Monthly Archives: April 2009

Anuva Looks Across Rio de la Plata into Uruguay’s Boutique Wine Scene

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

A short boat ride from Buenos Aires sits some uncharted wine territory. Uruguay is slowly changing its reputation in the wine world or lack there of. In recent years innovations and experiments in wine have concentrated their small production into … Continue reading →

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How to Change Consumer Attitudes Toward Wine Packaging

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

Evidently, consumers do not believe that the elegant glass packaging that we are all so accustomed to seeing our wine transported in has much of an environmental impact. The reason for this, ostensibly, is that glass is one of the … Continue reading →

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Pricing Wine: Is the Bottle Half Empty or Half Full?

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

Barbara Keck’s astute observation that wine by the glass has not seen a price reduction where many other food and dining related items have is right on the money. This creates a conflict for me personally as a wine merchant … Continue reading →

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Argentina and the World Wine Market

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

According to recent articles in Wine Spectator, Old World Wines are having a tough run of it during this economic downturn. For that matter, so are the Aussies, Chileans and pretty much everyone. Except the Argentines. The world wine market … Continue reading →

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Scent, Wine and Memory

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

This morning while taking my coffee shuffled through the news and listened to a few podcasts. I subscribe to quite a few from NPR but always make time for Garison Keillor’s News From Lake Woebgon. In a recent addition titled … Continue reading →

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Don’t Wine For Me, Argentina… Cheese Me!

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

Last Monday Anuva has its first class at Murray’s in NYC, given by Nicole Vest (me) and Taylor Cocalis.  If you live in NYC, or plan to visit and have not been to Murray’s Cheese Shop, you must go! Located … Continue reading →

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The Law of Tasting Wine Blind Part II

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

“Je Ne Veux Travallier” by Pink Martini plays out of Itunes as mix of 4 perfumes fills the air. Daniel returned to the office to find Anuva’s operation invaded by the French and conquered by 4 women busily typing away … Continue reading →

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How to Decide Between 21 Wines–The Law of Blind Tasting

Posted on April 12, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

This past Tuesday the Anuva team sat for an in-company tasting. We set the table with all the essential weaponry; water, glasses, crackers, note pads, pens and a giant spit bucket. We usually do this about once a month and … Continue reading →

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Wine Education and the Millenium Generation

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

When I read the recent article “How to Engage Millennials” by Kate Lavin from Wines and Vines I had to smile and think of Virginia Tech’s most popular geography professor, Dr. John Boyer. Every semester 500 students take his wine … Continue reading →

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Wine and Allergies

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

When working in the tasting room an occasional guest would mention wine allergies. I was no expert on the subject of wine allergies but found it strange that some claimed to be allergic to just white, while others just red. … Continue reading →

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