Wine by the glass is often oxidised. A new investigation reveals that tourists ordering Chablis by the glass in Paris are being given cheaper wine from other regions. Robert Joseph believes it's time for a change.
Many sommeliers today seem to set on creating wine lists full of unfamiliar wines that express their own tastes, and rely on customers asking them for help and explanations. Robert Joseph, who grew up in a family-owned restaurant, finds this annoying.
After a successful 2023, the Chinese restaurant sector saw multiple closures last year. This may not directly affect the wine industry, but it suggests a lack of enthusiasm for spending on food and drink.
For the first time, a representative study by Geisenheim University, commissioned by the German Wine Institute (DWI), reveals where wines are sold in the domestic market, volumes and revenues. How important is the restaurant sector?
More than 500 winegrower families in the cooperative Deutsches Weintor – the Gateway to German Wine – have joined forces on some 750 hectares of vineyards to produce top-class wines, including the excellent collection known as Blue Fish.
