A couple of interesing news items hit the inbox this morning. I realize not everyone reading Grape Sense has the same level of interest that I do, so sometimes those story are worth repeating.
I was somewhat surprised to see this Wine Spectator story announcing the Fiji water people had purchased Justin Winery. Justin and Deborah Baldwin will continue to run the winery but won't have the financial commitment of owners and winemakers. You can read the full story at the link in the paragraph above.
During my October Paso Robles visit I had dinner with a group of Paso Robles Pioneers, including Deborah Baldwin. She was charming, knowledgeable and poured Justin's great 2008 Cabernet. It's really one of California's best.
In what now seems like a previous life, I frequently bought wine from wine.com. The online wine retailer lost its Indiana distributor so no longer ships here. (Insert profanity-laden tirade here about shipping laws.)
You can check out the P.R. Newswire story here.
Anyway they just announced their Top 100 wines of the year. It's significant because they are the nation's biggest online sales site. There should be lots of recognizable wines.
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