W. Blake Gray On Why Amazon Really Quit Wine
Some very important reporting from W. Blake Gray. For the impatient, the reason is: taxes. Read the whole post.
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Why We Owe Robert Parker
May 26, 2009
In Steve Heimoff’s most recent post regarding the controversy surrounding Robert Parker’s independent consultants (you can read the Wall Street Journal article on it here) he writes these words: Look, folks. Every wine writer with any influence or connections has partaken of gourmet meals for free. Every wine writer with any influence or connections has [...]
2007 Grape Prices. Go Pinot Go!
February 14, 2008
Preliminary crush data for 2007 were released on Feb 10th. And there was much rejoicing. Some of the data are pretty interesting. I’ve highlighted a couple bits below. This first graph (created in the wonderful Apple spreadsheet app, Numbers) shows the highest price per ton paid for each grape variety in California Sonoma County. Considering [...]
The Grapes of Math
August 9, 2007
I’ve written about Enologix here before. Their service purports to help you make wine that will score better with influential gatekeepers like Parker and the Wine Spectator. It is veiled in secrecy (very few producers own up to using it, though reports indicate that Enologix has approx. 50-60 clients) and it costs around 20K a [...]
Quick Hit Wine Link
August 6, 2007
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I mentioned a Cornell study that showed that when people thought a wine was from California they ate 12% 11% more than when they thought it was from North Dakota in a recent post, but failed to provide a link. Well, here it is. Pretty interesting stuff.
December 3, 2009
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