January 2011

I Comment On Someone Else’s Comments About My Comments On My Own Predictions

January 10, 2011

Steve Heimoff’s blog is one I read everyday. As the West Coast editor and critic for Wine Enthusiast magazine, his industry insider experience brings an important point of view and legitimacy to the wine blogosphere. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Heimoff, and even sharing some wine at the first WIne Bloggers Conference, but [...]

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‘The Nose’ Just Might Be A Wine TV Concept That Works

January 10, 2011

I’m about two-thirds of my way though Rex Pickett’s sequel to Sideways called Vertical (yes, a review is forthcoming). While the book is an apt successor to it’s wildly successful predecessor, I don’t think we will see as much of an impact on the wine industry, or Pinot Noir in particular, this time even if they [...]

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Wine Industry Cautiously Optimistic About 2011

January 10, 2011

Just because I’ve sworn off making annual predictions does not mean such will cease to appear here. The folks at Wine Business Monthly have rounded up industry sentiment and call for the, “…resurgence of restaurant wine business” (although in very low single digits), “value wines” advancing in market penetration, and a continuation of trends from [...]

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Does Wine Make You Monogamous?

January 10, 2011

It’s always entertaining when mainstream media quote academic papers and extrapolate findings in sensational headlines. So I was intrigued when I happened upon such a write up recently entitled: Women or Wine? Monogamy and Alcohol. In this case, however, this is the title of a working paper by economists Mara Squicciarini and Jo Swinnen from University of Leuven.  Noting that [...]

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Revisiting My 2010 Predictions & Driving A Stake Through Its Heart

January 1, 2011

Three hundred and sixty four days ago I wrote up a list of predictions for the wine industry. Like many past years, I had great plans for this blog and podcast and was looking foreword to trying some new things. But as it turned out, 2010 was a difficult year and nearly all of my [...]

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