The Pilgrims Drank Cider on Thanksgiving
by Giles Cadman Modern Thanksgiving festivities often have fine wine served, but there was unlikely to be any wine served at the first Thanksgiving. The drink available then would have more likely been...
View ArticleBordeaux’s 2013 Vintage Likely to be Poor
by Giles Cadman Extremely tough growing conditions in Bordeaux have meant that the 2013 vintage has always been likely to be poor. The early indications from the market is that the market will not been...
View ArticleGeorgian Monastery Makes Wine as it was Made Thousands of Years Ago
by Giles Cadman As regular readers know I am fascinated by wine from obscure places. A monastery in Georgia where the wine is made using traditional methods dating back thousands of years is exactly...
View ArticleCorked Wine Detecting Cat
by Giles Cadman Master of Wine Bob Campbell has a cat that can detect corked wine. This is a lovely story and one just wants to meet Mr Wu. Every morning between 9:00am and 11:00am I taste around 30...
View ArticleForbes on Wine Investment
by Giles Cadman Forbes has a series of good articles about wine investment. It succinctly covers the basics including the wine regions that have investment potential. Investing in wine requires more...
View ArticleA Film on the History of Zinfandel
by Giles Cadman Dossier Zinfandel, a film about the journey of Zinfandel from Croatia to its current status in the United States has been released in the Napa Valley. Zinfandel was often the first wine...
View ArticleShanghai to become International Wine Investment Hub
by Giles Cadman The balance of power in the world wine market has shifted towards China in the last five years, with the Chinese market driving prices for many wines. I am not sure I necessarily agree...
View ArticleOntario Government Funds Wine Industry
by Giles Cadman As a frequent visitor to Ontario I have been interested in their wine industry for over fifteen years. The ice wine can be superb, and some of the other varieties can be pleasant,...
View ArticleHM Revenue and Customs Seize Smuggled Liquor
by Giles Cadman Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs have seized wine and vodka suspected of being smuggled into Britain in raids on off licenses in Milton Keynes. It is suspected that duty had not been...
View ArticleRemoving Labels Devalues Wines
by Giles Cadman In the wine investment market provenance is absolutely crucial to obtain the best returns. The is some disquiet among wine merchants who are seeing wine that has had labels removed....
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