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Daily Wine News: Drink Port
Posted by Wine News | Posted on 10-24-2011
| Posted inIn the Wall Street Journal Europe, a wonderful essay on Tokaji — and the remarkable progress that’s been made there since the fall of communism.
The Port industry has “withstood foreign and domestic wars, economic depressions and a 19th-century plant blight that wiped out many of the continent’s vineyards.” And according to the Associated Press, the “21st century is no less challenging.” The past decade has seen a “slow but steady decline” in worldwide Port sales.
In Slate, Mike Steinberger wonders if Americans can save German Riesling. On Steinberger’s blog, David Schildknecht dissects the piece.
In Food & Wine, Robert Parker “makes 12 bold predictions about seismic changes that will influence how we’ll shop, what we’ll buy and how much we’ll pay.” I think all his predictions are spot-on.
Elsewhere, in Meininger’s Wine Business International, Parker sits down for an interview – and as @ItalianWineGuy observed, appears “tired, bored and angry.” (H/T: The Wine Curmudgeon.)
In the Wall Street Journal, Lettie Teague pens a “simplified guide” to Bordeaux – and recommends “some surprisingly affordable offerings.” On her blog, Lettie digs deeper into why some sommeliers shy away from Bordeaux – and highlights wine importer Daniel Johnnes’ efforts to change that.