Daily Wine News: Low & No

Posted by | Posted in Wine News | Posted on 03-20-2023

Cupcake’s new line of low-calorie wines.

In the San Francisco Chronicle, Esther Mobley examines the rise of low-alcohol wines. “This category is poised for better success than wine overall. While sales of full-strength wine are projected to decrease 2% by volume from 2022 through 2026, according to analyst IWSR, low-alcohol wine is slated to grow by 10% during that same period…If you want to reduce your alcohol or calorie consumption, my advice would be to simply drink fewer servings of full-strength wine.”

In Penta, Abby Shultz charts the rise of Sonoma, where “winemakers and producers who are proving [they] can offer beautiful, collectible, and varied wines to rival Napa Valley’s powerful—and more than $500-a-bottle  pricey—Cabernet Sauvignons.”

Is Loire Chenin Blanc better than ever? James Lawther says so on JancisRobinson.com.

In InsideHook, Kate Dingwall talks with Aaron Ayscough, author of The World of Natural Wine, about small, sustainable producers and debunking natural wine disdain.

In Wine-Searcher, W. Blake Gray on what recent investments in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano can tell us about where Tuscan wine is headed.

Chris Losh offers a wine traveler’s guide to Bordeaux in the World of Fine Wine.

Arielle Weg highlights a handful of Sauternes bottles in Wine Enthusiast.

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