State of the Industry - All Comments

RE: London Spotlight

Jenny Hemmer — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:18:46 GMT

This makes me want to go back to London soon! Thanks to everyone who contributed!

RE: Fortified Wine Sales, Trends and Challenges Today

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RE: Spotlight on Hong Kong: Leading the Way in Asia

Fred DAmato — Thu, 30 May 2019 16:22:44 GMT

This is a terrific piece. Any thoughts on collecting updated interviews?

RE: Fortified Wine Sales, Trends and Challenges Today

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RE: South American Wine Sales, Trends and Challenges Today

Darren Armstrong — Sat, 12 May 2018 21:40:05 GMT

As mentioned in the article, one should not rule out Bolivian winemaking! Bolivia is a small producer, with only about 3000 hectares planted, with much of it going to the production of Singani, a high altitude distilled Muscat of Alexandria brandy. However, as winemakers gain recognition for their wines abroad, exports are becoming more and more a reality. Already Bolivian wine has made it into the European Union, China and the United States. For the time being, production size will be one of the biggest challenges, but with the potential to diversify and focus on the unique high altitude terroir in the Northernmost wine producing regions of South America, I know that plantings, production and exports will grow.

More information Intro to Bolivian Wine - Strong Somm

RE: Spotlight: Stockholm

Miquel Hudin — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 18:41:17 GMT

Met Fredrik when doing my Certified. Sharp fellow that was hard not to respect in terms of knowledge and ability.

I think one of the most interesting bits in this is the comment on the swing away from "natural" wine. We're seeing it in Spain as well given that too many sommeliers are tired of the fail rate on the wines and the selling point for normal consumers just isn't there. I realize that people will point to the two or three natbars in Barcelona as specious proof of a larger trend but overall, it's very, very niche and the focus on quality artisan producers is much more important.

RE: Spotlight: Detroit

Benjamin Parrish — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 18:28:16 GMT

The downtown area is going to find great growth with the opening of the new Pistons/Red Wings arena opening this upcoming season (Little Caesars Arena, kill me with that name). Further, the wine scene is Northern Michigan is growing in both production and quality. I can't complain about the late harvest Rieslings from Traverse City

Also, Red Coat Tavern, in Royal Oak, has one of the best burgers I've had. Great write-up on an underrated metropolis.

RE: Spotlight: Mexico City

Pete Contaldi — Sat, 17 Sep 2016 04:31:22 GMT

Great overdue article. L'Osteria del Becco in Polancito has 15,000btls in a 2-story, all glass (floors, ceilings, walls), multi-room cellar of mostly Piedmont with some very cool Tuscany and Veneto as well. The reason why Spanish and Italian wines do so well is because of the typical Mexican ridiculous taxing structure that makes it easy and cheap to direct import ex-chateau from those countries as opposed to truck it in from Baja. The Intercontinental in Polanco has the largest cellar in the Americas. I won't say I haven't seen crazier bottlings in other, much smaller cellars, but the brick-lined "cave" under the hotel has to be an (American) football field long, packed floor to about 5ft high. Great International restaurant culture of discipline and service, and they do well when the government is laissez-faire.

RE: Spotlight: Sydney

Chris Lafleur — Sun, 08 May 2016 01:27:26 GMT

This is great. It's very interesting to see what other trends are around the world. Here's from us here in Toronto!

RE: Spotlight: Austin

jeanmolinari — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 03:56:45 GMT

Hello Austinites, I used to live in Austin in the 90's and have lived in Los Angeles for the past 15 years. I am a California sales manager for a great small boutique wine distributor but I am wanting to move my family back to Austin. Where would I look first for Wine jobs in sales and marketing in Austin please? I am CMS Certified and half French. Any distributors that are heavy on French wines that I should talk too?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you

RE: Spotlight: Los Angeles

Christopher Lucchese — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 05:47:02 GMT

Great story on the city of Angels. There's a lot going on here! Thanks

RE: Spotlight: Austin

paul laiming — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 22:21:41 GMT

My son and I looker at a winery near Dripping Springs about 9 years ago...I passed on it

and the next year a terrible HAIL storm took out all the vines. Very tough weather in Texas

but still has potential, Paul Laiming ,Illinois

RE: Spotlight: Los Angeles

Christopher Lavin — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 00:48:10 GMT

Love this ~ we have great sommeliers here in LA.

RE: Spotlight: Los Angeles

Rachel Macalisang — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 22:32:35 GMT

To live and wine in LA!!! Great work!!!!!!! Don't stop!!!!!

RE: New York City's Pioneering Female Sommeliers

Linda Adams — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:32:00 GMT

This is a great article discussing the history of influential female sommeliers and the lasting mark they have made in this industry. However, these women have, more or less, the following in common -- being at the right place at the right time, superiors that believed in them & opened the doors of opportunities, and the single status when they began their wine careers (single meaning not tied down to marriage and motherhood). Wine was/is a second career for me and I came into as a mother. This has been the most challenging aspect of my career. Eater recently released an article on the obstacles that mothers specifically face in this industry with seeking time off, maintaining benefits, and retaining their position upon maternity leave. I think we need to raise awareness on female sommeliers mixed with motherhood. Having tried to be a part of this industry as a mother has caused me to take a break after 11 years because basically no one wants to support women who want both: motherhood and the world of wine. No one should have to choose. It's a freedom of choice and employers should respect and embrace it. After all, we all came from somewhere.