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We have had quite a good autumn in terms of press coverage. We have been mentioned in several newspapers and magazines: In Aftonbladet, the biggest Swedish evening paper: “A weekend in Champagne”. In Svenska Dagbladet,
There are a lot of different things we would like to write about: why vintages no longer matter that much (or matter differently), why the classification systems are uninteresting, why the system with planting rights
Not everyone has 50 or 100 million euros to spend on a vineyard (as was recently the price tag for Ruffino). One of the most cost efficient districts in which to buy a vineyard is
Domaine Turner Pageot is a very small wine producer in the Languedoc, in the little town of Gabian. It was created by the husband and wife team of Emmanuel Pageot and Karen Turner, he from
LEGRAND Filles & Fils is one of the many very interesting wine shops you can find in Paris. They regularly hold tastings and have a series they call “Tuesday wine tastings”. Here’s this seasons program:
“World’s Best Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com Burgundy wine tour – exclusive, elusive, enchanting, October 19-23, 2011 – no more bookings! Some of the most unique wines in the world –
It is September, as often, the Brief will be slightly unusual… this is the time of year when we are constantly travelling. There are many good reasons to be travelling in the vineyards at this
We have published a new video on our video channel on truffles. Earlier this year we met with a doctor in truffles, Dottore Giorgio Colli. Luckily we had the time to make a short video
In Sweden advertising for wine must be very restrained, as in many other countries (France for instance). In principle, you are only allowed to show the product in the ad i.e. the packaging. In recent
We are a bit surprised ourselves. We recently passed 250,000 (yes, a quarter of a million!) video views on YouTube for our wine videos. We started doing video four years ago mostly for fun and
Apulia (Puglia in Italian), the “heel” of Italy, is not particularly well known for its wines today even if they do produce quite a lot of wine. It seems that the organisation Consorzio Puglia Best
France has just launched a symbol to brand agricultural products with French origin: fruit, vegetables etc, but also wine. The symbol is a stylised Eiffel Tower with a scarf in French colours around its neck.
Wine tourism has become an increasingly important source of revenue for South Africa. The Minster of Tourism gave a speech a while back where he underlined the importance of wine travel. Today there are some
Muscadet will get three new village denominations. It is not, as far as we understand, a question of village “appellations” (AOP as it is called nowadays) but the right to put the name of the
We don’t always have all our destinations on our scheduled tours list (in particular in English – we currently have a much broader selection in Swedish). So how can you get a feeling for how
A good idea not to focus on the business class wines in this recently held competition but instead on the wines served in Economy. How many of us fly these days in business…? The competition
Two of the places we sometimes visit on our wine tours in Tuscany were recently included in a Decanter Magazine guide. In their August issue they have an article on what to do when you
A while back we wrote about a wine that had been banned from the Systembolaget shelves in Sweden (the monopoly retailer) because of what was judged an offensive packaging: pouting lips on the label and
According to the latest statistics vineyard acreage grew with 6.5% in Chile in 2009. They now have 111 52 ha planted with vines to produce wine. 73% of the vineyards are planted with red grapes
This requires an explanation! Why are we late? This is the August newsletter and you should have received it around two weeks ago. You may have noticed that we have renovated our web site. We
It is not the wine itself. It is the game. Vignobles de France is an online game where you should place French wine appellations as close as possible to the correct location (in a limited
So is the world’s biggest selling vodka brand something one has heard of? Actually it is. The leading brand is Smirnoff that sells almost twice as much (24 M 9l cases) than the number two,
The world’s biggest selling whisky is not what one thinks. It is a “local” Indian brand called Bagpiper. The biggest “international” whisky is Johnnie Walker that comes third. Here is the top ten: Bagpiper, India
Drinks International follows what happens on the international drinks market. They recently published a special issue on the world’s top brands. Here are a few pickings. Which is the world’s biggest selling spirit? Smirnoff? Absolut?
Many wine producers illustrate the label with a beautiful work of art. Some (wealthy) owners of wine estates are also art collectors. Philippe Margot is a Swiss wine writer who has written a number of
It is not often that one of the major chateaux in Bordeaux changes hands. Buyer is the French insurance company MACSF. Seller is Colony Capital, an American investment company. The price tag is not official
Champagne is one of the few wine regions where the permitted yield is modified almost every year. This is done in an effort to manipulate supply and demand and the prices that champagne sell for.
Spain has in recent years been suffering a decline in the wine exports. The international sales have gone down from 1.2 bn euro in 2007 to 1 bn euro in 2010 (excluding bulk and sparkling).
Here are the top export markets for South African wines: UK 104 million hectolitre Germany 72 Mhl Sweden 38 Mhl Netherlands 26 Mhl Denmark 17 Mhl Canada 14 Mhl USA 13 Mhl Russia 7.8 Mhl
New Zealand is very well know for its internationally very successful sauvignon blanc wines, sauvignons that are very aromatic to the point of sometimes being overpowering. The focus on sauvignon has perhaps been so strong
We have had quite a good autumn in terms of press coverage. We have been mentioned in several newspapers and magazines: In Aftonbladet, the biggest
There are a lot of different things we would like to write about: why vintages no longer matter that much (or matter differently), why the
Not everyone has 50 or 100 million euros to spend on a vineyard (as was recently the price tag for Ruffino). One of the most
Domaine Turner Pageot is a very small wine producer in the Languedoc, in the little town of Gabian. It was created by the husband and
LEGRAND Filles & Fils is one of the many very interesting wine shops you can find in Paris. They regularly hold tastings and have a
“World’s Best Wine Tours” – Travel + Leisure Magazine, on TravelAndLeisure.com Burgundy wine tour – exclusive, elusive, enchanting, October 19-23, 2011 – no more bookings!
It is September, as often, the Brief will be slightly unusual… this is the time of year when we are constantly travelling. There are many
We have published a new video on our video channel on truffles. Earlier this year we met with a doctor in truffles, Dottore Giorgio Colli.
In Sweden advertising for wine must be very restrained, as in many other countries (France for instance). In principle, you are only allowed to show
We are a bit surprised ourselves. We recently passed 250,000 (yes, a quarter of a million!) video views on YouTube for our wine videos. We
Apulia (Puglia in Italian), the “heel” of Italy, is not particularly well known for its wines today even if they do produce quite a lot
France has just launched a symbol to brand agricultural products with French origin: fruit, vegetables etc, but also wine. The symbol is a stylised Eiffel
Wine tourism has become an increasingly important source of revenue for South Africa. The Minster of Tourism gave a speech a while back where he
Muscadet will get three new village denominations. It is not, as far as we understand, a question of village “appellations” (AOP as it is called
We don’t always have all our destinations on our scheduled tours list (in particular in English – we currently have a much broader selection in
A good idea not to focus on the business class wines in this recently held competition but instead on the wines served in Economy. How
Two of the places we sometimes visit on our wine tours in Tuscany were recently included in a Decanter Magazine guide. In their August issue
A while back we wrote about a wine that had been banned from the Systembolaget shelves in Sweden (the monopoly retailer) because of what was
According to the latest statistics vineyard acreage grew with 6.5% in Chile in 2009. They now have 111 52 ha planted with vines to produce
This requires an explanation! Why are we late? This is the August newsletter and you should have received it around two weeks ago. You may
It is not the wine itself. It is the game. Vignobles de France is an online game where you should place French wine appellations as
So is the world’s biggest selling vodka brand something one has heard of? Actually it is. The leading brand is Smirnoff that sells almost twice
The world’s biggest selling whisky is not what one thinks. It is a “local” Indian brand called Bagpiper. The biggest “international” whisky is Johnnie Walker
Drinks International follows what happens on the international drinks market. They recently published a special issue on the world’s top brands. Here are a few
Many wine producers illustrate the label with a beautiful work of art. Some (wealthy) owners of wine estates are also art collectors. Philippe Margot is
It is not often that one of the major chateaux in Bordeaux changes hands. Buyer is the French insurance company MACSF. Seller is Colony Capital,
Champagne is one of the few wine regions where the permitted yield is modified almost every year. This is done in an effort to manipulate
Spain has in recent years been suffering a decline in the wine exports. The international sales have gone down from 1.2 bn euro in 2007
Here are the top export markets for South African wines: UK 104 million hectolitre Germany 72 Mhl Sweden 38 Mhl Netherlands 26 Mhl Denmark 17
New Zealand is very well know for its internationally very successful sauvignon blanc wines, sauvignons that are very aromatic to the point of sometimes being
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