In the world of trends you've got leading indicators and trailing indicators. The former tells where the trend is headed while the latter suggests where the trend has headed. Higher education is a trailing indicator. A demonstration of this can...

It's easy to sit in our cozy wine country enclave, watch the news of potential terror attacks emanating out of Great Britain and think, well, we are safe in our little world. However, today's events could significantly impact the wine...

Litchi with hints of grapefruit and banana? Violets, roses and fresh cut grass? These are just a few of the words that might be employed when describing the aromas found in wines, but if you’re like I used to be, you might wonder – come on? Litchis? How did they ...

I naturally gravitated toward Spittoon’s August 9 Blog on pairing sparkling wine with food, being ... life was discovering that sparkling wine is probably the most versatile of all wines with food ... course with sparkling wine–no problem, piece of cake (maybe almond cake). Lord help you if that 5-course ... a dessert that’s not quite as sweet as the wine and it should work. Evan Goldstein’s great new book...

... and was crowing about Zinfandel being named our state historic wine and the governator pulled the plug ... talking about history here. In the first wine-boom in California’s history in the 1880s, Cabernet ... a key part in California’s wine history. Whether or not we need official state recognition is another ... over - wine!” Bully...

HERE is a really good promotion that the folk over at Diageo Chateau Estate Wines are putting together to honor the Beaulieu Georges de Latour Private Reserve, a wine that is truly an historic CA wine. They want anyone...

There's a new wine sheriff in town and his name is Blair Campbell. Blair is the newish wine writer for the East Bay Express. I'm not sure how I missed what can only be labeled a most audacious rant...

Today Wark Communications will help Saintsbury carry out the kind of even that I am most fond of: A tutored tasting of wines gong back 20 years conducted and hosted by the owners of Saintsbury and their winemaker. I personally...

America's grapegrowers and winemakers want your attention and want your support. They want your dollars and they want your loyalty. The question is how to get it? One way to raise the profile of wines is to do some marketing....

From the looks of the various studies that have emerged over the past couple of decades you might conclude that drinking wine is the cure for all ills. Now I'm thinking that drinking might also be the cure for stagnant...