Monthly Archives: June 2009

Trends in Wine Imports from Argentina

Posted on June 26, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

Argentine growth in wine exports to the US has been remarkable during the last seven years: 2003-38M, 2004-48M, 2005-67M, 2006-92M, 2007-132M, 2008-183M, 1Q 09–51M. It is estimated that Argentina will close out the 2009 calendar year with $ 220.000.000 in … Continue reading →

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Wine Direct to Consumer Goes to Maine

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

It still boggles the mind that a product that is so ubiquitous as wine would be ILLEGAL to ship anywhere. It’s not like we’re talking about explosives or anthrax. It’s wine. Anyone, anywhere, anytime can go down to their local … Continue reading →

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Alternative Wine Journals

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

      Often people have trouble pinpointing exactly what they are experiencing in a wine. Putting the scents and tastes into words can feel awkward at first. Embarrassed to be wrong or to sound stupid a lot of people … Continue reading →

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Meet Mr Brett Wine

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Daniel Karlin

Put it back in the horse. Sometimes all it takes is a whiff of barnyard funk to identify the presences of Brett in a wine.   Brettanomyces, better known as“Brett” is a yeast found in many wines. During production wines … Continue reading →

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