“…If you take your aesthetic inspiration from wine, you celebrate ephemerality, perishability, and fragility. Aromas blink in and out of existence like quantum states. As wine sits in the barrel, bottle, or glass it is… Continue reading
“A fine wine is complex, balanced, with a potential to age—though highly drinkable at every stage of its development. It’s a wine that provokes emotions and wonder in the one drinking it, while reflecting the… Continue reading
“Both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir tell their stories across a broad arc of expression; from pale, fair and ethereal to saturated and stacked. In some vintages, these voices come together in one symphonic chorus but… Continue reading
“If you want to experience wine with your whole self, not only your mind and senses, the wine has to be authentic. And what confers authenticity is a rootedness in family, soil, and culture as… Continue reading
Of all the spirits, the anise-dominated ones seem to be the toughest sell to Americans. Ouzo, arak, absinthe, sambuca—not exactly top of the liquor pop chart. Even in an era when super bitter amari have… Continue reading
“Whatever we [the wine industry] are doing to promote wine to young consumers, we should stop doing right now because it’s not working. They aren’t engaging. Young consumers are less engaged with wine now than… Continue reading
As reported this week in The Drinks Business, Moët Hennessy CEO Philippe Schaus said that the luxury giant LVMH (which owns the Champagne brands Moët & Chandon, Krug, Dom Pérignon and Veuve Clicquot), was “running… Continue reading
As we near the end of 2022, I want to pause and reflect on this excerpt from a sobering piece written by Ted Lemon, owner and winemaker of the California winery Littorai. The article was… Continue reading
“Personally, I believe less and less in marketing and I believe more and more in creating emotion; we succeeded in Champagne because of parties: Moët was the Champagne of winners, and we had so many… Continue reading
“Given the speed of M&A activity in the last decade alone, it’s not difficult to imagine that within another 50 years Napa Valley’s winery ownership may have shifted starkly and permanently away from families.” … Continue reading
