Reuters research determined that the French wine industry production is likely to drop by approximately 30 percent this year, compared to the previous year, making 2021 as the worst year since 1970 and likely to be the worst year on record. The causes of this bad news included an April frost, Covid 19 chaos, President […]
New York French Consulate Presents Wines Val de Loire: Part One
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Manhattan. I stood patiently standing in a long line outside the French Consulate on Fifth Avenue and was amazed at how many people were interested in learning about the wines of the Loire Valley on a Sunday afternoon in New York. Although I queried a few of the […]
French Wines: Worst Production Since 1970
Reuters research determined that the French wine industry production is likely to drop by approximately 30 percent this year, compared to the previous year, making 2021 as the worst year since 1970 and likely to be the worst year on record. The causes of this bad news included an April frost, Covid 19 chaos, President Trump’s trade […]
Italy: Grapes Go Native
Would there be wine without Italy? It is interesting to note that given the dynamic politics of the country (until the second half of the 19th century), and the importance of local markets (as late as the 1970s), that the diversity of growing conditions has led Italy to preserving an extremely rich heritage of grape […]
French Wines: The worst production since 1970
France is noted for luxury and included in this array are its wines. The country produces approximately 16 percent of the world’s wines and employs over 142,000 people in the wine-growing sector alone. Reuters research determined that the French wine industry production is likely to drop by approximately 30 percent this year, compared to the previous year, […]
New York French Consulate Now Presenting Wines Val de Loire: Partie Une
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Manhattan. I stood patiently standing in a long line outside the French Consulate on Fifth Avenue and was amazed at how many people were interested in learning about the wines of the Loire Valley on a Sunday afternoon in New York. Although I queried a few of the […]
Wine Rich Italy Nothing New: Grapes Go Native
Italy is the only country in the world with viticulture in all its regions, extending from the damp sea coast to the foot of the Apennine Mountains, the Italian Alps and the Dolomites. Vines grow from a latitude of 36 degrees on the southernmost island of Pantelleria to about 47 degrees in the Alpine valley […]
Avoid Wine Worries. Be Happy and Drink Bordeaux Les Legendes
An Abundance of Wineries Historically, the Bordeaux region was desirable for its (mostly) white wines with winemakers devoting more that 80 percent of their vineyards to Sauternes, Barsac, Bordeaux Blanc and Graves. It was not until the 1700s that red wine from Bordeaux interested the marketplace and English wine enthusiasts embraced the red Bordeaux wines from Graves […]
Tequila: So many choices. So little time
There is only one country on the planet where you can legitimately make Tequila, and it is Mexico! Unlike vodka, gin, and rum that can be made anywhere, Tequila belongs to Mexico. The regions within Mexico where the product can be produced include: Jalisco (including the town of Tequila), 8 municipalities in Nayarit, 7 municipalities in […]
Drink More Wine. Help to Grow the World Economy
The year was 2020, and I, among others, spent US$326.6 billion on wine. Thanks to the pandemic, we wine drinkers are finding solace by drinking more wine, pushing revenue to a projected US $434.6 billion by 2027, representing an increase of 4.3 percent between 2020-2027. Dessert wines (i.e., Sauternes/France; Tokaji Aszú/Hungary; Muscat/Italy) are a growing category […]