Those of us in the wine industry know August is a sleeper month. Sales always drop as folks head out of town for some rest before school starts again. This calm-before-the-storm is a relief to many of us because we're about to embark on Trade Tasting Season, which starts in just a couple of weeks - and is, quite frankly, insane.
Further evidence of this quiet month is just how little truly newsworthy wine "news" is out there these days. No less, Decanter comes through for us once again this week! Here are three articles that rose to the top for me:
Wine from Finger Lakes wins top prize. (Do they really think any other region can compete?)
Find out what "The Terminator" is doing to get CA back on the consumer radar...
Sad news for wine professionals... Our beloved Wine Report is going off-line.
What's your reaction to these news tidbits?