list. Extreme Wine, $25: Mike Veseth, a retired University of… Read More »
Sustainable Harvesting
This talk of sustainable wine growing, what is it? While it is nothing new, it is an important topic that is simply not talked about enough. That is, unless you work at Fernz wine. The New Zealand winery has embraced this green concept of sustainable growing and committed to Mother Earth in many different ways.… Read More »