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Drink wine in moderation, eat not much meat, good fats and lots of vegetables and you will live longer, a Greek study shows. Consuming wine in moderation (24%), eat not much meat (17%), a lot
The famous chef school in Paris launches a sommelier course this autumn. The wine steward training starts on September 7 and goes on until May 15 2010. The course includes both theory and practice. You
Facts and figures on Bordeaux 34% of all Bordeaux goes on export, 66% goes down in France Exports decreased with 7% in 2008 to reach 1.8 Mhl. 1998 was record year with 2.5 Mhl exported.
Graves is located a short drive south of the city of Bordeaux. The majority of the production is red but they also make excellent white wines. The total area planted with vines is just under
In 2008 Italy’s biggest export markets were: – USA: 789 M euro – Germany: 743 ME – Great Britain: 478 ME – Switzerland: 220 ME – Canada: 200 ME – Japan: 101 ME – The
For the 12 months to March 2009 South African wine exports reached 4.1 million hl. That is about two thirds of the total production in Bordeaux. The biggest export markets were: United Kingdom 1,16 Mhl
Radoux is one of France’s leading coopers. It is part of the Oeneo Group that dominates the industry. On July 6 they launched their new invention called Radoux OakScan at a presentation in Paris. This
Les Citadelles du Vin (www.citadellesduvin.com) is a wine competition that takes its name from the Citadelle in Bourg and it is in Côte de Bourg that it takes place during three days every year. The
A few days ago I posted a long description of a situation where a site ( Gibbston Gables https://www.gibbstongables.com/) is stealing my contents and reposting it on their site. Here’s the description of the inappropriate
Thiefs and scoundrels It’s happened to us a few times. Our blog entries show up on some other blog in their entirety. Someone is simply copying all the posts and publishing them on their blog.
On may 28 INAO approved two new appellations: Saint Pourçain, and Bugey with Roussette de Bugey. Saint Pourçain is made from gamay or pinot noir grapes and covers some 600 ha. Bugey extends over 500
A new court ruling (will it be the last in a dozen or so?) has established that both the classification from 1996 and the one from 2006 will be valid. In other words, the chateaux
France has decided to lower the VAT on restaurant meals from 19.6% (the standard VAT) to 5.5% in an effort to stimulate the sector that is suffering from the difficult economic times (and since many
Syrah du Monde is the competition for wines made from the syrah grape. It is of course held in the Rhône valley. This year’s top ten wines included syrahs from South Africa, Australia, Canada, Chile,
On May 29 La Clape was approved as an AOC/AOP. the wines used to be sold as “Coteaux du Languedoc – La Clape” but now they will be, simply, “AOC La Clape”. The district is
Some time back the EU countries agreed to a big reform of the wine sector. One thing that was agreed was to allow rosé wine to be made by blending white and red wine. This
On 23 May, 2009 Piedmont’s grand Albergo dell’Agenzia, home of Slow Food’s Wine Bank, hosted the 7th annual wine & art auction ‘Sorsi di Pace’ to benefit the charity Emergency. Each of the 24 magnums
If you want to practice your French, and read about wine, you can subscribe to the newsletter Les Echos de Bordeaux. Les Echos is published by Agence Fleuri, which is a marketing agency focussing on
At Vinexpo Château du Breuil will launch two new products: First a calvados “Chocolate Blend”, which, if we understand it correctly, is not a chocolate flavoured calvados but one that has been specifically blended to
The American Association of Wine Economists has chosen “The World’s wine markets by 2030” as the theme for next year’s AAWE conference. They are calling for papers on the subject. Potential speakers should contact Kym
The latest export numbers we found was from 2006: a total of 14 million litres were exported (excluding sparkling wines). 58% were red or rosé and 42% white. The main export destinations: UK: 20% of
… due to a proposal from the local wine authorities (consorzio) for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano to increase from 20% to 30% the allowed contents of “international” grape varieties. Vino Nobile di Montepulciano is almost
« The Italian women arrive in Paris »… that’s what they did a few days ago. 12 female winemakers from all over Italy came to Paris t present their wines. They come from all over
Coup de Coeur des Femmes Journalistes is the name of another competition where we recently were part of the judging panel. The competition is run by the wine cooperatives in four of the départements in
At the end of April Valencia was host to the 16th edition of the annual wine competition Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. CMB has grown from a modest start in 1994 to become one of the
At the end of April I was in Valencia to taste wines, lots of wines. I was there for the big wine competition Concours Mondial de Bruxelles which this year, in spite of its name,
Sopexa, the French marketing agency for wine and other agricultural products, has conducted a big survey called the Wine Trade Monitor. The study is based on 1400 respondents in 16 countries. The survey will be
One part of the new EU wine reform is that from the first of August it will be possible to put the grape variety (e.g. riesling) on the label for wines “without geographic denomination”. Typically,
If the moon is not in the right moon phase the wine may taste much worse, that is at least what Tesco and Marks & Spencer, two of Britain’s biggest wine retailers think. They only
Some wine producers in Australia have turned out some very decent wines from albariño grapes (some 150 ha planted). Albarino is a grape variety well known from e.g. northern Portugal. At least, so they thought.
Drink wine in moderation, eat not much meat, good fats and lots of vegetables and you will live longer, a Greek study shows. Consuming wine
The famous chef school in Paris launches a sommelier course this autumn. The wine steward training starts on September 7 and goes on until May
Facts and figures on Bordeaux 34% of all Bordeaux goes on export, 66% goes down in France Exports decreased with 7% in 2008 to reach
Graves is located a short drive south of the city of Bordeaux. The majority of the production is red but they also make excellent white
In 2008 Italy’s biggest export markets were: – USA: 789 M euro – Germany: 743 ME – Great Britain: 478 ME – Switzerland: 220 ME
For the 12 months to March 2009 South African wine exports reached 4.1 million hl. That is about two thirds of the total production in
Radoux is one of France’s leading coopers. It is part of the Oeneo Group that dominates the industry. On July 6 they launched their new
Les Citadelles du Vin (www.citadellesduvin.com) is a wine competition that takes its name from the Citadelle in Bourg and it is in Côte de Bourg
A few days ago I posted a long description of a situation where a site ( Gibbston Gables https://www.gibbstongables.com/) is stealing my contents and reposting
Thiefs and scoundrels It’s happened to us a few times. Our blog entries show up on some other blog in their entirety. Someone is simply
On may 28 INAO approved two new appellations: Saint Pourçain, and Bugey with Roussette de Bugey. Saint Pourçain is made from gamay or pinot noir
A new court ruling (will it be the last in a dozen or so?) has established that both the classification from 1996 and the one
France has decided to lower the VAT on restaurant meals from 19.6% (the standard VAT) to 5.5% in an effort to stimulate the sector that
Syrah du Monde is the competition for wines made from the syrah grape. It is of course held in the Rhône valley. This year’s top
On May 29 La Clape was approved as an AOC/AOP. the wines used to be sold as “Coteaux du Languedoc – La Clape” but now
Some time back the EU countries agreed to a big reform of the wine sector. One thing that was agreed was to allow rosé wine
On 23 May, 2009 Piedmont’s grand Albergo dell’Agenzia, home of Slow Food’s Wine Bank, hosted the 7th annual wine & art auction ‘Sorsi di Pace’
If you want to practice your French, and read about wine, you can subscribe to the newsletter Les Echos de Bordeaux. Les Echos is published
At Vinexpo Château du Breuil will launch two new products: First a calvados “Chocolate Blend”, which, if we understand it correctly, is not a chocolate
The American Association of Wine Economists has chosen “The World’s wine markets by 2030” as the theme for next year’s AAWE conference. They are calling
The latest export numbers we found was from 2006: a total of 14 million litres were exported (excluding sparkling wines). 58% were red or rosé
… due to a proposal from the local wine authorities (consorzio) for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano to increase from 20% to 30% the allowed contents
« The Italian women arrive in Paris »… that’s what they did a few days ago. 12 female winemakers from all over Italy came to
Coup de Coeur des Femmes Journalistes is the name of another competition where we recently were part of the judging panel. The competition is run
At the end of April Valencia was host to the 16th edition of the annual wine competition Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. CMB has grown from
At the end of April I was in Valencia to taste wines, lots of wines. I was there for the big wine competition Concours Mondial
Sopexa, the French marketing agency for wine and other agricultural products, has conducted a big survey called the Wine Trade Monitor. The study is based
One part of the new EU wine reform is that from the first of August it will be possible to put the grape variety (e.g.
If the moon is not in the right moon phase the wine may taste much worse, that is at least what Tesco and Marks &
Some wine producers in Australia have turned out some very decent wines from albariño grapes (some 150 ha planted). Albarino is a grape variety well
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