Parker At It Again
In a critique of Bordeaux prices, Parker used his message board to criticize Medoc. He said their prices were a function of ‘pride, provincial jealousies, and greed.’ So he is making more friends in Medoc these days…(Decanter)

Energy and Wine Crises
There are parallel crises in Europe and Australia. An oversupply of grapes and wine, generally lower quality, has flooded the French, Italian, and Australian markets. At the same time, these countries (as well as America) is suffering a oil crisis with rising gas prices. The EU solution is to distill excess wine into ethanol for gas. But the Australians are not as enthusiastic about the alternative. (The Australian)

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