• French gulping down rose: The French, who have cut wine consumption by more than 20 percent over the past decade, like rose more than ever before. Journee-Vincole reports that 1 out of 4 bottles of wine sold in France is rose, up from 1 in 10 bottles in 1990. Apparently, the French see rose as a lighter and healthier alternative to red wine, and it appeals to the younger audience that doesn't drink as much wine as their parents or grandparents.
• Bernie Madoff's wine collection: The serial swindler liked wine, but wasn't very discriminating. That attitude didn't help the federal officials who are selling Madoff's assets to re-pay his victims. They raised just $41,000 when they auctioned Madoff's wine. How pitiful is that? I've probably got a couple of thousand dollars worth of wine in the house, and I never swindled billions from anyone.
• Green screwcaps: Today's shoutout to our friends in the cork business comes from the San Francisco Chronicle, which notes that screwcaps are the most environmentally friendly wine closure. Says a San Francisco recycling official: Screwcaps "are relatively easy to recycle and can be made almost infinitely back into metal screw-tops." Plus, as we all know, you don't need a corkscrew.
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