There are few absolutes in the world of wine. The words ‘sometimes’, or ‘often’, or ‘may be’ usually need to be appended to statements such as the title of this…
The race to the bottom
An observation. Not backed by firm data, admittedly, but an observation of a trend in the UK’s wine market. There seems to be a race to the bottom, and it’s…
The Mirabeau miracle
Wine videos on YouTube don’t usually get all that many views. Mine occasionally go into four figures (unless it’s about labradoodles, where I can hit six!), but some recognized wine…
Free e-book on grape varieties
This is interesting. It’s a free e-book on grape varieties from Kym Anderson, a wine economist at the University of Adelaide. It is packed full of statistics, and represents and…
Are flavoured wines a good thing, or completely evil?
Are flavoured wines the solution at the bottom end of the market? Victoria Moore’s wine column focused this week on the phenomenon of flavoured wines. Apparently, they are on the…