Freedom to the vines? Should planting rights be abolished?
2011-02-18
A few years ago the EU countries agreed a big reform of the wine production sector. A big part of this was the abolishment in
A few years ago the EU countries agreed a big reform of the wine production sector. A big part of this was the abolishment in
According to Austrian Wines / Statistik Austria, Vineyard Survey 2009 these are the most planted grape varieties in Austria. Whites first: Grüner Veltliner 29% (+)
At the last Vinexpo, the world’s biggest wine fair that took place in Bordeaux in 2009 the Italian wine producers were absent. Instead they had
Perhaps you are familiar with ‘flash detente’. If you are not you should read our book The Creation of a Wine (A Wine is Born,
It is common practice to add cultured (sometimes called artificial) yeast to the must to control the fermentation of wine. Just like for “natural” fermentation
17 billion wine bottles were sealed in 2009. 11.3 billion (66%) used “natural” cork, 3.1 bn used screw cap, and 2.9 bn used synthetic corks.
For organic wine farmers the only permitted products are copper and sulphur, it is often said. That is not quite correct, since in organic farming
La Vigne is the French wine magazine that you should subscribe to once you have become tired of consumer wine magazines’ superficiality. Or quite simply
Many wine producers make a cuvee ‘vieilles vignes’ (old viners). Old vine wines are often considered to have superior quality – lower yields producing more
Which is the world’s most planted grape variety? It is a common question in wine quizzes, since few have heard about the obscure grape. It
Since quite a few year it has been forbidden to use the expression “methode champenoise” on sparkling wines made with a second fermentation in the
Gum Arabic is, technically, a polysaccharide and a resin like substance from an Arabic acacia tree. Its use is permitted in winemaker. Nothing particularly strange
Chenin blanc is not so often called steen, as it used to be, but it is still South Africa’s most grown grape variety, albeit decreasing.
Much have changed in South African wine production over a few decades. Today they use a classification system called Wines of Origin (WO) based on
South Africa is making progress in its wine exports. Total exports are on the increase. Great Britain is the single biggest market but the Scandinavian
”Les assises de l’oenotourisme” is the elegant official name of the event that will take place on February 3 in the Languedoc. It sound perhaps
Cristiano van Zeller at Quinta do Vale Dona Maria is a well known person in the Douro-valley. He used to own Quinta de Noval which
This Grand Cru Classé was bought in 1983 by the Japanese beverage company Suntory which got a lot of attention at the time. A Grand
(Written at the end of January…) We are soon on our way to Millésime Bio, the organic wine fair in Montpellier. It is the 18th
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