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Monday 30 January 2006
By Wine Atlas, Monday 30 January 2006 :: Wine - United-States
ANNAPOLIS, Calif. // In the fog-shrouded forests of California's remote northern coast, winemakers believe they have found the perfect terrain for growing the notoriously fickle pinot noir grape prized by connoisseurs.
By Wine Atlas, Monday 30 January 2006 :: Wine - France
The theme of the evening may well have been smooth. Smooth as in the air in the courtyard of Chez Maria in Liguanea; smooth as in the mostly guitar jazz deftly selected by Drew Lawrence; smooth as in the passage of the chicken mousse and other buffet delights going down the palate.
By Wine Atlas, Monday 30 January 2006 :: Wine - New-Zealand
30 January 2006 by Kevin McCallum, The Press Democrat Woodside wine analyst Jon Fredrikson said in a speech at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento, 2005 was a stellar year for the U.S. wine market, reaching record volumes and sales as Baby Boomers and 20-somethings bought more - and more expensive - wine.
Thursday 5 January 2006
By Wine Atlas, Thursday 5 January 2006 :: Wine - Argentina
REGULAR READERS of this column know I am lucky enough to be able to travel around the world visiting places where grapes are grown and good wine is made.
I have not made it to South Africa, but I have been to many other places, some of which have become real favorites and have lured Mrs. Olken and me back for vacation because of their beauty and the hospitality of the locals.
I have discovered a new place, and it comes as a bit of a surprise. Argentina to me has always been a strange brew of intrigue, politics, revolution, political and economic instability. On top of that, it has made an ocean of wine for years now, and most of it has been simply lousy. White wines kept in barrel or tanks until they
turns brown and have given up all
sense of vigor and vitality and redscooked to within an inch of their lives are hardly objects of beauty to my palate.
By Wine Atlas, Thursday 5 January 2006 :: Wine - United-States
Although wine sales are up more than 30 percent in the past year, I know a lot of people still haven't discovered wines made from the pinot noir grape. If you're among them, make a New Year's resolution to try a great one.
Here are three at varying prices from California's MacMurray Ranch winery. Named for its former owner, the late film and television star Fred MacMurray, the winery is in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County.
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