Wine Trend 2010 #6: Good time for budget wines
2010-01-15
2009 was the year of The Crisis but it didn’t make people stop drinking wines. Instead, consumers moved towards less expensive wines. This, we think,
2009 was the year of The Crisis but it didn’t make people stop drinking wines. Instead, consumers moved towards less expensive wines. This, we think,
Just read this wonderful story by Tom Fiorina about how he became a truffle hunter. Hunting truffles not with a pig, not with a dog.
When talking to producers it is much more clear: they frequently say that they want to emphasise the fruit and avoid masking it with oak.
We think this is a trend but we’re not quite sure. Many people talk about this: less oak in the wine, but …. when you
We will want less beef and punch in the wines and more balance and elegance. It is less important to reach a high alcohol level
The trend to less environmentally ‘bad’ packaging will continue. Not least, we will see fewer of the ridiculous weight lifting bottles often used for prestige
It’s been a trend for some time now but we think it will continue and perhaps accelerate in 2010. We consciously say “eco-friendly” and not
It’s a new decade and time for new wine experiences. I suggest that you take the time to make a nice and hearty meat stew
This is one of our favourite restaurants in Narbonne, not that choice is lacking. In the minuscule space (30 m2 plus terrasse) le chef Frédéric
It’s hidden in a back street and you may have to fend off the dust bins on your way there even thought it’s in the
In Monferrato, in the hills east of Asti, we find Braida, a winery belonging to the Bologna family. Today it’s the third generation Bolognas who
Wagram is an Austrian wine region a short distance west of Vienna totalling 2500 ha. The make primarily white wines and grüner veltliner accounts for
Just like last year, we did some brain storming (late one night after some good bottles of course) on what might be the trends in
German researchers have concluded that wine tastes better (is perceived as tasting better? – a philosophical distinction perhaps) when tasted in light with a red
One of the most influential wholesalers of Bordeaux wine has closed down its Bordeaux business. It’s a potentially revolutionary story that has attracted surprisingly little
The DOCs Amarone della Valpolicella and Recioto della Valpolicella in Veneto in Italy have been promoted to DOCG status, according to Decanter.com. DOCG is the
The French sometimes put too much stock in the magic of words and in the value of appellations, as this story, just one of several
Noble rot is what makes some sweet wines what they are. Noble rot, or botrytis cinerea (or pourriture noble in French), is a kind of
The Portuguese wine region Terras do Sado is located just south of Lisbon. It Has recently been renamed Península de Setúbal in an effort to
They are discussing a reintroduction of the monopoly model for selling alcohol in the country. A working group is toiling to present a proposal in
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