Wine news March 5, 2014

Is Champagne in danger of being a victim of its own hyperbole, asks Decanter?

Many Burgundy wines are being made with too much C02 writes Bill Nanson on Winesearcher.

Dlynn Proctor, featured in the movie Somm, talks to Abby Sheaffer in Chicago Literati via Wine Business.

In Wines and Vines a look at the winemaking trend of clay fermentors.

Watch a suitcase full of wine get thrown down some stairs at Dr. Vino.

Forbes.com reports on a Vinitaly hackathon where marketing teams tackle the conventions of traditional wine marketing.

In Punch, Weed, Grapes and Redwoods.

Dave McIntyre in the Washington Post on the Virginia Governor's Cup.