• Race and wine: A terrific piece in the New York Times about one of South Africa's first -- and only -- black winemakers, that also offers insight into the country's wine business. Says the winemaker, Ntsiki Biyela: "Somehow I fell in love with the ever-changing content of wine. Wine is never the same today as it is tomorrow. It even depends on where you drink it and who you are with and what mood you are in. It’s a very, very nice thing."
• New Virginia winery: Dave McIntrye reports on one of the first public sightings of Virginia's new Trump Winery (with a picture), although there wasn't very much Trump wine to taste. "Visitors to the Trump tent were given tastes of Kluge SP sparking wine (which was consistently quite good in my experience) and the Albemarle viognier, rosé and red blends." Maybe we can get Trump Winery to participate in Regional Wine Week? The man himself at DLW 2012: Colorado?
• Court to Budwesier -- not so fast: Those of us who have been following the various name contretemps in the wine and alcohol business will be glad to know that a court has finally had enough. Europe's highest court ruled that Anheuser-Busch, which makes Budweiser, must share the Budweiser name in the United Kingdom with the Czech Budějovický Budvar. You'll need to follow the link, since the story is quite confusing, but apparently, each brand has been using the same name for its product for decades. If only U.S. courts were so wise.
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