Somehow, when all the critics declared that Bordeaux’s 2009 vintage was the finest they had ever tasted, the clamoring from the wine drinking public in the US was very lukewarm. There are many legitimate factors that have come into play at the same time.
You’ll fall for Austrian red wines faster than you can say gruner veltliner. The country’s flagship white grape and racy Rieslings helped cement Austria as a serious wine region, but it is the indigenous reds of Mozart’s homeland that are currently grabbing the spotlight in the wine trade.
The time of fruits, seafood and grills has arrived; sunny days and blue skies are in store for the delight of many summertime addicts who are already looking desperate for thirst quenching wines to pair with their favorite grilled food and snacks.
This is one of the longest established regions of Bordeaux; there was viticulture here as far back as the Middle Age, centuries before the marshes of the Médoc were drained and vines were planted in the gravelly soils there.
Outdoor cafés aren’t usually the first thing visitors think about, but New Yorkers consider alfresco dining one of the city’s premier treats. As with everything else about New York City, there are broad variations by price and by neighborhood.
Researchers at UC San Diego and UC Davis examined chocolate consumption and other dietary intake patterns among 931 men and women who were not using antidepressants. The participants were also given a depression screening test. Those who screened positive for possible depression consumed an average of 8.4 servings of chocolate — defined as one ounce of chocolate candy — per month. That compared with 5.4 servings per month among people who were not depressed.
In Singapore, the 11th edition of WSA (Wine & Spirits Asia) may deliver this week a positive message to luxury wine estates: The Lion City offers great opportunities for expensive wines.
Wineries throughout New Zealand are reporting lower yields than originally forecast, leaving some predicting a shift in the industry from oversupply to shortfall.
The London-based Liv-ex 100 Fine Wine Index, which lost 22 per cent of its value between August and December 2008 as the banking collapse hit wine investment, has rebounded 27.6 per cent over the past 12 months.
A reduction is one of the classiest and easiest sauces out there. Any liquid with a bit of flavor can be reduced and made thicker, then seasoned to create a flavor booster.
