December 1, 2012
Thank you, Ms. Barrows, for setting me on the right path.  msbarrows: meadowslark: Haven’t a clue how to interpret this chart to reach the conclusion of The Economist. Can someone explain this? theeconomist: Daily chart: wine consumption by country. America glugged more still and sparkling wine than any other country last year. Together with the Chinese and Russians, Americans are driving growth in global wine consumption, which has increased by 3.5% since 2007. I had to stare at it in puzzlement for the longest time before realizing why it works out; it’s per person, so once you multiply by the actual populations of the countries shown, it’s a significantly different ordering as to which lines will be longest. So the customers in the US and China aren’t drinking much per person - but there’s an awful lot of them drinking.

Thank you, Ms. Barrows, for setting me on the right path. 

msbarrows:

meadowslark:

Haven’t a clue how to interpret this chart to reach the conclusion of The Economist. Can someone explain this?

theeconomist:

Daily chart: wine consumption by country. America glugged more still and sparkling wine than any other country last year. Together with the Chinese and Russians, Americans are driving growth in global wine consumption, which has increased by 3.5% since 2007.

I had to stare at it in puzzlement for the longest time before realizing why it works out; it’s per person, so once you multiply by the actual populations of the countries shown, it’s a significantly different ordering as to which lines will be longest. So the customers in the US and China aren’t drinking much per person - but there’s an awful lot of them drinking.

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Filed under: wine the economist graph 
April 7, 2012
Haven’t a clue how to interpret this chart to reach the conclusion of The Economist. Can someone explain this? theeconomist: Daily chart: wine consumption by country. America glugged more still and sparkling wine than any other country last year. Together with the Chinese and Russians, Americans are driving growth in global wine consumption, which has increased by 3.5% since 2007.

Haven’t a clue how to interpret this chart to reach the conclusion of The Economist. Can someone explain this?

theeconomist:

Daily chart: wine consumption by country. America glugged more still and sparkling wine than any other country last year. Together with the Chinese and Russians, Americans are driving growth in global wine consumption, which has increased by 3.5% since 2007.

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(Notes: 171)
  
Filed under: wine graph 
April 4, 2012
It’s been awhile since a shameless product plug but the other night  I had the very real pleasure of a 2006 Montevina Amador County Zinfandel. I’d backed off zins in the past couple of decades. Seemed that they were being finished as a heavy cabernet or alternatively, something for a picnic or wine cooler. This was lovely. Sort of Zin I thought I remembered from the sixties. The bad news (for the winery) is that I usually purchase at the very low end of the price range. Like the 3.99 closeouts. You can bet I’ll be watching the shelves for Montevina in the future.

It’s been awhile since a shameless product plug but the other night  I had the very real pleasure of a 2006 Montevina Amador County Zinfandel. I’d backed off zins in the past couple of decades. Seemed that they were being finished as a heavy cabernet or alternatively, something for a picnic or wine cooler. This was lovely. Sort of Zin I thought I remembered from the sixties. The bad news (for the winery) is that I usually purchase at the very low end of the price range. Like the 3.99 closeouts. You can bet I’ll be watching the shelves for Montevina in the future.

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Filed under: Montevina Winery Wine Zinfandel California product plug 
November 18, 2011
The latest symptom of climate change: more alcoholic wines

Climate change may present particular challenges for California vintners. Starting as early as the 1960s microclimate mapping of the viticultural districts enabled an exceptional matching of varietals to vineyards. Additionally wineries created a market for varietals in contrast to brand names (i.e. Gallo’s old and missed “Hearty Burgundy”) or region or ‘chateau’. The approach has been extraordinarily successful. Buyers know that they want a “merlot” or “chardonnay.” This also means that both vineyards and wineries are heavily vested (and for vineyards, invested) in familiar gallic varietals. Great Story on NPR recently at http://www.npr.org/2011/11/02/141932301/climate-change-has-calif-vintners-rethinking-grapes .

landusejournal:

Vineyards in Priorat (Tarragona), with the town of Porrera in the background.

Vineyards in Priorat (Tarragona), with the town of Porrera in the background. Photo credit: Josep Lluis Sellart

The Third World Congress on Climate Change and Wine was held in Marbella about two weeks ago. In addition to higher alcohol content, wine experts are finding wines’ “natural acidity will also be lower, some reds will lose their color, others will lose their flavor, many whites will be deprived of their typical qualities, and there may be a greater proportion of reds to whites. Against this extreme scenario, analysts said that indigenous grapes would resist (climate change) better than imports.”

Source: El Pais.com in English

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Filed under: grapes wine climate change viticulture 
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