Vinisud is a wine fair about wines from around the Mediterranean. Admittedly, many of the exhibitors come from France, and not least Languedoc-Roussillon (which happens
The Wine Enthusiast, one of the US’s leading wine magazines, has selected Don Sebastiani & Sons International Wine Negociants as Winery of the Year. Don
And we don’t mean a wine fair IN Scandinavia but one with wine BY Scandinavians who make wine in wine districts all around the world.
Le Salon des Vins de la Loire in Angers is a big professional wine show for Loire wines. Many of the most interesting producers in
Imports to Sweden of South African wines grew by 35% over the first 8 months (compared to the same period last year). According to Wines
Michel Laroche, one of the most successful producers of Chablis, has just bought a winery in South Africa: Avenir Wine Estate. The winery has 55
The Journal Officel of October 25 published the rules for the new appellation AOC Beaumes de Venise. This can be seen as an evolution of
European Jewish Press reports that kosher wines are gaining in popularity in France. The cite for example that La Revue des Vins de France has
The EU plans to allocate 450 million in wine farm subsidies, primarily to France, Italy, and Spain, in 2006 (approximately the same as in 2005).
Sopexa together with the French Ministry of Agriculture will jointly increase the marketing budget for the UK with 40% in 2006. With this increase they
A wine producer in Roussillon, in southern France, produces a wine called Tinto Absoluto. The producer of Absolut Vodka, the state owned Swedish company V&S
Danish victory in the Nordic Sommelier ChampionshipDennis Rasmussen from the restaurant Le Sommelier in Copenhagen won the trophy as best Nordic Sommelier on Iceland recently.
The Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) has just moved to new premises (39-45 Bermondsey Street, just across the river from the Tower of London).
Decanter, the leading UK wine magazine, will launch a Chinese language edition of the magazine. It will to begin with be sold in Taiwan, Hong
You often hear the critique “Why don’t the French make more wines with the grape variety on the label? It would be so much more
When recently in Burgundy we discussed vineyard land prices. We thought that it might be interesting for you who are dreaming of buying a few
Bernard Magrez is not a wine collector. He is a chateau collector. He is probably the person who owns the greatest number of wine chateaux
“[the monopoly] is a vestige from the 1920s. […] a privatisation would not only benefit the consumers but it would also allow the government to
Michel Laroche, one of France’s most successful wine makers, on Vitisphere.com: “If I today am attracted by the New World countries in wine it is
Burgundy: The Burgundy Report is a site created by a Burgundy fanatic. Lots of interesting information: https://www.burgundy-report.com/ Grape-Nutz, a site wit lots of wine information
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