• Dan Aykroyd is a funny man: But what did he do to deserve his own wine? He is a celebrity, which is enough these days. Aykroyd, working with DeLoach Vineyards, will have his own chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon later this year. The wines will retail for $17.99 to $19.95. In 2007, the comedian launched his line of Canadian wines. There’s a joke in there somewhere, but the Wine Curmudgeon, out of respect for Aykroyd’s work with John Belushi, will skip it.
• A wine-themed subdivision: Who needs a golf course? A Texas Hill Country community is built around a vineyard and a wine bar. It’s called The Vineyard at Florence, and it’s certainly unique. My question? Who is going to tend to the vineyard, and what are they going to do with the grapes? One of the grapes that they’ve planted is norton, which requires a fair bit of work in the vineyard.
• Indian wine group in France: The Asian sub-continent is supposed to be one of the next great wine-growing and wine-consuming regions, which probably explains why an Indian trade group was in Bordeaux this month to study French techniques. I wonder: Did they get to attend a seven-course, 13-wine banquet?
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