Wine news December 5, 2017

Food and Wine on Hello Kitty wine arriving for the holidays. " And apparently, these wines are drawing plenty of interest because for the 2017 holiday season, Sanrio has announced that it’s expanding its product range."

Food and Wine on how to become a Master of Wine. "In fact, there are only 369 masters of wine throughout the world." 

The Napa Valley Register talks to wine legend Warren Winiarski. "Indeed, when Winiarski’s wife Barbara told him the wine had won, “I didn’t know there was a tasting … which wines were in it or who the tasters were. It was only the next day that the story began to develop its magnitude.” 

Vogue on the best winter wines for those who don't like reds. "“For people who like Chardonnay without any oak, I always recommend single-vineyard Albariños, which are full-bodied and made in a more traditional style,” says Irene Justiniani, the wine director at New York’s Michelin-starred Portuguese restaurant Aldea."