I recently asked a number of California vintners, marketers and industry officials on what might happen to the Golden State’s wine industry in the next 10 years, for Decanter magazine’s California 2007 supplement just out.
The most creative response came from Gerald Weisl, owner of Weimax Wines & Spirits in Burlingame – one my favourite wine folks and a merchant who answers only to his customers. Weisl’s Web frenetic web site (www.weimax.com) boasts, “This is a Parker-Free and Wine Spectator-Free Zone. We taste before buying. If you’re looking for numerical scores of wines, you won’t find them...