what are the new wine trends?

[dananne]

I agree with everything that has been said, but would also like to put in a few words about some hot trends involving Spain. Priorat is red hot (though prices are moving accordingly). Also, there are some hot wines in Spain from some old vine grenache, mourvedre, and monstrell from little known regions such as Yecla that can be had for a song.

Also, I think that more and more people are willing to give local wines a shot and are finding that the quality is getting better and better. I love a Georgia winery called Tiger Mountain, I have friends in Michigan that are high on their sparkling wines, the nortons in Missouri are supposedly great, and Virginia is getting to be big, too, especially with viognier, I hear. Heck, Auburnwine has recently mentioned a 25 year old muscadine from either Alabama or Mississippi, I believe, that knocked his socks off. So, don't shy away from your local stuff [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]