Riesling - 2011

Industry News

Save the Date: Road Trip through Rioja (a taste-along webinar)

Road Trip through Rioja--a Taste-along Webinar A few years ago, a group of us did a wine-and-food tour of Rioja, stopping at bodegas and restaurants as well as walled cities, wine fountains, and majestic cathedrals. Join us for a trip to the historic L�pez de Heredia Winery, the titanium hotel � Continue reading → ...

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Welcome to the World, Cowichan Valley GI!

Good news from Vancouver Island, British Columbia (Canada)! As of June 2020, the Cowichan Valley (48�46�N), located along the southeast coast of Vancouver Island, is a newly approved sub-geographical indication (sub-GI) of the Vancouver Island wine producing region. The area surrounds the city of Duncan and extends from the coast � Continue reading → ...

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At Long Last: Prosecco Rosé DOC!

Just in time for Valentines Day 2021, the world will have the pleasure of Prosecco in pink! The drive to approve a rosé version of Prosecco DOC was begun back in 2018, when the consorzio first agreed to the proposal to revise the rules regarding the uber-popular bubbly from the � Continue reading → ...

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Big Corvina

For generations, it was assumed that Corvinone--the big-berried, dark blue-black grape grown sparsely throughout Veneto--was a roly-poly mutation of the locally renowned Corvina grape variety. Thus, it was given the name Corvinone--”big Corvina--and tolerated for use (in limited quantities) alongside Corvina in some of the red wines of the region, � Continue reading → ...

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Welcome to the World, �le-de-France PGI!

On May 25, 2020, Frances Bulletin Officiel du Minist�re de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation (Official bulletin of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food) announced the approval of the �le-de-France Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) for red, white, and rosé wines. Wine produced from grapes grown anywhere within the �le de France � Continue reading → ...

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Welcome to the World Tualatin Hills and Laurelwood District AVAs!

Today--June 3, 2020--the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) of the United States announced the establishment of two new American Viticultural Areas (AVAs): Tualatin Hills AVA and Laurelwood District AVA. These new AVAs are located within entirely Oregons Willamette Valley AVA. This brings to total of Willamette Valley � Continue reading → ...

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Dispatch from the Anjou Brissac AOC

News flash: The Anjou Villages-Brissac AOC has officially changed its name to Anjou Brissac AOC. (Well, thats a bit of a minor news flash--maybe more like a news sparkle--but wine geeks will want to know.) The Anjou Brissac AOC produces dry, still (non-sparkling) red wines only. These are defined quite � Continue reading → ...

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Product Listings for Riesling - 2011