Category: Wine Blogs
Blog: UK government sleepwalking to fine wine disaster
What is at stake here is Britain’s position as the world’s leading fine wine trading hub. While production of English and Welsh wine was fewer than 120,000 cases in 2019, the value of the UK’s wine exports – at $837 million (according to howmuch.net) – exceeded those of both Argentina ($798m) and South Africa ($663m).
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Blog: Pinot Noir’s past, present and uncertain future in Burgundy
Pinot Noir and Burgundy, Burgundy and Pinot Noir—their alliance is the closest thing the wine world has to a creation myth. All the elements are there: ancient vineyards, a history of quality viticulture that dates back to the Middle Ages and an indigenous grape that reflects each nuance of site and soil. It brings forth […]
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Blog: How large alcohol brands can shift to a small-batch strategy
For the past several years, there’s been a massive boom in the small-batch wine and spirits market. Younger generations of consumers have shown a preference for more authentic and personal brands, and the craft beer trend paved the way for exciting new liquor and wine brands to emerge.
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Blog: The influence of alcohol level and polyphenol content on oral release and persistence of esters in wine
Studies consistently show that alcohol content affects aroma release of many different aromatic esters in wine. What’s not as consistent, however, is the research regarding the effects of polyphenols on aroma release. Wine isn’t just alcohol and esters alone.
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Blog: The real cost of wine
How much does it cost to produce a bottle of wine? And, more importantly, should those costs be transparent? Attempting to analyse the production costs of any bottle of wine is not easy. Do we have to factor in the need to pay back the money spent on buying vineyards or equipment or the construction […]
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Blog: Is China capable of producing world-class wines?
Ten years ago, the idea of inviting someone to drink Chinese wine is probably the equivalent to serving leftover chicken wings on a Christmas Eve. Granted there’s no shortage of acerbic plonk churned out by volume-driven producers that sit at the bottom of supermarket shelves gathering dust. It takes an extremely adventurous soul to venture […]
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Podcast: Australian wine targets Africa in plan to grow industry
Africa’s East Coast could hold the key to Australia’s wine industry becoming a $15 billion a year sector. Australian Grape and Wine has developed a roadmap to growing the industry to 2050. It includes a strategy to diversify and strengthen export markets, improving tourism to wine regions, and it sets a target of net zero […]
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Blog: The (often) overlooked way to make money in wine
Ultimately, almost everything needs to be sold by someone. In the case of well-branded products – cars, toilet rolls and Champagne – much of that responsibility is shouldered by the brand owner, who will spend a lot of money on marketing. But, even after the automobile industry collectively spent over $35bn globally on TV advertising, […]
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Blog: The need for career mobility in wine and hospitality
Without the safety net of a corporate career trajectory and transferable skills, how can the wine and hospitality workforce prepare for the next crisis? It’s time to learn. Since mid-March, when restaurants and many retail businesses were forced to close, my phone has been ringing off the hook with calls from close friends and colleagues […]
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Blog: The rare vintner who makes wine from grapes only
The last time I saw winemaker Clive Dougall was at Seresin Estate in Marlborough, New Zealand, where he showed me a few pinot noirs he was producing without any additions at all – no added yeast, no added acid, no added preservatives at bottling, just organically grown grapes. Image: AFR
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Blog: Climate the latest challenge for Burgundy
The changing climate will see changes to many traditional wine regions – and grand cru sites won’t escape. The wine industry needs to make a confession: terroir is not immutable. When I started writing about wine in 2010, the notion that terroir was an all-powerful intransigence was the orthodoxy. Some growers would begrudgingly admit that […]
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Blog: Racial inclusivity in the wine industry
Though wine is a universal sign of celebration and its 750 millilitre bottle design is inherently intended for sharing among friends, over time it has evolved to become a status symbol. Wine symbolises luxury and wealth, and with that comes exclusivity. This exclusivity has resulted in a largely homogenous wine industry in America, with a […]
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Blog: Being black in the white world of wine
Dorothy J. Gaiter talks about her experience as a black wine journalist in an industry that has been slow to shed its identity as an exclusive all-white club. “I’m angry, exhausted, and hurting.” I became a journalist 47 years ago to write about race and social issues. I wrote for the Miami Herald, the New […]
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US wine importers get tariff relief in China
It’s been a tough two years for US wine importers in China, caught in a trade war between the source of their product and the home of their customer, hit with a trio of extra tariffs that total 40%. Those extra penalties mean the tariff on US wines is 54% compared to 14% faced by […]
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Once a judge, now a mentor
By Coral Cooksley Image: International guest judge Corinne Mui compared notes with former show chairman, Pfeiffer Wines managing partner and senior winemaker, Chris Pfeiffer at last year’s Rutherglen Wine Show. Credit: Coral Cooksley A love of wine as a hobby turned into a passionate career for Rutherglen wine-maker Chris Pfeiffer (OAM) who worked alongside wine […]
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Has the Prosecco bubble burst?
Sales of Prosecco have been slowing down over the past 12 months as sparkling wine lovers look for the next delicious great value sparkling wine. The question is what will it be? There have always been other sparkling wines including Champagne, but none has grabbed the headlines as much and as easily as Prosecco whose […]
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