A short visual visit to the Candialle Azienda Agricola winery and vineyard in Chianty, Tuscany, Italy. The vineyard is located in Tuscany in the heart
January and February is a busy time for the professional visitor to wine shows. First out is Millesime Bio, January 28-30 in Perpignan, a wine
A short visit to the Chianti wine producer Villa Cafaggio in Tuscany with a nice lunch tasting al fresco and a view over the vineyards.
Peter Thustrup has for many years been one of the leading merchants and traders in rare and exclusive wines through his company Vins Rares Peter
Harvest at Isole e Olena winery in Chianti, Tuscany. Harvesting the grapes with a tractor – mechanical harvest machine. You can see the ripe grape
It was a weakened reform that was agreed with the agricultural ministers just before Christmas. Hardly cause for celebrating with a bottle of champagne, except
Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Departed…) has made a commercial (advert) film for the big Spanish cava producer Freixenet. The film stars Scorsese
On November 18-19 weather was cold enough in Germany to harvest the famed ice wine, Eiswein. 1500 l Riesling and 1200 l Pinot Noir (!)
Interview with the winemaker Henri Ramonteu of Domaine de Cauhapé in Jurançon, near Pau and Biarritz, on the edge of Spain, whose winery and vineyards
The latest statistics from SCEES shows that 2007 will be the smallest harvest in France since 2000. Only 47.1 M hl will be produced. The
Interview with the winemaker Dominique Andrian of Domaine du Haut Campagnau in the Montréal-du-Gers in the Gers region, Côtes de Gascogne, whose winery and vineyards
Unexpectedly perhaps Texas is according to the latest statistics the fifth biggest grape grower and wine maker state in the US according to a new
Interview with the winemaker David Fourtout of Domaine des Verdots whose winery and vineyards are in Bergerac, west of Bordeaux, in the south west of
The Swedish finance ministry has confirmed that V&S Vin & Sprit will be sold. V&S is one of the world’s biggest spirits companies, owning the
The most expensive bottle ever sold at Sotheby’s was a jeroboam of Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1945 that fetched $310,700. Total sales reached $49,287,329 which is +32%
We thought last Brief’s feature on lightly clad females promoting Chablis was a low water mark (Chablis Chic), but how wrong we were. The French
Internet, with YouTube and others, has given us a completely new way to communicate: video clips. Champagne Tarlant is one of the few (certainly in
Interview with the winemaker Bernard Plageoles of Domaine Tres Cantous / Domaine Plageoles whose winery and vineyards are in Gaillac in the south west of
This autumn saw the first harvest at Chateau Reifeng-Auzias in China. The tradition in China is more towards quantity than quality, with yields reaching 150
Visit to the Chateau Yon Figeac in Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France. A brief history of the domaine, view over the vineyard and the chateau; visit
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