Pichon Lalande sold to Roederer
2006-12-01
It has been in the making for quite some time and now it’s done. Chateau Pichon-Lalande (one of the so-called “super seconds” in Pauillac) has
It has been in the making for quite some time and now it’s done. Chateau Pichon-Lalande (one of the so-called “super seconds” in Pauillac) has
The wine guru Robert Parker has hired a relatively unknown British wine critic to write for him. Neal Martin has been running an independent wine
INAO (Institut National des Appellations d’Origine) is the official French control organisation of the AOCs (wine and other things). The staff has gone on strike
One of the changes is that VDP Erste Erlage will be an umbrella description for the best German vineyards (”lage”). You can find details of
A long time ago there were plenty of vineyards around Paris. Now there are only a few (mostly symbolic) left. But some have actually been
This month’s least engaging headline? But this refers to a theme that is also often talked about in very generalised, and sometimes mistaken, terms. “Lower
Many have opinions on this matter. Often, people believe that manual harvest, with “real” vendangeurs is better, not necessarily without knowing why. We would rather
Uruguay is radically different (and perhaps less known) than Argentina and Chile, in terms of wine growing. If you find vast vineyards over immense prairies
L’Université du Vin – it could not be more straight forward. The University of Wine in Suze La Rousse is housed in a magnificent old
Perhaps it is clever marketing. We have heard about Blanche d’Armagnac since quite a while back and have written about it previously here. But you
According to the latest sales figures wine from the US have for the first time sold in bigger volume than wine from France and now
Even more advertising trouble hit the state owned vodka producer V&S Vin & Sprit in Sweden when they were fined 500,000 SEK for having used
The state owned Swedish spirits giant V&S Vin & Sprit, with its immensely successful Absolut brand, recently launched an ad campaign in Germany that showed
It’s not exactly big news for those of you who read about wine elsewhere: Heavyweight barrel aged Chardonnay is loosing ground. Consumers are moving towards
The total volume in Europe, though, seems to be relatively big. The total for the four countries German, Italy, France and Spain is expected to
The rain arrived just at harvest time in Germany. Many producers had to do very strict sorting of the grapes at harvest, which will lead
V&S Vin & Sprit, the Swedish state-owned that is one of the world’s largest vodka producers (with the Absolut brand), announced sales up with 13%
Next year the agreement between Hungary and the EU will come into effect that will reserve the name “Tokay” (in its various spellings) to wine
A new guest writer article has been posted in the Guest Writer section on our site: “How to Appreciate a Bottle of French Wine” by
Next year’s edition of the Loire Valley wine fair – Salon des Vin de Loire – will take place on February 5 to 7. It
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