Does the idea of attempting to name all the different fruits in a glass of wine daunt you? Do you think it to be slightly silly when one wine can seem to show every aroma known to wine?If you answered yes to either of these things then you are definitely not alone. Far from it. But there is hope, with this article from Master of Wine Debra Meiburg showing that by keeping it simple you too can talk wine like a pro.
Well worth a read here
We're lucky enough to get plenty of positive press here at Cracka (thankyou lovely journalists out there) but it's not often that one of the wine writing fraternity applies the blow torch to us. That's why it's actually rather nice to see this article from Max Allen dissecting us and some of the new online wine businesses out there. Obviously we don't agree with some of the conclusions (and Max doesn't seem to understand what a winery price is and what a recommended retail price is) but we're still glad to put forward a few wines and our side of the story.
An interesting read:'Brave new world of wine retailing'
Whilst it may not have been an ideal vintage for everyone, it seems that 2012 will go down as a good year for many Australian wine producers, with early reports indicating that many producers will have their finest vintage in some time (particularly in Coonawarra and the Barossa) and many others.It was less happy in the Hunter and parts of NSW however, with unrelenting rain essentially washing out the red grape harvest in particular. More information about the vintage in this article:They may not have turned water into wine but the vintage is good
Ever wondered why certain people react badly to wine - ie have an 'allergic' reaction after drinking wine? Well there is much more to it than just preservatives says Max Allen in this article, detailing a little bit more about what exactly goes into wine. Well worth a read:
Read more here
ONLINE booze merchants have experienced a boom as shoppers increasingly choose to have their celebration tipples delivered, rather than haul their cartons of beer and wine home.
Dean Taylor, chief executive of online merchant Cracka Wines, says his company's sales jumped by 175 per cent in the first week of December compared with the last week of November.Read more on the Australian website
Subscribers to K-Zone magazine, boys aged from six to 13, received the Cellarmasters wine club pamphlets in envelopes addressed to them.Read more here:(Ooh now this is a rather dodgy action indeed).
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/ailing-wineries-uncork-the-web-20111126-1o0fu.html#ixzz1f4ZO9kej