No Blog Post

In honor of the holidays, there will be no Interwined post.

However, it is hard to believe it is even the holiday season as the Rose bushes and fuchsia are blooming on my street.

English Sparkling wine producers say that, in this decade, global warming will give Britain wines that rival France. Indeed, some French vintners are looking at Kent for vineyard property.

Ice wines, which rely on mold to produce the tell-tale honey sweetness, will soon require artificial freezing when there is no frost by January. German producers in the Rhein are preparing for this. Torres, in North Spain is planning to source grapes from places across the border, in France.

Global warming will have us all dreaming of a white Christmas, literally.

But, this is all good news for Bordeaux, which had a spectacular year for 2005. Even early offerings, such as the Chateau Moulin de Beausoleil 2005 Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, are very promising at £6 a bottle. Ripe, large and round. Harsh tannin, but mucho berry. Not enough Oak for the Merlot. But a bargain. 8.5

Wait a second, this is turning into a blog entry after all…

DAMMIT!

Merry Christmas.