Just recently Wine Paris-Vinexpo took place in Paris. It is one of the world’s biggest wine shows, in competition with Vinitaly in Verona and ProWein
The cork oak is a unique tree. It gives us not only wine corks – still the world’s most popular closure – but also a
We don’t have the opportunity very often to taste German wines, but when we do, we always enjoy it. Recently we tasted a selection of
It will probably become common in the future for an appellation to require all their producers to have some sustainability label. AOP Côtes de Bourg
Champagne’s largest cooperative has just become even bigger. Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, that is a co-operative despite its name, has merged with the smaller Coopérative Régionale
Making icewine in Germany is hard work in freezing temperatures, which results in only a few drops of wine. But it is worth it, and
Château Angélus has chosen not to be included in the 2022 update of the Saint Emilion classification. This announcement comes a few months after two
It can be quite cold in Finger Lakes in western New York. It used to be popular to plant the American grapevine Vitis labrusca here
In today’s tough competition, a little help from friends and colleagues doesn’t hurt. Therefore, wine producers sometimes form associations or clubs with like-minded people. Vignobles
Alliance Alsace, a cooperative in Turckheim, launched its first bag-in-box in 2020. The well-known Alsace producer Arthur Metz also sells a wine in bag-in-box. For
Côte de Nuits, the northern part of Côte d’Or in Burgundy, is dotted with wine villages, some more famous than others. One of the not
Everyone who tastes wine knows that you learn more if you compare two, or more, wines at the same time. You will often discover things
2021 has been a good year for the US wine industry, even great for some. Sales have, in some sales channels, recovered from the difficult
No one had dared to hope for such high sales figures. In 2021, Champagne sold 322 million bottles. An excellent result and an increase from
There is no stopping Prosecco’s popularity. In 2021, 627.5 million bottles of Prosecco DOC were bottled (and, presumably, sold). Of this amount, 71.5 million bottles
A colleague in the industry that I spoke to the other day said when we discussed spraying the vineyards, “Can’t they just ban everything dangerous?”
— Can’t they just ban everything dangerous? — A colleague in the industry that I spoke to the other day said when we discussed spraying
From being a fairly unremarkable additive in most wines, sulphur dioxide has recently turned into a burning topic of discussion for wine enthusiasts. SO2 is
A new competition that will award the world’s best wine travel and wine tour experiences has been launched. “The Wine Travel Awards”. It is a
The DO Cava appellation in Spain has decided that from 2025, organic certification will be mandatory for cavas de guarda superior, the higher quality of
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