Francis Ford Coppola is pulling a daring business move: renaming his wine estate after a box wine. But then it was tarnished as the brand became separated from the estate and winery and came to make and market wines such as “Burgundy,&# “Chablis,&# sangria and–wait for it–&# Sunset Blush.&#. MORE >>

When I left off, Jean-Marie Fourrier was about to describe what he changed about the Domaine Fourrier wines, since the days when his father made the wine. JMF: It was 1998 and I'm tasting my 1997 wines and I thought the wines were fragile, with such purity and beauty. didn't want to rack the wines. JMF: Yes, a bit. MORE >>

Not too long ago I was fortunate enough to attend a dinner featuring the wines of Noël Verset. The company was great, and so were the food and the wines. But this was truly a special experience because Noël Verset's wines are no longer being made - they are quite rare, and are increasingly expensive when they can be found. MORE >>

Via goodgrape , we learn of the impending release of a new Sims-like computer game called Wine Tycoon. The producer’s description: Create the vineyard of your dreams in 10 of the most important wine regions of France. And don’t forget the goal of wine making: become rich as Croesus! MORE >>

Yet in the last twenty years, still (and sparkling) wine from Lisbon has taken center stage. Recently I accompanied several other wine educators to Lisbon to learn more about the region and the wine. We enjoyed wine of surprising quality, and as one can imagine, our fair share of inexpensive table wine. Alorna. MORE >>