Video Wine Blog

28. England vs. USA

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:21:15 -0700

Consumers in both the US and the UK are easily comfortable with some concept of regionality, with New World regions the biggest sufferers, according to new research conducted by Wine Intelligence using the Vinitrac system in both countries.

Just 10 percent of US respondents had heard of the Barossa Valley, and only 12 percent of Marlborough; among UK wine drinkers, the figures were 38 percent and 27 percent respectively.

The survey also asked all 3,000 respondents to write down the first word that came into their minds when shown the name of a wine region. When Marlborough was shown, the most popular response was "cigarettes"; for Chianti, the 1991 film Silence of the Lambs was one of the most frequently repeated.

"Don't know" was a popular choice for Barossa, but so was Shiraz and Australia less often. "Spain" came up often on the US participant's list of responses.

In fairness, the general responses for both the UK and US respondents for Champagne were "celebration", "expensive", and "my wedding".

The differences for recognition for Napa were understandably skewed: the folks in the UK put down American most often, with Australia, Italy and France showing up as well. For the US respondents, they overwhelmingly listed California, with other descriptors such as "good", "high quality", "grapes" and "USA" appearing as well.

27. Wine Reviews - August 5

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 08:20:47 -0700

26. Two Predicaments

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 08:20:18 -0700

25. Wine Reviews - July 30

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:19:33 -0700

24. Drinking Champagne Every Day and Drinking Red Wine Cold

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:52:12 -0700

23. Liquid Cocaine or Wine

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:51:25 -0700

22. Zork?

Thu, 9 Jul 2009 19:50:12 -0700

21. Two Buck Chuck vs. $70 Caymus

Fri, 3 Jul 2009 19:49:05 -0700

20. Cheap Wines that Don't Make Sense

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:48:10 -0700

19. Wines for BBQ....or not

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:47:18 -0700

18. Tasting Wine - Part 4

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:55:30 -0700

17. Tasting Wine - Part 3

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 19:55:04 -0700

16. Tasting Wine - Part 2

Thu, 2 Apr 2009 19:54:34 -0700

15. Tasting Wine - Part 1

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:53:53 -0700

14. Understanding Wine, Part 3 - The Complex Personality of Wine

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:44:47 -0700

13. Understanding Wine, Part 2 - Wow, It's Got a Nice Body

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:47:57 -0700

12. Understanding Wine, Part 1 - Wine Stereotyping

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:25:41 -0700

11. Gasping For Air

Tue, 3 Mar 2009 13:20:01 -0800

10. Top Ten Wine Destinations

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:17:59 -0800

9. Fixing Bad Wines

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:58:59 -0800

When you get a bad wine, don’t throw it away. Fix it.

8. Why Ratings and Medals are a Joke

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:00:19 -0800

7. Wine Column Reviews - First week in February

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 13:59:02 -0800

6. The Coolest Way to Open a Bottle of Sparkling Wine

Fri, 6 Feb 2009 18:55:05 -0800

5. Sparkling Wines and Champagnes Worth Buying

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:12:14 -0800

I don’t mention that many in the video blog itself. Click here to see the complete list of wines I recommend.

4. Four Pinot Noirs Reviewed

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:06:23 -0800

3. Wine Column Reviews - 3rd week in January

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:01:48 -0800

I read the wine columns in major newspapers so you don’t have to.

2. Obama and Wine

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:00:13 -0800

Finally, a president that drinks wine. Hear what we know so far.

1. How to Open a Bottle of Sparkling Wine

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:33:05 -0800

The first video of 2009 sans Carole.