Welcome to the first Newsletter of 2010.

The latest issue of Vinodiversity news is now available at https://www.vinodiversity.com/vdnews1001.html

There are a few observations on the latest wine glut - it's a trend - not a cycle, and Vinodiversity goes mad about Italian wine. Well I'm planning to go to Italy later with the help of my wonderful hotel booking service at http//www.vinodiversity.com/hotels of course.

Some readers may have noticed a problem with access to the Vinodiversity site over the past few days, especially if you are in Australia and are using an ISP like Bigpond. The problem lies with Telstra, and is effecting about 100,000 sites worldwide. My apologies, there is little I can do from my end. I am working with Telstra on this but it's a little like trying to clear fog with a shovel. If you continue to have problems you can ring the Telecommunications ombudsman on 1800 062 058.

OK see the full works at https://www.vinodiversity.com/vdnews1001.html