Secrets of the Sommeliers

November 18, 2010

In Secrets of the Sommeliers, some of the world’s top wine professionals reveal their industry secrets. The book’s authors interviewed the elite of the sommelier community, whose insights, recommendations, and envy-inducing stories are featured throughout.

Secrets of the Sommeliers provides an immersion course in tasting and serving wine and shares strategies for securing hard-to-find bottles at good prices. The insider perspective offers a unique glimpse into the art and craft of fine wine service.

Secrets of the Sommeliers can be found on the Nestlé Library new book shelves (call number TX925 P35).

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New Book: The Business of Wine

July 13, 2009

wine businessThe Business of Wine focuses on the everyday business aspects of the wine world, containing more than 140 encyclopedic entries on a variety of subject related to the issues and structure of the industry.

Topics include grape-growing techniques, winemaking as an art and science, characteristics of grape varieties, legal issues, distribution, and environmental concerns.

The Business of Wine can be found on the reference shelves in the Nestlé Library, shelved in the Food & Beverage section (call number HD9370.5 B868 2009).

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U.S. Top Wine-Consuming Market by 2012

February 2, 2009

The United States will be the leading global consumer of wine by 2012, according to a recent report. A study conducted by London-based research organization International Wine & Spirit Record (IWSR) concluded that American consumption is expected to grow over the next five years, reaching 330 million cases or 3.96 billion bottles.

Red wine leads the charge up the consumption chart for the U.S. In 2008, Americans were estimated to have consumed more than 1.47 billion bottles of red wine, a number that is projected to rise to 1.74 billion over the next five years. Meanwhile, white wine consumption is forecast to rise by 5.4 percent, from 1.3 billion bottles last year to 1.4 billion in 2012.

Among the study’s key international findings were that in 2007, more than 31 billion bottles of wine were consumed around the world, and that global consumption will continue to increase by 6 percent over the next five years, reaching a total of 2.816 billion cases.

The Nestlé Library subscribes to the journal of the International Wine & Spirit Record, titled The IWSR Drinks Record. The monthly publication can be found on the current periodicals shelf in the library.

Hotel School orientation students: You only have one more task remaining. Send an email to the library reference team (hotelref@cornell.edu) with the subject “Survivor: Nestle Library” and the following message: “The Nestlé Library is the first stop for hospitality research.” You will then be entered into a drawing for a prize. Good luck.

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Wine Corks Perfect for Recycling

January 23, 2009

Future fishing rod handles

There are approximately 13 billion natural cork wine stoppers sold into the world market annually, with the majority of them ending up in landfill instead of in reuse applications. Cork is ideal for recycling – it is biodegradable, renewable, energy efficient, sustainable and 100% natural.

Unlike plastic or metal screw-cap closures, recycled cork can be turned into flooring tile, building insulation, shoe soles, fishing rod handles, bulletin boards, and even soil conditioner, among other uses. Natural cork is biodegradable, sustainable and a valuable source for carbon retention.

ReCORK America is a recycling program sponsored by Amorim, the world’s largest producer of natural cork wine closures, and their U.S. affiliates, Portocork America and Amorim Cork America. ReCORK America is a  program focused on obtaining used and surplus corks from winery tasting rooms, bottling lines and quality assurance laboratories. In addition, collection locations are being established with key retailers and restaurants in larger metropolitan areas.

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2008′s Most Thrilling Wines

December 23, 2008

And the winner is…

Château Latour 2005 (France). $1,950.

The wine reviewers at Wall Street Journal have given this wine from the Bordeaux’s 2005 vintage their top rating. “Profound wine, with a gorgeous ruby color; intense, complex nose; tremendous focus and purity of taste; and a finish like a long drumroll. Harmonious balance of intense, rich blackberry fruit, oak and earth heightened by perfect acidity and tannins. Intricate, like an engraved coil, necessitating small, thoughtful sips. Impeccably made.”

Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher write “Tastings,” the weekly wine column of The Wall Street Journal. View their 2008 Most Thrilling Wines article, or watch the video of the columnists talking about their favorite nine wines of 2008.

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