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Monday, April 1, 2013

In search of the missing link(s) II: Post-Mortem of a tasting

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A little over a year ago I wrote a post describing a wine tasting where the objective was to identify the linkages between wines after tast...
Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Italian Merlots: Castello di Ama's L'Apparita (Chianti Classico, Tuscany)

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Our pursuit of Italian Merlots began at the coastal vineyards of Suvereto and Bolgheri in the Province of Livorno and from there we progress...
Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Chianti Classico Wine Region

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In a January 2001 article on Italian Merlot (New Wave Merlot in Italy, Wine Business.com), Franco Zillani notes that the presence of Merlot ...
Monday, March 18, 2013

Augustan sales force "backbones" new Premier Beverage Account Development Team

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Premier Beverage, a member of the Charmer Sunbelt Group, and one of Forida's largest distributors of wine, spirits, and other beverages,...
Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Part IX -- Production levels and markets: The definitive comparison of Champagne, Franciacorta, Prosecco, and Cava

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Champagne production is significantly larger than the levels for the sparkling wines under consideration in this series as indicated in the ...
Monday, March 11, 2013

Part VIII -- The nonconformists: The definitive comparison of Champagne, Franciacorta, Prosecco, and Cava

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Over the course of the seven posts to date comparing Champagne, Franciacorta, Prosecco and Cava, I have detailed the accepted orthodoxy asso...
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Italian Merlots: Petra's Quercegobbe (Suvereto, Tuscany)

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The Merlots of note in Tuscany are centered around Bolgheri and Suvereto in the Province of Livorno, Chianti Classico (Provinces of Florence...