Wine News

Hoddles Creek is making exemplary, cool climate wines of the kind that are defining 'the new Australia'

days of German Riesling, screw cork screw, Burgundy eBook, east meets west, Parker denies,

Weekly round-up of wine recommendations from all the major UK newspaper columists. Print out the page as you wine shopping list

Tom Cannavan chooses Daniel Chotard, Sancerre Rose 2012 from the Loire Valley in France as his wine of the week. Sancerre comes in red and pink too, like this superb and summery Pinot Noir.

Tom chooses his favourite wines from last month's tastings, in four price brackets: Sainsbury's Nero d'Avola, Peacock Ridge Shiraz, Millton Chardonnay, Eben Sadie Palladius

The final part of this major new series sees Tom Cannavan travel south to Walker Bay, Elgin, Constantia and beyond to meet some of the Cape's most gifted and exciting cool climate winemakers

two Californian reds arrived on my desk - both Cabernet Sauvignon-based, both with golfing associations and both being pitched as perfect for father's day.

The second part of this major new series on the people, places and wines of South Africa covers Stellenbosch, Paarl, Franschhoek and Tullbagh

One lucky person will win a 216 GBP case of Champagne Arlaux Grande Cuvee from our sponsor, Bordeaux Wine Investments. No strings attached!

our listings of wine tastings, wine dinners and other consumer wine events across the UK extensively updated

Update on the fine wine markets and wine investment courtesy of Liv-ex.

Our wine quizzes are enduring popular, and we have just added quiz number 16 to the set - another 20 wine questions ranging from the easy-peasy to the fiendishly difficult...

Wine-pages recently filed and extensive report from the en primeur tastings in Bordeaux, but here three more samples of the infant 2012 vintage are tasted

Tom has added 18 brand new restaurant reviews from Cape Town and the Western Cape to the wine-pages guide: now over 40 restaurants listed, reviewed 2010 - 2013.

The tiny winemaking enclave of Irouleguy nestles hards against the Pyrenees on the French/Spanish border

Our guide to restaurants offering BYO for you to take along your own wine now has over 500 locations listed, from the Isle of Wight to Aberdeen. An essential resource.

Each year the Bordeaux chateaux throw open their doors to invite the world's press and trade to taste the most recent vintage en primeur. We report on how 2012 shapes up...

In the final part of his report from Cahors in France, Tom Cannavan meets six young winemakers representing the new generation

A recent blind tasting brought together some of the world's most renowned Cabernet wines including Ridge Monte Bello, Sassacaia and Pontet-Canet to stack up against the best of Chile.

We know that not every bottle affected by cork taint is refused by the consumer, but how confident are you in your own ability to spot a corked wine?

Wine book self-publishing has come of age, as beautifully represented by this weighty new work on Bordeaux's Pomerol

Think pink! It's hard to imagine a more refreshing option on a sultry summer evening than a chilled, crisp rose wine, sipped by itself or chosen to accompany a salad, cheese course or light summer evening meal.

"How many calories in a glass?" U.S. regulators have written a new rule allowing the familiar nutritional analysis label on bottles of wine.

About five years ago, after a lifetime of eating and drinking carelessly, Taylor Eason began putting on the pounds. Here are four nutrition guidelines that help her maintain a healthy lifestyle with wine.

Pink Champagne doesn't exactly have the best reputation. But this bad rap isn't exactly fair.

The U. S.'s northernmost wine-producing region, Washington state, has soil and climate conditions that give it a clear advantage over the rest of the country in producing wine. Richard Fadeley's panel tastes a sampling of some of the best.

Not all wines from Italian grapes are made in Italy. Recently, Neil Duarte visited Flat Creek Estate - a winery in Texas which uses Italian varieties to produce wines that he rates as superb.

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is an indispensable reference for the wine lover. Updated annually, this handy guide packs an incredible amount of information into a pocket-size volume.

When John Juergens visited California's Anderson Valley, he was overwhelmed by the natural beauty - and found some excellent wineries.

Here's a direct link to Steve De Long's delightfully geeky new wine-grape chart, a must-have gift for the serious wine hobbyist on your list.

2010 Chateau Grand Village
A sleeper of the vintage, this wine from the Guinaudeau family (the proprietors of Lafleur) may well be the best I have tasted from them. A blend of 75% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc, the wine is more opulent and concentrated than previous vintages. With powerful kirsch and black raspberry fruit notes intermixed with hints of underbrush and licorice, this beauty should drink nicely for 5-6 years.
Rating: 89  Estimated Cost: $16-$25

In an ongoing effort to defeat the unscrupulous scrapers of the world, we have introduced some changes to the CellarTracker RSS feeds.

2011 Weiser Kunstler Riesling Feinherb Price: $20 ABV: 6.5%-10.5% Rating: 90pts Verdict: Buy! Riesling is very culty. Back in 08-09 when I’d gotten a bit of fame in wine, I would talk to regular people and totally blow their minds when I told them that wine nerds totally thought Riesling is the best thing in the whole world...

I was having dinner the other day with a buddy of mine and I was talking about how Rafael Nadal is underrated. He started laughing and said, “how can Raphael Nadal be underrated? He’s so rated!”

A lot of people have been talking about quantity versus quality of content. My question is ‘Why not both?’ Here’s a link to Scott Monty’s blog that I mentioned. – So about 10-14 times a week, I get an email, or someone stops me in the street – literally – and says “Gary you always talk about working so much. The hustle. All the hours you need to put in. Well hey man, I know working hard is great, but I work smart. That’s why I’m going to win just as much.” And I always say to them, “Why not both?” Why not working smart all the time and hustling? Because the people who really crush are doing that. You’re working smart and hard. Why not both?

As a manager, the more you have to do, the fuller your bucket gets. Make sure to empty your bucket from time to time to keep it from overflowing. – Over the last couple of months (actually more like a year and a half), I’ve been really heads down building VaynerMedia, my agency and taking it from a 30 to a 250 person agency. And it’s very predicated on young people. And one of the things that really excites me is the mentorship I’ve been able to do. I’ve been using an analogy lately – because I have so many 25, 26, 32 year old managers – about how to handle the pressure. Because the pressure is really the issue…

So I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about why I’m not angel investing as much lately, and I think there’s a conversation there that I’d like to talk about and bring into our space. And the title of that is: I can’t code, and you can’t sell crap.

People often ask me how I stay on top of tech. It’s literally one of the top three or four questions I get at Q&As when I give talks. It’s always like “well, how do you stay on top of it? There’s so much going on!”

Here is part-two of my list of up-and-comers to be following on Twitter. Who did I miss? Let me know what you think!

I’m going to put together a list for you once in a while, maybe once a month, a certain number of people I think you should be following, because Twitter is a really easy way to follow people and get a lot of great content.

This was an Interview I gave to New media Rockstars conducted by Benny Luo Posted by Benny Luo on Friday, April 12, 2013 · I first discovered Gary Vaynerchuck back in 2008 when my friend shared a YouTube video recording of one of his famous talks at Web 2.0 Expo NY. I was immediately drawn into his energy, charisma and knowledge in building a successful online business.   Gary’s rise began when he recognized the importance of e-commerce and took his $3 million a year family business in 1997 and turned it into $45 million a year one by 2005. He has been featured on “The Ellen Show” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” and is a two-time New York Times best-selling author. He also currently owns a successful social …

So, knowing that I have a lot of young fans, this may not resonate, but for all of you "older peeps" like me that are lucky enough to have two children…