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This is my second annual report on the status of women in the wine industry, and I think it will give every woman pause. The report was first published this month in SOMMJournal. Here it is again, in full, for WineSpeed readers.   Last year, Merriam-Webster’s “Word of the Year” was feminism. As we near […]

Several WineSpeed readers have written in worried about the future of eiswein, one of the most spectacular sweet wines in the world—and one of the most difficult to make. Is eiswein doomed thanks to global warming? The answer is a qualified yes. Below I interview riesling specialist (and my old friend) Johannes Selbach, winemaker and […]

This time of year, scores of photographers and wine lovers line up along the roads of every wine region and whip out their cameras and phones to photograph grapevine leaves turning glorious shades of red, crimson, and garnet. It’s like New England in the fall, watching the leaves turn color. Or is it? Alas, not. […]

By Karen MacNeil and the WineSpeed Team   Chances are you need gifts. And we’ve got ideas for some great ones. From the serious to the sublime, and from the funny to the fascinating, here are some of our favorite ideas for gifts any wine-drinker would love. And a few of them you might just […]