Author: Per Karlsson

Ernest Gallo died on March 6 in California. Enest Gallo founded together with his brother Julio E&J Gallo winery in 1933. Today it is the world’s largest wine producer. (Constellation Brands actually produces more wine

Researchers who have done trials on mice have discovered that consumption of red wine may make fat mice less fat. Perhaps it may work on humans too… Watch the video interview with the researchers on

It’s nice to report some positive numbers for a change. French wine export grew by 13% in 2006. Exports to the USA, the biggest export market, increased by 22% to a total of 2.4 billion

Rapidly on the heels of the Cru Bourgeois debacle three estates in Saint Emilion have put in question the new St Emilion classification. Chateaux Villemaurine, Cadet Bon and Guadet-Saint-Julien have joined to argue the case

A court in Bordeaux has declared annulled and invalid the new Cru Bourgeois classification that was introduced in 2003. 77 chateaux that had been excluded in the new ranking had taken the issue to court.

FBI has contacted both wine collectors and leading auction houses in a hunt for fraudsters who are selling fakes of exclusive wine bottles. The auction houses are thought to be one of the outlets for

This year’s edition of the Michelin Guide, or Le Guide Rouge as it is also called, introduces several new stars. Five restaurants were promoted to the top three star category: Le Meurice (Paris), L’Astrance (Paris),

That’s the starting point for an article on Bloomberg about biodynamic wines. Biodynamism has for quite some time been popular with a small group of dedicated winemakers – sometimes verging on philosophers – in France.

At the other end, so to speak, Antonin Rodet sells the property Domaine de l’Aigle in Languedoc (Limoux) to Gérard Bertrand. Domaine de l’Aigle was created by Jean-Louis Denois who sold it to Rodet some

Antonin, a big négociant in Bourgogne, has bought Maison Dufouleur Père & Fils. Dufouleur is both a négociant and owns 10.5 hectares of vineyards. The company has belonged to the same family for more than

What is vodka? What do you think? Vote in the poll below. There is a debate currently on which rules should regulate vodka production within the EU, in particular what vodka should be made from.

  Wine Tours June 6-10: Bordeaux For a wine lover a trip to Bordeaux is a must! Here you find world famous châteaux and world famous wines but also a lot of new exciting initiatives

It’s nice to find a wine article in the daily press that is a bit more thoughtful, and thought provoking, then the regular “drink this or drink that” stuff. I recently chanced upon one of

Some wine sites that you might enjoy visiting: EVWG.blogspot.com – try remembering that URL. but if you know that it’s East Village Wine Geek it might be easier. If you need some motivation why blogs

We’re starting an occasional series on wine magazines – recommended reading for those of you who want to know and read more. First out is… Decanter Magazine Decanter is no doubt competing with Wine Spectator

The Moueix family has acquired 31% of Château Belair. Moueix is best known for being the owner of Château Petrus. Chateau Belair is owned by Pascal Delbeck, a very ambitious winemaker who at a very

– V&S Vin & Sprit, the international spirit producer and wine importer owned by the Swedish government, published strong numbers for last year: Operating profits up by 10% to SEK 2.2 bn, and net sales

One of the hottest segments in the internet industry today is “social software”. It covers anything from the teenage virtual world of MySpace to professional networks such as LinkedIn. If you’re in the restaurant trade

The new and scientifically orientated Journal of Wine Economics has published its second issue. There you can read about: “Growers vs. Merchants Bargaining on the Price of Champagne Grapes and the Role of Contracts when

In our series on unusual American wine producer the turn this month has come to North Carolina. There are 55 wineries today, three times more than in 2000. The acreage under vine has doubled during

Three new grape varieties have been approved for blending in white Rioja wines: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Verdejo. The three varieties must not make up more than 49% of the blend in a wine though.

The latest issue of Fortune Magazine carries a feature article (and cover photo) on the beneficial effects of wine and Resveratrol against e.g. aging and overweight. “Can red wine help you live forever?” money.cnn.com

– Some interesting statistics on South Africa : There are 581 wine cellars. (As a comparison, that is about the same number as there is in St Emilion and Pomerol.) Total grape production: 900 million

Champagne is one of the few districts today that has no problems at all to sell its wines. The problem they have is rather to satisfy demand. There is virtually no possibility to increase production.