The Case Wine Life Blog
Historically, wine possesses complexity and acidity for balance. The underlying problem with sweet wine is that it’s sweet–lacking in balance.
In response to the "Anything But Chardonnay" bias, the rise of unoaked Chardonnay rescued the varietal from irrelevance.
The movie “Sideways” is widely credited for creating the pinot noir boom. Today, pinot noir surpasses cabernet sauvignon production in America and the 2004 comedy is largely responsible. In the witty dialogue between the movie’s protagonists, two best friends, Miles and Jack, who embark on a week-long road trip through California wine country, bestow the ultimate praise on pinot noir, lauding it as the “holy grail” of wine. Ever since wine drinkers have never looked back and have been exponentially racking up bottles of pinot noir.
But this was supposed to be a blog post about chardonnay.
Before you buy your next bottle of a one-of-a-kind Bordeaux or Burgundian it would behoove you to watch the fascinating documentary, “Sour Grapes,” that sheds klieg lights on the dark world of fake wine.
Italian wine labels are excruciating to read. Just ask any non-Italian speaking person who has attempted to read one.
Of 4,000 grape varieties in the world, why is cabernet sauvignon so popular in America? Unfortunately there is no simple answer.
