Wine News - video clips and wine 2.0

Posted by Andrew Barrow, 3:35am 20/06/2007. Leave a comment

Lunchtime - and I notice Mr Chapman perusing the BBC website. A few minutes later and in the email inbox appears links to two 'very interesting' stories told via video-clip, on, of course, the BBC.

The first details the militant wine group in France who have informed the "to raise the price of wine or 'blood will flow'". Not the most friendly pressure group around I would say. [view video]

We are all aware of the threat generally of 'global warming' and the extreme changes to the weather globally (anyone in Henley-on-Thames last night knows exactly what I mean!). For a specific look at how rising temperatures could threaten grape harvests in Tuscany, forcing producers to move further north is the subject of the BBC's second clip. [view video].

The blogging world offers many unique and informed opinions on wine and the wine industry (in addition to there being plenty taking the totally opposite path!). WineCast.net, under the hand of American Tim Elliot, produces regular podcasts on a variety of wine related subjects; certainly falling into the first group. [download audiocast].

Generally, although entertaining, I find the chats rather America-centric and the wines impossible to find on these shores. A recently written post on his site is of interest though - how the 'über-hyped iPhone' will power, via various applications 'wine 2.0'. [view post].

Wine 2.0? Basically a way of harnessing the power of the internet by for example linking public opinion (ie wine reviews) with retailers, producer information, recipe sites etc etc. The potential is very exciting, but perhaps the vision and reality have some way to go to realise the 'potential'.

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