Robert Parker Wine Writer, Stops Reviewing California Wine!
Robert Parker, the world’s most influential wine writer and critic, will no longer write and review California wines for his journal, The Wine Advocate.
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Happy Holidays from The Wine Cellar Insider
We wish all our readers Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, Winter Solstice or Festivus for the rest of us.
Shipwrecked Champagne from 1830 discovered in wreck off Finland
Finnish diver, Christian Ekstrom, discovered some of the world’s oldest Champagne bottles in a ship wreck. The bottles date from about 1830. It is thought that the champagne was being shipped to St. Petersburg for Czar Alexander II.
Bordeaux Wine in China Today Things Change and Stay The Same
Think about this, Bordeaux wine producers spend more time promoting their wines in China, as well as in other Asian countries than ever before. Many of the top chateaux spend more time in China than they do in America these days.
St. Emilion Classification Must be Reclassified by INAO
The main difference in the upcoming St. Emilion Bordeaux wine classification is, it is expected to be an independent, arms length process. The INAO, (National institute of origin appellations) will handle the classification
Does drinking Bordeaux wine make you smarter?
Interesting concept with details from WebMd for Bordeaux wine drinkers!
WSWA wants to revoke your rights to freely purchase wines you want!
WSWA wants to revoke your rights to buy the wines you want to buy! This is bad for business and worse for wine lovers.