Organic Wine’s Deadly Carbon Footprint
As the European viticultural debate increasingly coalesces around sustainable viticulture, a growing number of voices are starting to publicly question whether organic methods are long overdue a dressing down. (Wine-Searcher)
The War On Alcohol: Is This Prohibition 2.0
In recent years there have been several studies claiming that even modest amounts of alcohol are deleterious to health. These studies have been criticized as being misleading and overreaching in their conclusions. Recently I sat down with Christopher Snowdon, a frequent critic of such studies, to get his perspective on alcohol consumption and health. (Forbes)
Top U.S. Wine Executive: Let’s Make Wine So Expensive No One Will Be Able To Afford It
No, this isn’t a Wine Curmudgeon April Fool’s post. It’s as true as it is unbelievable: A top U.S. wine executive wants to tax wine so that most of us can’t afford to buy it.
Rick Tigner, the CEO of Jackson Family Wines (home to the legendary Kendall Jackson chardonnay), told a wine industry meeting last week that California can no longer afford to produce cheap wine. Hence, the federal government should tax wine imports because “we need a better, higher pricing structure.” In other words, $10 European, Australian, New Zealand, and South American wine should cost as much as California wine — because, of course, California wine. (WineCurmudgeon)