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The challenge: Give us your predictions for top wine trends of the new decade
The prize: $75 Gift Card
Deadline: Wednesday, Jan 20 at Midnight
How it works: Simply comment on this post with your prediction or email us at community@mywinesdirect.com! The winner will be announced in February.

The "Noughties", the decade of 2000-2009, brought some surprises in the wine world:

1. Red Wine is Good for Your Health
In 2004, the American Journal of Physiology announced that red wine can benefit your health; being particularly good for the heart, blood vessels and cardiovascular functions. This could also explain the "French Paradox", an observation that the French on average have a healthier heart.

2. Chilean Wine Boom
Since the discovery of the New World, Chile has been successful in wine making, however, in the last decade it has boomed in size and popularity around the world. Chilean wines currently top the list, with competitors like France, Italy and Spain.

3. Organic Wines are In
The global awareness of pollution, climate change and a general desire to go "green" has become a hot topic in all aspects of life. Wine is no exception; sustainable wine making is growing in popularity in the US, especially in California.

4. Screw caps
They prevent some problems that traditional corks can't - a musty smell. The winemakers at Hogue Cellars presented the results of a 30 month test of wine closures just to prove screw caps keep wine fresh!

5. Mad About Malbec
Known as the grape of Argentina, Malbec has made a huge name for itself as a great wine for a great value. Argentina has focused on premium wine production with export grown rapidly, and Malbec is their rising star.

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Comments

[Tom Mulhern]

I predict the wine glut will continue into the next decade.

[Bailey Sens]

Kosher wines will gain popularity.

[Chris Hoyt]

With the aging of baby boomers we'll definitely see the need for easy-off caps and a huge trend in international specialty wine sales.

[Gerry Gollwitzer]

There is another year until this decade ends. However, I see a surge for higher end South American wines in the next ten years.

[Amanda Meadows]

Health conscious consumers will follow the trend that red wine has heart healthy benefits & increase the red wine consumption!

[Donna]

Lesser known grape varieties such as carmeniere and maltpulchianos will grow in popularity as prices of bordeaux and burgundies continue to rise.

[Bill Eyer]

The big trend in the next ten years is going to be one word, "sustainable"! This word has huge buzz in the wine world and wineries which embrace this trend will see more free PR via the wine magazines and independent wine blogs.

[Elizabeth Braren]

I predict that the wines from Chile will continue to gain in popularity and become better known - they are of excellent taste, quality and value.

[Pablo Capo]

The trend in buying wine on line will continue and more varieties of bordeaux will rise

[Theresa Davido]

We'll trend towards smaller bottles, more single serving sizes.

[Amanda Kaiser]

Louis Martini Cabernet

[Jennifer Walter]

Winemakers will move away from the screw caps and go back to corks, but will use synthetic corks instead of the traditional ones.

[Jesse Edwards]

I'm in love with the Louis Martini Cab, too Amanda!

I predict that carmeniere will gain in recognition like the wines from Chile have. Also, screw caps are here to stay... don't fight it. Wine sales over the internet will boom & keep people more educated than they were previously.

[Vincent]

Contined wine glut which is great for consumers. Excellent wine at more reasonable prices

[Sue A]

Screw tops and boxes will become more popular - especially if wineries use 'greener' materials.

[Bill]

I think unwooded will be a buzzword for whites.. cleaner Chardonnays
will become popular.
Long overlooked varietals will become more popular, Petit Verdot,
Viognier, Carmenere, etc
California QPR will improve to head off serious value competition from
other sources especially Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia.
America will rediscover New York State wines, especially Finger lakes
Rieslings and Hudson Valley and Long Island reds. (pardon the pun)
Wine consumption will continue to grow relative to other spirits and the
overall quality level of every day wine will continue to improve.
Sparkling wines will increase their percentage of overall sales.

[Colette K]

I think we will start to see 'celebrity' endorsed wines. I can see it now: "Pink", Jessica Simpson's rose blush or "L" a spicy Shiraz by Lindsey Lohan. Or, better yet, “Celebrate”, a Lance Armstrong bold cab that promises to remind us of the good times in life.

[Deb Kassing]

I am going for the HEART HEALTHY wines. I think we are turning a leaf and being more consceince of what goes on our tables.

[Rohit]

My prediction is that wines from Chile will become all the more popular for sure!! They taste great.

[Mary]

I think the Chilean & Australian wines will become even more dominant in the next year.

[GC]

I predict that wines from Portugal will become more popular.

[Lara]

I predict organic wines will gain popularity

[DS]

A few predictions:
* Red wines will be more popular and "Poetess" will be among them.
* Wineries will opt for screw caps primarily for onvenience and economics.
* Australian wines will become more popular.