Jancis just did a write up on varietal days (eg Cabernet Day, Grenache Day, Champagne Day) and I’ll admit that it seems like every day of the year might soon have a varietal celebration associated with it. Like patron saints of wine-drinking.  Not just Saint Vincent anymore. Jancis’ Article on Grape Days In her article, [...]

A lot of the time, we use the words conference, salon, fair, expo and show interchangeably (not to mention the French equivalents and the ever popular foire).  Which is sort a travesty because they all have their own nuanced meaning.  This weekend, I’m at the International Grenache Symposium in the Rhone and let me tell [...]