Wine news April 7, 2014

In the Wall Street Journal, Lettie Teague takes direction from wine shop salesmen and finds a few gems.

Jon Bonné in the San Francisco Chronicle plays up the value of the less popular areas of Bordeaux.

China, the world's fifth largest producer of wine, has recently leaped forward in terms of the quality of the red wines it is producing, reports Jancis Robinson in the Financial Times. "France, watch out" she declares. Affluent wine buyers in China find their confidence, reports the New York Times.

The Mercury News writes about a Passover Seder event in Napa.

S. Irene Virbila in The Los Angeles Times on Wines and Spirits list of top selling wines in restaurants.

Entire 2013 Bordeaux production will be drunk within 10 years, predicts top Bordeaux official, reports Harpers.co.uk.

David Honig in Palate Press on the Israeli wine industry.

Nike makes shoes out of cork, reports The Drinks Business.

Michel Rolland on Bordeaux 2013, in Winesearcher.