Beaujolais Nouveau Arrives Ashore; Adrian Grenier Gets Into the Wine Biz
Also, the first paper wine bottle, all in our weekly roundup of wine news.
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France Ousts Italy As World’s Top Wine Producer; Choosing the Best Bottles for Thanksgiving
Also, Sonoma's Simi Winery is celebrating 135 years.
GQ Says Keep It Classy at Wine Tastings; Keller Signs On to Protect ‘Napa’ Labeling
Also, a purse for carrying boxed wine.
Behold a Handbag Made for Boxed Wine
It's a new kind of handbag for the drunker variety of real housewife.
Picasso-Thieving Sommelier Pleads Guilty
Mark Lugo has been in jail in S.F. since July, and will now face charges in New York too.
Chinese Companies Snapping Up Bordeaux Wineries; Napa Vineyards Use Helicopters to Blow-Dry Vines
Also, the Russians have agreed to stop using the word "Champagne."
Karl Lagerfeld Designs a Wine Label; Italy Has Smallest Harvest in 60 Years
Also, the awkwardly named Flavor! Napa Valley event kicks off in a month.
The Hidden Vine Reopens Downtown, Complete With Bocce Court
They've swapped a Tenderloin alley for a FiDi alley.
Massive Mondavi Estate Up for Auction; Veuve Goes Exclusive
Also, San Francisco's trash is turning into fertilizer for wine country.
California’s Secret Pot-Infused Wines; Wine & Spirits Names Best New Sommeliers
Also, climate change could spell doom for about half of California's current wine-growing regions.
Australia and New Zealand Wines Get Some Love; Chenin Blanc Making a Comeback
Also, more wineries are offering hands-on wine-making experiences.
Wine Might Prevent Diabetes; Harvest Kicks Into High Gear in California
Plus: Those smarties at Cornell have figured out a cheap way to check sulfur levels in grapes.
Opening Wine ‘MacGyver’-Style; France Freaks Out About Its Harvest
Also, the NYT panel tastes the wonders of blaufränkisch.
Whither the Wine Bars of 2006?
"Whatever happened to wine bars? ... Wine bars were sexy, but the shizzle faded when we all started talking about cocktails. Now everybody's talking about beer, and the wine bar? No longer cool. Some guy from Craigslist tells you to...
PBS Host and Cookbook Author Joanne Weir Gets Into the Wine Game
She was also a chef at Chez Panisse for five years.
B3 to Become Winemakers’ Speakeasy, as Well as Pop-Up Venue
The new name is a little more web-searchable, and it will be more of a wine tasting facility.
Sonoma Winemaker to Be Next Bachelor; U.S. Wine Sales Up, Especially the Boxed Stuff
And Coppola's big "winery park" in Sonoma is still going strong.