quote [ Wine lovers had a great year in 2006. First, we found out that resveratrol, a key ingredient in wine, may prevent aging. Later, a study suggested that it may help prevent obesity and diabetes as well. ]
- from: Bloomberg.com
quote [French wine authorities have laid down plans to ban the controversial use of wood chips in higher quality appellation contrôlée wine, after the practice was approved by the European Commission.]
- from: www.beveragedaily.com
quote [ Most of us won’t ever buy the $35,000 GE Monogram Wine Vault, but we do want to know how to properly store the few bottles we keep on hand. So the Pioneer Press asked wine connoisseurs John Brecher and Dorothy Gaiter of the Wall St. Journal’s weekly Tastings wine column for their wine storage recommendations for the rest of us. ]
- from: St. Paul Pioneer Press
quote [The wine doesn’t come in crystal bottles, but it does have the same proud name: Waterford.
It’s a fairly new South African winery, dating from 1998, located in the Stellenbosch region near the Cape of Good Hope.]
- from: www.chron.com
quote [ It tastes rather pleasant, is good for our health and may help us live longer.
But, if that isn’t enough to convince you, scientists have come up with yet another excuse to enjoy a glass or two of red wine.
Research shows that drinking red wine may help us get to sleep more easily. ]
- from www.dailymail.co.uk
quote [ Appellation America today announced the appointment of Dan Berger to the position of Editor-at-Large for the Internet-based wine portal http://wine.appellationamerica.com/ and publication. ]
- from: www.tmcnet.com
quote [A novel device claims to smooth out the rough edges of a young pour. But critics ask, is that really a good thing? ]
- from: www.latimes.com
quote [ Americans are drinking more wine than ever before, a new study by the Wine Market Council shows. At the same time, America is still far behind some nations in per capita consumption. ]
- from: www.nysun.com
quote [ The rationale went like this: California has officially honored a flag, a flower and a fossil, so why not a wine that has shaped a $15 billion industry admired even by the French? ]
-from: www.nytimes.com
quote [ It matters much less than the American triumph that this week’s tastings were intended to commemorate: the so-called “Judgement of Paris” of 1976. Then, leading wine tasters, including French ones, placed top Californian reds ahead of the finest French clarets for the first time. That result shook the French industry to its roots. ]
-from: news.independent.co.uk