Daily Wine News: Persuasive and Pure
Cathy Corison (Corison Winery)
In the New York Times, Eric Asimov praises Cathy Corison for making cabernet her way in Napa Valley. “Best of all, they demonstrate plainly that Napa cabernet can speak transparently and persuasively in a pure, restrained voice without artifice or bombast.”
CBS reports that some of the country’s top selling wines have “very, very high levels of arsenic.” More than 24 California winemakers are being sued.
Champagne producers are “especially giddy” over the weaker Euro, reports Jason Chow in the Wall Street Journal. But “while the current exchange rate is a potential boost to producers…the strong dollar has yet to translate into lower prices for American drinkers.”
Elsewhere in the Wall Street Journal, Will Lyons offers his top 5 Paris wine bars.
“A Vineyard Dispute, $800,000 in Cash and Two Dead in Napa.” More on Monday’s fatal shooting in Napa in the New York Times.
In the Guardian, Fiona Beckett encourages you to support your local independent wine store.
W. Blake Gray thinks Avignonesi’s ordinary wines are better than their highest-class wine. “Because they were for drinking, not tasting. Or scoring.”
In Punch, Christopher Ross on sommeliers who are pushing the boundaries of service.
An Asian species of fruit fly spread throughout European vineyards last summer. In Wine Spectator, Neville Galvin looks into whether it’s here to stay.
“Are some wine tasters simply better than others by means of raw talent?” asks Jamie Goode.
In Palate Press, Michelle Locke visits Montefalco for the region’s Sagrantino wines.
“Wine Experts Give First Rating of Bordeaux 2014,” in Wine Searcher.
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