Underground Wine Line
WINE FRAUD – LIGHTNING STRIKES!
Within weeks of publishing the Underground wine fraud article (To read that article click here), a small group of people lead by Geoffrey Troy, an Underground contributing editor, and Don Cornwell, a diligent investigator of wine fraud and preoxidation or Premox in White Burgundies, discovered discrepancies in an up coming wine auction. Don posted the […]
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WINE FRAUD – CAVEAT EMPTOR! PART II UPDATE FEBRUARY 6, 2012 The fast breaking story on wine fraud has a completely new revelation on the possibility of fraud in a large number of Domaine Romanee Conti wines being offered for sale at auction. The discrepancies on the bottles has now been specifically identified. The […]
Click here to read entire article »BIRDS OF A FEATHER – LAUGHABLE WINE DESCRIPTIONS
When I first started writing about laughable wine descriptions (to read that article click here and to read the follow up article click here) I was prompted by some of the notes that friends sent me. Also, I was in agreement with what people were telling me about not understanding wine descriptions. An example of […]
Click here to read entire article »TIS THE SEASON!
Happy Holidays! It’s that time of the year to count our blessings and enjoy time with family and friends.So here’s a Champagne toast to all of you! In Vino Veritas, John Tilson
Click here to read entire article »WHAT’S IN YOUR WINE BOTTLE?
This seems like a simple answer: wine. But, what is in wine? That’s another question. I have been pondering on it a lot. (To read my article on this subject click here) So I still have no idea of what is in wine besides fermented grape juice and a few other traditional things. Nor does […]
Click here to read entire article »HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012!
The year 2011 is all but gone. The New Year 2012 is the road ahead. This will be the beginning of our third year as an on line publication and the 33rd year since the first Underground debuted. I would like to take a moment here at the outset to thank all of you who […]
Click here to read entire article »A NEW WINE FOR THE HOLIDAYS THAT HAS EVERYONE BUZZED
Just when we thought we had seen and heard of everything in the world of wine, guess what? It ain’t so! There is something new and now that the holidays are approaching some wine drinkers are really buzzed. This might be the gift idea of the year. Maybe it’s a gift for a wine snob […]
Click here to read entire article »WHAT IS A WINE CONSUMER TO DO?
I have long advocated that the answer to this question is “Drink What You Like & Like What You Drink. And If You Don’t Like It, Don’t Drink It!” (To read my article on this subject click here) This is a easier rule to follow than Will Rogers advice for buying stocks which was […]
Click here to read entire article »IS IT DRINK NOW AND PAY LATER? YOU BET YOUR SWEET BIPPY, BUT BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!
A friend just sent me an article written by Elin McCoy and carried on Bloomberg News. To me, this article indicates that the insanity in China is rumbling on. Some time ago I wrote articles on a few trends in China. (To read the article “The Beat Goes On” click here & To read the […]
Click here to read entire article »BE THE MASTER OF YOUR DOMAIN!
I once read that a famous singer said that the only wine he drank was Romanée Conti. Now, I have no idea if he meant the vineyard or the Domaine. And, there is a difference. One is the top-rated vineyard in Burgundy that produces only about 400 cases in an average year. Romanée Conti has produced great wines over a very long period of time and sells at a great premium to other Burgundies (currently about $3-5,000 a bottle for recent vintages).
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