Sitemap - 2023 - The Wine Curmudgeon
Wine of the week: Masciarelli Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2020
Winebits 820: Responsible drinking, expensive wine, wine refrigerators
All you need is wine, a glass, and toilet paper
The final wine availability post
Drink wine? Then you must own a yacht
Wine of the week: Tiefenbrunner Pinot Grigio 2021
Winebits 819: Prohibition, ancient wine, wine marketing
The history of the three-tier system
Mini-reviews 173: Two roses, a red, and white
Retailer wine recommendations: More of the same
Wine of the week: Excelsior Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Winebits 818: Cheap wine, South African wine, shrinkflation
13 bottles of wine for $158 (and that includes a $30 white Burgundy)
"I guess I'm not ready to be an adult"
Wine of the week: La Petite Perriere Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Winebits 817: Mel Master, Rioja, North Carolina
Expensive wine 172: 10000 Hours Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
BYOB and why it works for restaurants
The Gallo high-end wine conundrum
Wine of the week: Two Vinos de Arganza Mencias
Winebits 816: Gallo, France, sex
Wine and food pairings 19: Couscous salad Nicoise
Wine of the week: Charles & Charles Rose 2022
Winebits 815: Utah, expensive wine, paper bottles
One year later, and nothing has changed
Mini-reviews 172: Four red wines – sort of
Update: Wine prices 2023, part 3
Wine of the week: Tenuta Rapitala Grillo
Winebits 814: Moderate drinking, Kyle Schlachter, wine prices
Wine to drink when it's 107 degrees
Ask the WC 40: Gallup poll, premiumization, RTDs
Wine of the week: The Curator Red 2021
Winebits 813: Gallup poll, vine disease, wine terms
Expensive wine 171: William Fevre Champs Royaux Chablis 2020
Why so much old rose is on store shelves
TV wine ads: Taco Bell -- yes, Taco Bell -- succeeds where wine hasn't
Wine of the week: Goats do Roam White 2022
Winebits 812: Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, moral character, Rack & Riddle
Wine shipping, because it’s just that aggravating, part II
Wine shipping, because it’s just that aggravating, part I
No, Vintner Project, $30 wine will not bring Bud Light drinkers to wine
Wine of the week: Zestos Garnacha 2020
Winebits 811: UPS strike, Sting, direct to consumer
Wine history lesson 10: Prohibition -- the law no one paid attention to
Mini-reviews 171: Yet again, four imported wines of varying quality
Why it's so hard to figure out what wine prices are doing
Wine of the week: MAN Sauvignon Blanc 2022
Winebits 810: Aussie wine, Anchor Steam, wine accessories
Winecast 78: Greg Doody of Vineyard Brands and a return to supply chain normal
Three things to ponder while sipping sparkling in the summer
Wine of the week: Santa Julia Malbec Organica 2022
Winebits 809: Wine prices, winemaking waste, Anchor Steam
Expensive wine 107: L'Enclos de Carbonnieux Blanc 2020
How to make the blog even more fabulously successful?
Wine of the week: La Vieille Ferme Rose 2022
Winebits 808: Sparkling wine, three-tier system, wine bottles
Porch wine 2023: Red and white
Is a UPS strike on the horizon?
Wine of the week: Chateau Fage Blanc 2021
Winebits 807: Alcohol-free wine, Cooper's Hawk, bad news
Ask the WC 39: Drinking less, affordable wine, cheap wine
Wine of the week: Moulin de Gassac Guilhem Rouge 2021
Winebits 806: Doug Caskey, smuggling, wine history
Winecast 77: Jeff Carroll and buying wine over the Internet
Mini-reviews 170: Four more imported wines of varying quality
Yes, all those wine and health studies are flawed
Wine of the week: Zestos Blanco 2021
Winebits 805: Ken Forrester, alcohol to go, New York
Searching for the rare winocorn
Can a wine glut boost the wine business?
Wine of the week: Broadbent Douro Red 2020
Winebits 804: Jack Daniels, Constellation, wine samples
Expensive wine 169: Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
TV wine ads: Did Bolla get it right 41 years ago?
Post office wine shipping bill introduced again
Wine of the week: Vinho verde 2023
Winebits 803: Wine marketing, wine sales, ancient wine
Federal government moves one step closer to ingredient labels for wine
Wine history lesson 9: Wine is too expensive, 1972 edition
Wine of the week: La Chapelle du Bastion Picpoul de Pinet 2022
Winebits 802: SVB, “champagne,” ancient grapes
Mini-reviews 169: Even more rose reviews 2023
Wine of the week: Bieler Pere et Fils Rose 2022
Winebits 801: New York, Circle K wine, Villa Maria
A wine accessory that costs as much as decent case of wine
ChatGPT probably won’t save wine from itself
Has the WC’s neighborhood become too trendy for the WC?
Wine of the week: Mont Gravet GSM 2021
Winebits 800: Another milestone for the blog
The blog’s (almost) annual do-it-yourself wine review
Three (more) ways to save the wine business from itself
Wine of the week: Marques de Caceres Rosado 2021
Winebits 799: Champagne corks, David Trone, damp drinking
Expensive wine 168: Ceretto Blange 2021
Follow-up: Finally, some perspective about wine and health
Finally, some perspective about wine and health
Wine of the week: Mont Gravet Cotes de Gascogne 2021
Winebits 798: It’s all about the grapes
Mini-reviews 168: Four imported wines of varying quality
Wine of the week: Alberto Conti Toscana Rosso 2019
Winebits 797: Wine delivery, wine competitions, wine demographics
TV wine ads: Crown Royal understands its audience
Winecast 76: Struggle Meals’ Frankie Celenza, young people, and wine
Thank you, La Vieille Ferme, for some good news about cheap wine
Wine of the week: Marqués de Caceres Verdejo 2021
Winebits 796: Expensive wine and more bad news for restaurant wine
Have dog, help destroy grapevine pests
Restaurant wine: "No one at the table knows anything about wine, including the waiter"
Wine of the week: Castillo del Baron Yecla 2020
Winebits 795: “Struggle Meals,” Pierce’s Disease, cans vs. bottles
Expensive wine 167: Ameztoi Hondarrabi Zuri 2021
Ask the WC 38: More about negative reviews, inflation, availability
Wine of the week: Broadbent Gruner Veltliner 2021
Winebits 794: Wine supply, Wente, Substack
Feds to country’s biggest wholesaler: May be time to clean up your act
Wine of the week: Castle Rock Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley 2019
Winebits 793: Sherry-Lehmann, Veritas, Live Nation
More wackiness in the three-tier system
Mini-reviews 167: Four white wines to ponder (which includes availability)
Wine of the week: The Curator White 2021
Winebits 792: Ingredient labels, Wine Industry Insight, Cellar Tracker
Expensive wine 166: Drouhin-Vaudon Chablis 2020
Wine and food pairings 18: Everyday split pea soup
Smoking, wine, and the Neo-Prohibitionists
Wine of the week: Frico Rosso 2020
Winebits 791: Premiumization, Sherry-Lehmann, Prosecco
SVB collapse: What’s next for the wine business?
Wine history lesson 8: The evils of drinking
Is it time to panic over chatbot wine reviews?
Wine of the week: Domaine Guillaume Cabrol Picpoul de Pinet 2021
Winebits 790: Winespeak, screwcaps, wine history
The other problem with boxed and canned wine?
Win Mike Dunne’s California wine book
Wine of the week: Protocolo Tinto 2020
Winebits 789: The “More bad news, because there’s so much of it” edition
TV wine ads: When in doubt, use sex
Mini-reviews 166: Four wines that aren't cheap
Cheap wine is irrelevant, part IV
Wine of the week: Stemmari Grillo 2021
Winebits 788: Blood alcohol, trading down, wine thefts
Five nights drinking wine from something besides a bottle
Winecast 75: Paul Tincknell -- once more unto the wine crisis breach
Welcome to the blog, almost year 3
Wine of the week: Goats do Roam Red Blend 2020
Winebits 787: Ingredient labels, icewine, Valentine’s Day
What the wine business can learn from the Super Bowl
Wine of the week: MAN Chenin Blanc 2021
Winebits 786: Cheap wine, Mike Dunne, Stella Rosa
Expensive wine 165: Roederer Estate Brut NV
The third annual wine to drink when you're waiting for an ice storm post
Ask the WC 37: Blog future, negative reviews, California rain
Wine of the week: Herdade do Esporão Vinho Monte Velho 2021
Winebits 785: Young people, paper bottles, Aussie Prosecco
Decades and decades of wine books
Mini-reviews 165: The “wine business disappoints again” edition
Winecast 74: Dave McIntyre and what's coming for wine in 2023
Wine of the week: Scarpetta Frico Bianco 2020
Winebits 784: Ingredient labels, UPS, value wines
The return of the wine bottle workout
Follow-up: SVB wine report 2023
Wine of the week: Azul y Garanza Tempranillo 2020
Winebits 783: Veritas, wine bottles, natural wine
Expensive wine 164: Albert Bichot Fleurie La Madone 2019
2023 Turner Cheap Wine of the Year: Matchbook Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Wine of the week: Westmount Pinot Gris 2021
Winebits 782: Restaurant wine prices, consumer sentiment, glass recycling
Do-it-yourself New Year's wine resolutions 2023
Wine of the week: Broadside Merlot 2019