California in its 15 minutes of fame

"According to the Wine Institute of California, by the end of October US wine exports – 90%-plus of them from California – had already matched the record total of US$1.14bn for the whole of last year, boosted by a weak dollar and soaring sales in China."


Congrats to California! I can make a ton of jokes here about how their celebrities are overexposed and now their wines, but I am not going to go there. I can also say that like many that do rise to fame coming from this state eventually burn out, but I am not that awful. 


Can you or can't you have too much of a good thing? (Decanter)

Randoms

For those of you who like to be brainwashed, you should start freaking out now (WineCellarInsider)

The last time I was in a dark room with a bunch of strangers I had to take two showers, write a thank-you note and apologize to some guy because of "that stuff" on his shirt (Eater)

Chinese people are taking over the world (Decanter)

Australian cows are making some fancy milk and are less gassy (Unfiltered: Cows on Wine—More, Better Milk and Less Gas? | Unfiltered | News & Features | Wine Spectator)