For the first time ever U.S. wine sales have topped French wine sales, so let’s celebrate by drinking more wine!
U.S. 2010 wine market sales topped out at 330 million cases, just edging out France at about 321 million cases. The French continue to DRINK far more wine, though, averaging about 12.2 gallons per resident per [...]
Tags: Trends · USA Today · Wine Economics
I’m a huge, huge fan of Oregon’s Willamette Valley and specifically the Pinot Noirs coming out of that region. Willamette Pinots are consistently among the very best and usually are much more reasonably priced than Burgundy Pinots.
Recently one of my favorite wine reviewers, the ever entertaining Gary Vaynerchuk, tasted three Willamette Pinots and as always [...]
Tags: Gary Vaynerchuk · Willamette Valley
Welcome to 2011…and the year’s first edition of Uncorked Wine News! One of our New Year’s resolutions for Uncorked Cincinnati is to bring Wine News more consistently to you. We’ll shoot for once a week and see how it goes. So without further ado…
Big Wine Brands Lead Growth in U.S. Market
From Wine Spectator, not surprising [...]
Tags: Uncorked Wine News · Wine Blogs · Wine Spectator Magazine
In my book of Thanksgiving must-haves the perfect bottle of wine is right behind the Bird and the marshmallow topped sweet potato casserole. The food variety on the table, though, can make your choice a bit tricky. To make it easier for you we scoured the web for the best Thanksgiving wine recommendations we could [...]
Tags: Holidays · Thanksgiving · The Wine Merchant
We’re still here! It’s been awhile since the last Wine News update (and any update for that matter). Lots of travel and starting a new job has wreaked havoc on the Uncorked Cincinnati schedule, and now it’s time to get back in wine action!
Bill Threatening Wine Direct Shipping Gains New Life in Congress
From Wine Spectator, [...]
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A great resource for Ohio wine lovers that many of you may not know about is Ohio Wine TV, brought to you by the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Ohio Wine TV is a virtual wine tasting and tour program that highlights various wine regions and wineries around the State. The most recent episode covers Ohio’s [...]
Tags: Ohio Wine TV · Ohio Wines
Wednesdays can always use some good news to get us over the hill. CellarThief is an online wine retailer providing gallons of good news to people in need.
CellarThief’s mission is to bring great wine to consumers at great prices. We can all, of course, appreciate that as passionate wine consumers, but what really makes CellarThief [...]
Tags: CellarThief · Wine into Water
At Uncorked Cincinnati we’re all about Cincinnati wine, but we also like to keep our eye on the rest of the wine world. Let’s see what’s going on.
James Suckling Retires from Wine Spectator
James Suckling, a name synonymous with Wine Spectator, has retired from the magazine. Wine Spectator has already made moves to replace [...]
Tags: Chardonnay · HR 5034 · James Suckling
This post is from Timothy J. Gabelman, the Cincinnati Wine Pairing Examiner with www.examiner.com. Tim is a contributing writer to Uncorked Cincinnati, discussing food, wine, and local tidbits!
The search for value-oriented wines can be fraught with peril. There are so many appellations and varietals that require more work and manipulation than can be squeezed successfully [...]
Tags: Australia · Shiraz · Value Wine
At Uncorked Cincinnati we’re all about Cincinnati wine, but we also like to keep our eye on the rest of the wine world. Let’s see what’s going on.
America’s Soccer Stars in South Africa’s Wine Country
The 2010 World Cup in South Africa is right around the corner. Wine Spectator takes a look at a few wine-loving [...]
Tags: Bordeaux · South Africa · Wine News
This is a guest post by Jane Staley Boaz. Jane is a food and wine writer in Cincinnati. Her website is jsboaz.com and her newsletter, A Cook’s Chronicle, can be found at that site.
Just five years ago this month, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down state laws that ban out-of-state wineries from shipping wine [...]
Tags: CARE Bill · Free the Grapes
Monday’s edition of Wine News highlighted a recent article in Wine Spectator Magazine on the benefits of screw caps over traditional corks. Whitehall Lane Winery in Napa Valley agrees, as they’ve struggled with cork taint (undesirable tastes or smells in the wine) over the years and needed a better option. Their solution: an innovative wine [...]
Tags: Cork Taint · In Wine Country · Innovation
