Champagne had a successful year – commercially – in 2021, with a record turnover and excellent sales also in volume, a stark contrast from the
Beaujolais is one of the world’s most famous wine districts. There are “regular” beaujolais, beaujolais village, and beaujolais “cru”, from one of the ten villages
Hunting the thimble among German wines German wines have undergone an enormous quality development in recent decades. A new generation of winemakers has taken over
Pieropan, one of the leading quality producers in Soave, opened the doors to their new winery in Soave on April 14. The modern winery is
Institut rhodanien, a research institute in the Rhône valley, has carried out a comprehensive study of how the various maturation parameters of grenache have changed
More and more fungus-resistant grape varieties are allowed to be used in France. These grapes are hybrids but with a fair amount of Vitis vinifera
How do you get young people to drink wine with their dinner? That is one of the questions the American wine industry is grappling with.
2021 was a vintage with perfect grapes in all Austrian wine regions, reports the Austrian Wine Marketing Board. A warm and beautiful autumn gave balanced
There was a time when people were worried that wines would become uniform, taste the same, become streamlined. What instead happened was that wines that
— Wines with style: “style wines” — There was a time when people were worried that wines would become uniform, taste the same, become streamlined.
A grand rendez-vous between Rioja and Bordeaux took place on March 21 in the small pleasant town of Haro in Rioja, more specifically at the
It is interesting to look at in what kind of “container” wine is exported: bottle, bag-in-box, or bulk. This gives quite a clear indication of
The harvest is in full swing in New Zealand. The whole wine industry hopes and believes that the 2022 harvest will be larger than last
Sangiovese is intimately associated with Tuscany. It is used in Chianti and Chianti Classico and for other world-famous wines such as Brunello di Montalcino and
The average price per litre of wine exported was 2.80 euro in 2020. This is back-of-the-envelope calculations based on the data in our article on
From the many villages in the southern Rhône Valley comes a steady stream of delicious wines in all price ranges. Southern Rhône is located in
Wine exports compared to GDP and to total exports There is no easy answer to how “important” wine is to a country’s economy. It depends
Sauvignon blanc is made in many countries and in many styles. In this year’s Concours Mondial du Sauvignon, 1,120 wines from 23 countries competed. Many
Combine one of the best trattorias in Tuscany and one of the best vineyards in Collio on a sunny day in early March in Florence
How important are wine exports for a country’s wine sector? We can compare the amount of wine exported in 2020 to the country’s total production
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