Screw Cap vs. Cork
Don’t you love the sound of a cork popping out of a wine bottle? For most of us, it’s romantic and exciting, and it signals
October 22, 2025
Category: Wine Trends
Have You Tried Wine in Tubes?
Did you know that you can reduce the carbon footprint of wine by a factor of five if you pack your wine in cartons rather
May 25, 2022
Wine Industry Trends
Welcome to 2022. At the start of the year, it’s fun to look at what the experts see as key wine industry trends over the
January 26, 2022
Having Fun with Wine Statistics
I was introduced to FirstLeaf from one of the company’s PR people. She shared her company’s wine statistics and asked me if I’d be interested
April 7, 2021
Wine Leather? Yes! And It’s Cruelty Free!
Decanter had an article last week about an Amsterdam company creating new vegan trainers from wine leather. Have you ever heard of wine leather? I
August 5, 2020
Screw Caps vs. Cork Revisited
Nine years ago (!), I wrote an article on screw caps vs. cork. In light of New Zealand’s incredible push for screw caps, I thought
August 7, 2019
Ever Heard of a Wooden Sphere Wine Barrel?
I was listening to the latest Sip, Sip, Hooray! podcast and was intrigued when the two Mary’s talked about a new invention that was introduced
January 23, 2019
LGBTQ Pride and the Wine World
As we celebrate LGBTQ Pride this month, I wanted to take a look at the wine world’s support of the LQBTQ community. The good news
June 20, 2018
Why Aren’t We Moving to Boxed Wine?
A friend of mine asked me the other day what I thought about boxed wine. Without having done any research, I said that typically only
April 29, 2015
Keeping an Eye on Wine Trends
From dry statistical graphs to pithy interview-style summaries, I found researching 2015 wine trends interesting and revealing. While I love studying and learning about wine,
April 22, 2015