Wine Sediments

Without extolling my poetic titling talents, I was recently asked to review the new Screwpull corkscrew - the 3 In One!
I’ll be honest, when I got this in the mail, I was underwhelmed.  Knowing that Screwpull constructs some of the best high end corkscrews out there, the plastic container and very light opener seemed a bit of […]

In the spirit of holiday traditions, I’m sharing one of my newer traditions - mulled wine.
I’m not going to give a recipe because my wife and I aren’t the instigators of the tradition.  For most of my life (until I was 35), my grandmother had the whole family over for Christmas Eve.  It was just […]

According to the Hendricks County Flyer, a local paper in Hendricks County, Indiana now has a new wine trail. It’s called the Indy Wine Trail with seven wineries currently linked, all in central Indiana.
The Indy Wine trail is comprised of Buck Creek Winery, Chateau Thomas Winery, Easley Winery, Ferrin’s Fruit Winery, Grape Inspirations Winery, […]

The Luxury Institute is a market research organization that focuses solely on the wealthiest 10% of Americans. They produce several publications with the goal of providing market feedback on what wealthy spend their money. On December 6, the Luxury Institute released their Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI), which includes the top deluxe table […]

In California’s Wine Country, wine clubs are at every vineyard. Wine clubs allow the consumer to get a subscription of wines delivered on a periodic basis right to their home. Great concept, but, in the US, this isn’t possible in many states. Currently, 17 states only allow wines to be delivered via distributors.
To combat this […]

Today’s wine bottle comes from a long history of wine storage. Originally, containers were made of stone, wood, leather or earthenware. The Greek amphora was used to store up to 30 gallons of wine or oil. During the dark ages, casks were invented, but for long term storage, they imparted a bit too much oakiness!
The […]

This week, Matthew L. Wald wrote in the New York Times on “A New Strategy to Discourage Driving Drunk”. In his article, Mr. Wald discusses the fact that Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is campaigning in 49 states to require the installation of an alcohol detection device in cars of drunk driving offenders. […]

I only found Viognier recently.  I was fixing grilled lobster for my wife’s birthday, and I don’t really drink a lot of white wines, so I asked a local wine shop what to drink with the grilled lobster.  They suggested a decently priced Viognier.
I have to say that this may be the white wine I’ve […]

For my first post on Wine Sediments, I thought I’d take a little different take on a big subject this week - the 2006 Beaujolais Nouveau!  Instead of writing about how wonderful it is that it’s coming out today (it is a great thing!), here’s how I first got interested in even trying this fun-to-drink […]