Jeff Lefevere and I return to review the top wine stories of the past month including tongue-twisting wine names, a disturbing wine manifesto, trends in wine marketing, the stellar 2009 Bordeaux vintage and much more. Hosts: Tim Elliott and Jeff Lefevere Topics - If the wine is hard to pronounce, is it worth more? - Has wine lost it’s romance? - The Slow Wine movement - 2009 Bordeaux: vintage of the century? - Will drinking too much wine give you cancer? - Million Dollar Day for WinesTilSoldOut.com - Wine’s 2011 Report Card - Moet Hennessy aims for super-premium red wine from China - Are Americans’ Tastes Changing? - Wine discounting trends - Randall Grahm and The State of the Modest Winery - Follow-up on QR codes from last month Events - 2012 New York Wine Expo: March 2-4, New York City - 2012 World of Pinot Noir Tasting: March 2-3, Shell Beach, CA - Paso Robles Wine Country’s 2012 Zinfandel Festival, March 17, 2012 - Wine Blogging Wednesday 75, Single Vineyard, March 21st - Rhone Rangers, San Francisco, March 24-25 - For events near you check out Local Wine Events: http://www.localwineevents.com This podcast is brought to you by audible.com – get a FREE audiobook download at www.audibletrial.com/winecast Feedback: thismonthinwine@gmail.com Copyright 2012 Acan Media, Inc. Licensed under Creative Commons.

This Month in Wine

TMiW 2 – The Tastes They Are A-Changin’

This is the premier episode of This Month in Wine, a monthly discussion about what is going on within the wine world from a consumer and insider perspective. Hosts: Tim Elliott and Jeff Lefevere Topics: What’s up with Good Grape? Is wine blogging on the decline? Wine Trends & Predictions for 2012 Value Replaces Cheap Wine Regulation Reform Continues Sweet Wines Continue Growth Blends Come Back in Vogue Green Packaging Booms Chinese Wine Market Continues To Show Influence Recovery of Wine Market Low Alcohol Wines Natural Wines Events: Wine Blogging Wednesday 74, Feb. 15th, Value Sparkling Wine Dark & Delicious, February 17, 2012, Alameda, CA San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting, February 18, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco For wine events near you check out: http://www.localwineevents.com This podcast is brought to you by audible.com - get a FREE audiobook download at www.audibletrial.com/winecast Feedback: thismonthinwine@gmail.com Copyright 2012 Acan Media, Inc. Licensed under Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/

TMiW 1 - Looking Back, Looking Forward

A monthly discussion about what is going on within the wine world from a consumer and insider perspective hosted by wine bloggers Tim Elliott and Jeff Lefevere.