This is why we only work with winegrowers. If you buy wine from companies that buy grapes, you never know what is in your, ahem, can. In case you haven't read the latest issue of US Weekly, Paris Hilton has her own wine. The world has completely forgotten that wine is a product of the Earth. A combination of thirst for celebrity and the dominance of the scoring system has changed the way wine is made in many places. Although there is no end in sight to starlet DUI  stories, we may be approaching a turning point for wine.

Tyler Colman, aka "Dr. Vino" is one of the most influential wine writers around. In a recent post he surmises that the heady days of "fruit bomb" wines may be coming to an end. A bit of background, in case you missed this trend- in an effort to garner high scores many wineries began making fruit forward, high alcohol wines, devoid of place. We weren't ever interested in this trend (unless you count Boone's Farm in college) and only work with farmers who grow their own grapes and make their own wine. This way, you never have to guess what's in the bottle or how it was made. So whether it's tannin powder or plastic surgery you can really only fool people for so long anyway.