• As San Francisco Chronicle wine critic Jon Bonné puts it, Beaujolais Nouveau “generally sucks.” But, he notes that this year, the 60th anniversary of the wine created by Georges Duboeuf, a couple of respected vintners are putting out Beaujolais worth trying. [SF Gate]
• And even though many French people turn up their noses at Beaujolais Nouveau, they still drink about 20 million bottles of it a year, with the U.S. and Japan being other big consumers. [WSJ]
• The next Coppola? Entourage star Adrian Grenier and business partner/producer Peter Glatzner — who already have a sustainable-lifestyle site called SHFT — have started a wine label called SHFT House Wines. [THR]
• Given all the foodie craziness on TV these days, Wine Spectator’s Tim Fish asks if wine-related reality TV is on its way. Hasn’t he heard about Sloshed TV? [Wine Spectator]
• In part due to the dwindling landfill resources in England, a company there has invented a biodegradable wine bottle made of paper. [Guardian UK]
• California wines above the “jug-level” haven’t gained much traction among British consumers, mostly because they’re too expensive. [Scotsman]
