Bordeaux prices continue up for 2009s?
2010-06-05
More and more “release prices” have been announced from the chateaux in Bordeaux, for the wines that were tasted a couple of months ago at
More and more “release prices” have been announced from the chateaux in Bordeaux, for the wines that were tasted a couple of months ago at
What do buyers, retailers and other trade people think about the evolution of the wine market? Wine Trade Monitor (WTM) by Sopexa tries to answer
Each year in August there is the Jazz à l’Hospitalet festival in the Languedoc. It is the dynamic winemaker Gerard Bertrand (and ex-rugby star) that
Which wine sites do you like the best? From the point of view of: Design / site architecture User interface Usefulness or anything else It’s
Does binge drinking lead to risky sex among college students? The answer seems to be, yes, perhaps. The American Association of Wine Economists usually publishes
– There are 60 different appellations(AOC / AOP) in total in the Bordeaux region – 118,000 hectares of vines in total (2009) – 5.7 million
Place de la Bourse is one of the gems of architecture in Bordeaux. As if it needed added attractions there is now, since a year
The Big Easy is owned by Ernie Els, golf player and wine producer. It opened in 2008 in an old Cape Dutch style house in
Ambonnay is a Grand Cru village in Champagne known for its excellent pinot noirs. Eric Rodez owns 8 hectares that he manages according to the
This beautiful chateau is in the Petit family since the 18th century. The chateau is surrounded by 17 hectares of vineyards in the appellation Lalande
Welcome to the BKWine Brief nr 82, May 2010 It’s been a busy spring for us – if finally spring has really arrived, and even
Every once in a while we read about how good and how safe wine is as an investment. Not seldom it is written by someone
The latest sales numbers reveals that in the UK South Africa sells more wine than France. For the 12 month period to the end of
My first reaction was that it wasn’t really expensive. Then I realised that 900,000 euro was the price per hectare. Phelan Ségur belongs to the
Sometimes in the 60s Tom Angove came home with a strange construction: a card-board box containing a plastic bag that he had filled with wine.
This spring there will be numerous events at the Château l’Engarran in Languedoc, close to Montpellier. The week-end of April 24-25 there is the ”Fête
Such a title always needs to be taken with a pinch of salt. In any competition it is only those who enter that compete. In
Perhaps one should start early? On the photo it looks as if the author is hardly over 30, but he introduces the book as his
The wine cooperatives play an important role in the Languedoc-Roussillon. 25,000 growers belong to a cooperative and La Fédération Régionale de la Coopération du Langudoc
Exports of Bordeaux wine fell with 14% in 2009 counted in volume (1.54 M hl or 206 M bottles in total) or with 23% counted
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