The American Society for Enology and Viticulture has just had its annual meeting. Two research papers were given prizes: “Best Viticulture Paper”: Bud Microclimate and Fruitfulness in Vitis vinifera L.. (pdf 740kB) by Luis A.
The price of wine exported from Australia has gone down with 30% according to a report by the consultant Deloitte. It is feared that a continued trend of lower export prices of cheap bulk wines
V&S Vin & Sprit AB, owned by the Swedish government, has announced improved results for the first quarter. The business area V&S Absolut Spirits (including one of the world’s best selling vodkas) increased sales with
The final of the Trophée Ruinart, popularly called the European championship for sommeliers, with be held at the Théatre des Champs Elysées in Paris on June 18.
Wine prices are expected to go up with 30% in Russia after the government outlawed wine imports from Georgia and Moldova. The ban has been introduced for health reasons according to the government but some
Château Montrose, a 70 ha property, Grand Cru Classé in St Estèphe (Medoc, Bordeaux), has changed hands. Martin & Olivier Bouygues bought the chateau and vineyards from the Charmolue family for some 170 million euro.
According to The Independent, the British government under Tony Blair has bought wine for approximately £1 million since Blair took power in 1997.
The Ecole Supérieure d” Agriculture in Angers in the Loire Valley offers a study program that leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in Wine. It is a mixture of general wine knowledge, technology, finance
The primeur tastings – the one week wine jamboree for the trade in Bordeaux to present the latest vintage – are now over. Everyone seems to agree that 2005 is an outstanding vintage, and that
François and Jacques Lurton are already successful winemakers in several wine regions: Languedoc, Chile, Argentina, Spain,… Their next project is, apparently, Portugal. They have already made one wine in the Duoro Valley in partnership with
Institut des Hautes Etudes du Goût de la Gastronomie et les Arts de la Table Behind this long name hides an interesting education that was created two years ago in the capital of the Champagne
Now is the time to start thinking about how to brighten up the autumn season so I thought it would be a good idea to give you some inspiration. Here are some details about the
I SBs senaste nyhetsbrev läser vi att det nu finns 2361 märken i det ordinarie sortimentet och 3882 i beställningssortimentet (för de som lyckas beställa dem i butiken). Det är ungefär lika många som i
Systembolaget har fått klagomål på att en del viner har markerats som från ”Israel” i sin katalog. Det gäller vin producerat på krigsdrabbad mark. Systembolaget rådgjorde med Utrikesdepartementet och införde därefter en ny landskategori i
Inför skolavslutningen har Systembolaget lanserat en kampanj för att få föräldrar att inte ”köpa ut” till sina barn. De har gjort ett antal filmsnuttar med argument som ungdomarna kan tänkas komma med. Av allt att
This period of the year is traditionally full of news about the “primeur” tastings of the latest vintage in Bordeaux. You will find links to some of the most interesting commentaries in the Brief. I
CoolBoy is a sort of electric cooling funnel invented by Ian Thompson, a university student in Britain. Thompson was tired of having his and his friends’ drinks service tepid – you pour the drink (or
Mumm recently launched a prestige champagne called, simply, Mumm Grand Cru. They only made 2300 hl (30,000 bottles) of the first “edition”. It is not a vintage champagne: it was bottled in June 2002, with
Champagne covers about 33,000 hectares (e.g. the equivalent of a third of Bordeaux). The main sub-districts are: Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne and Côte des Blancs. The soil is primarily chalk. There are
Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), one of the world’s largest wine producers (if not the biggest), buys Vincor (TSX: VN), a Canadian company that also belongs to the top wine producers and distributors in the world.
Every year since 1999, the two last days in January there is a conference in Paris called Wine Evolution, organised by Skalli & Rein, a marketing consultancy firm specialised in the wine industry. At Wine
While large parts of the wine marking world (France, Australia, California,…) seem to have great problems with over production collector wines apparently do not have the same issues. According to Liv-ex 100 (a kind of
Tills vi själva provat Systembolagets nya telefonreklam för att behålla monopolet och sig själv som enda butik, här är vad några andra tyckt om kampanjen: Trettinånting: Anitra ringde MIG! Stockholm Cru: de Contrapropaganda al Régimen
Systembolagets senaste grepp är ”Systembolagets lilla monopolanalys” (eller ”monopol analys” som det verkar populärt att säga) illustrerat av ett gulligt tecknat porträtt av systembolagschefen. Ring till ett nummer och svara på fem frågor om vad
That is one of the arguments in a recent press release from the wine growers in Fenouilledes (Languedoc-Roussillon). The other argument is that the region will be “the next Pic St Loup” in Languedoc. Compared
No, it is not Hermitage or Côte Rôte (sometimes called the most “masculine” of wines, as opposed to more feminine wines like Burgundy). A vineyard in California has launched a range of wine targeted and
If you are thinking of taking part in the grape harvest this autumn, now is the time to organise it. But you should not think that it is a nice way to get a week
Norway has started a vineyard close to the village Ugotterby. The Norwegian minister responsible for wine questions Loof Lirpa (NB!) explains that the long hours of sunshine that Norway has in summer compensates for the
Some encouraging or discouraging (depending on if you are buying or selling) prices from Sotheby’s recent auction L06603 (98.5% of all wines sold): 12 bt Lafite 1982: £7,130 12 bt La Mission haut Brion 1989:
No, at least for the moment that is unlikely. But the champagne growers’ association (CIVC) has created a project group to study alternative closures. They have done tests with synthetic corks and have concluded that
The American Society for Enology and Viticulture has just had its annual meeting. Two research papers were given prizes: “Best Viticulture Paper”: Bud Microclimate and
The price of wine exported from Australia has gone down with 30% according to a report by the consultant Deloitte. It is feared that a
V&S Vin & Sprit AB, owned by the Swedish government, has announced improved results for the first quarter. The business area V&S Absolut Spirits (including
The final of the Trophée Ruinart, popularly called the European championship for sommeliers, with be held at the Théatre des Champs Elysées in Paris on
Wine prices are expected to go up with 30% in Russia after the government outlawed wine imports from Georgia and Moldova. The ban has been
Château Montrose, a 70 ha property, Grand Cru Classé in St Estèphe (Medoc, Bordeaux), has changed hands. Martin & Olivier Bouygues bought the chateau and
According to The Independent, the British government under Tony Blair has bought wine for approximately £1 million since Blair took power in 1997.
The Ecole Supérieure d” Agriculture in Angers in the Loire Valley offers a study program that leads to a Master of Science (MSc) in Wine.
The primeur tastings – the one week wine jamboree for the trade in Bordeaux to present the latest vintage – are now over. Everyone seems
François and Jacques Lurton are already successful winemakers in several wine regions: Languedoc, Chile, Argentina, Spain,… Their next project is, apparently, Portugal. They have already
Institut des Hautes Etudes du Goût de la Gastronomie et les Arts de la Table Behind this long name hides an interesting education that was
Now is the time to start thinking about how to brighten up the autumn season so I thought it would be a good idea to
I SBs senaste nyhetsbrev läser vi att det nu finns 2361 märken i det ordinarie sortimentet och 3882 i beställningssortimentet (för de som lyckas beställa
Systembolaget har fått klagomål på att en del viner har markerats som från ”Israel” i sin katalog. Det gäller vin producerat på krigsdrabbad mark. Systembolaget
Inför skolavslutningen har Systembolaget lanserat en kampanj för att få föräldrar att inte ”köpa ut” till sina barn. De har gjort ett antal filmsnuttar med
This period of the year is traditionally full of news about the “primeur” tastings of the latest vintage in Bordeaux. You will find links to
CoolBoy is a sort of electric cooling funnel invented by Ian Thompson, a university student in Britain. Thompson was tired of having his and his
Mumm recently launched a prestige champagne called, simply, Mumm Grand Cru. They only made 2300 hl (30,000 bottles) of the first “edition”. It is not
Champagne covers about 33,000 hectares (e.g. the equivalent of a third of Bordeaux). The main sub-districts are: Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne and
Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ), one of the world’s largest wine producers (if not the biggest), buys Vincor (TSX: VN), a Canadian company that also belongs
Every year since 1999, the two last days in January there is a conference in Paris called Wine Evolution, organised by Skalli & Rein, a
While large parts of the wine marking world (France, Australia, California,…) seem to have great problems with over production collector wines apparently do not have
Tills vi själva provat Systembolagets nya telefonreklam för att behålla monopolet och sig själv som enda butik, här är vad några andra tyckt om kampanjen:
Systembolagets senaste grepp är ”Systembolagets lilla monopolanalys” (eller ”monopol analys” som det verkar populärt att säga) illustrerat av ett gulligt tecknat porträtt av systembolagschefen. Ring
That is one of the arguments in a recent press release from the wine growers in Fenouilledes (Languedoc-Roussillon). The other argument is that the region
No, it is not Hermitage or Côte Rôte (sometimes called the most “masculine” of wines, as opposed to more feminine wines like Burgundy). A vineyard
If you are thinking of taking part in the grape harvest this autumn, now is the time to organise it. But you should not think
Norway has started a vineyard close to the village Ugotterby. The Norwegian minister responsible for wine questions Loof Lirpa (NB!) explains that the long hours
Some encouraging or discouraging (depending on if you are buying or selling) prices from Sotheby’s recent auction L06603 (98.5% of all wines sold): 12 bt
No, at least for the moment that is unlikely. But the champagne growers’ association (CIVC) has created a project group to study alternative closures. They
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