Very interesting from the Wall St. Journal. (No I don’t pay for a subscription.)
Sounds like Wine critics are no better than the equity analysts touting stocks, according to the author.
That brings to mind a question: Is Gary Vaynerchuck a talented wine critic or just entertaining? I think he’s both. What say ye?
Gary spent every weekend of his college years at his parents’ store, rebranding the family business as Wine Library and establishing himself as a respected expert.
In a country where the harsh Baijiu spirit is often the alcohol of choice, Shanghai had been a dismal place for wine lovers. Five years ago, only a handful of top restaurants even offered wine lists with imported vintages.
But, as in the rest of China, things are changing fast and wine bars have cropped up [...]
I love when I come across a cool topic and it covers two categories…
Famed Wine expert Natalie MacLean has an awesome app for your iPhone or BlackBerry called Mobile Matcher.
This app will give you over 380,000 meal/wine pairing recommendations!
As her site says, “You’ll find matches for every dish, from appetizers and cheeses, to main courses [...]
SYDNEY — Just a few years ago, Australia was being hailed as the great international success story of the wine business, challenging the dominance of France, Italy and Spain. From 1999 to 2007, foreign sales grew more than threefold, making Australia the world’s fourth-largest exporter.
But even as its star appeared to be rising, the Australian [...]
“The moderate drinkers tend to do everything right — they exercise, they don’t smoke, they eat right and they drink moderately. It’s very hard to disentangle all of that, and that’s a real problem.”
The world’s biggest importer of wine has seen sales drop by over 3%.
As an investment, wine has outperformed the market and delivered handsome returns. What you need to know about liquid assets.
Is fine wine really a good investment?
It might be. But before you pull the trigger — or, I suppose, cork — on this, make sure you read the label closely. A bottle of claret is not [...]
