• No, this one wasn’t cheap: Boston police have recovered a $20,000 bottle of wine, four days after it was stolen. The bottle, a 1945 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, is generally regarded as one of the best in wine history. Police say the thieves, a woman and two men, seemed to know what they were doing when the lifted the bottle from a suburban wine store. How long before this one shows up on Law & Order?
• Top sustainable wineries: Fast Company magazine rates the top 10 sustainable wineries in the United States. Interestingly, most of the wineries make quality wine, though one – Franzia – makes simple, supermarket boxed wine. Some of the Wine Curmudgeon’s favorites, like Bonny Doon and Benzinger, also made the list.
• Yes, the big country in Asia: India, which has been touted as the next great wine region and market, is suffering in the recession as well. The Wall Street Journal reports that the world's fastest-growing wine market for the past five years has seen sales fall for the first time since 2001. The most popular wine this year is a 200 rupee (about $4) label called Samara, as Indian consumers discover cheap wine. Good for them.
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