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– Med sina 1430 ha är det den största appellationen i norra Rhône – Årliga produktionen är 60.000 hektoliter, varav 93% är rött – Man står för 50% av den totala vinproduktionen i norra Rhône
Provence i några korta rader: – Man är den största producenten av rosévin. 42% av franskt AOC rosévin kommer från Provence – Man producerar 140 miljoner flaskor per år: 84% rosé, 13% rött, och 3%
Producentorganisationerna (som representerar egendomarnas intressen i många officiella sammanhang) för Saint Emilion, Saint Emilion Grand Cru och de två ”satelliterna” Lussac Saint Emilion och Puisseguin Saint Emilion har slagit ihop sina organisationer, man får förmoda
Det är inte bara på de skandinaviska monopolmarknaderna man har konstiga regler om alkohol…: Några engelska vinbutiker (t.ex. The Sampler och Selfridges) har öppnat vinbar i butiken för att ge kunderna en möjlighet att prova
En undersökning av tysk vinkonsumtion visar att konsumenterna i första hand köper vin efter ”smak och karaktär” (51.3%). Geografiskt ursprung var viktigast för 12% av konsumenterna, pris för 9% och druvsort för 7%. Två observationer:
Knappast något som skulle gå hem hos de flesta marknadsförare (eller kontrollmyndigheter) i Europa. Men en sydafrikansk vinproducent har lanserat en marknadsföringskampanj med lättklädda damer och herrar (fast mest damer) i vinkällaren och i som
Torres är för många nästan synonymt med Katalonien. Nu har man just köpt mark i Rioja – dock inte stor; endast runt 5 hektar. Torres har sedan länge expanderat utanför Katalonien med vingårdar i t.ex.
En liten mal som kallas ”western grapeleaf skeletonizer” är det senaste hotet mot Kaliforniens vingårdar. En sådan liten insekt påträffades nyligen i en fångstanordning i Napa. Odjuret livnär sig på vinbladen och på druvorna och
Tionde årgången av världsmästerskapet i Pinot Noir såg 1050 tävlande viner från ett flertal länder: Frankrike, Tyskland, Österrike, Ungern, Argentina, Chile, Nya Zeeland, USA m.fl. Fyra viner fick stor guldmedalj: Vina Casa Marin, Le Abarca
Enligt kommunala planer ska 3,4 hektar vingårdsmark göras om till tomter. I denna mycket lilla rhoneappellation är 3,4 ha inte en oväsentlig yta. Det rör sig om vingårdsnamnen Les Chaillots, La Côte, och Les Mazards.
– We’ve had a report of stolen wines that the owner would very much like to get back: “”2 Double Magnums Latour 1982, 9 Magnums Latour 1982, 12 bottles 1982 Latour, 12 bottles Margaux 1986,
More and more grape varieties get their own competition. This year is the third for Tempranillo. The judgment took place in Shanghai (!) at the end of June. Two Great Gold Medals were Awarded: Carmelo
So it is forbidden to use the classification Cru Bourgeois. What to do? Why not create a “label” that could be called “Label Cru Bourgeois”? Then it wont be a classification but simply a label.
– The latest chapter in the classification carrousel in Bordeaux: DGCCRF (“La Fraude”), the French administration responsible for counteracting fraud (and other things), has issued a decreed to the effect that it is no longer
An American wine producer has started making wine in huge terracotta amphorae – the way wine was made in roman times it is said. It is Del Dotto Winery in St Helena that has invested
Large parts of the city of Bordeaux has been given World Heritage status by Unesco. It is primarily the old city centre and its river-facing facades that have been honoured. The city has for several
Dutch wine growers are worried that the proposed ban on adding sugar to the must will make it impossible to make wine in Holland. Virtually all wine made in Holland is chaptalised, since the vines
The very warm weather, already early in the year, has led to that an exceptionally early harvest is expected – the earliest harvest for 30 years. Early ripening grapes (Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio) will be harvested
In early July the EU launched its proposal for reform of the wine sector. Today large amounts of money are spent on various measures, that may not always improve the competitiveness of the wine industry,
Until then, here are the main themes of the reform: – abolition of market management measures (e.g. “crisis” distillation) – ban on sugar for enrichment (chaptalisation) – grub up 200,000 hectares – end planting restriction
Otherwise, the latest packaging innovation is wine in plastic bags. Not the ones you carry home the bottles in of course. Many people are familiar with wine packaged in plastic bags: all bag-in-box wines are
The restaurant Latour in new Jersey, has developed a machine (in collaboration with UC Davis) that can identify if a wine is corked or not – without opening the bottle! The machine takes a sample
Sainsbury’s, the big British retail supermarket chain, will start selling wine in plastic bottles. One of the arguments is that it will reduce carbon dioxide emissions. And it is easier to handle for the retail
This is a summer when I feel very English: always talking about the weather. Will it change or not? For most people a summer like this year’s is disappointing but for wine growers it can
– Vinomedia has a page for those who wants to find a job in the vineyard during the harvest. NB: its not a vacation pastime but real and hard working harvest job. For the future
The recently held competition for English wines saw record number of contestants and better wines than ever, according to the organisers. 142 wines were awarded medals. “Wine of the Year” was awarded to Camel Valley
Bordeaux.com, the ”official” site for Bordeaux wines, have had a thorough redesign. You will find information on appellations, the classification system, the history of Bordeaux wines, varietals, winemaking methods, vintages, how to discover the region
Then you have a vast range of prices to choose from. Some examples of prices per hectare: – Champagne: 627,000€ (the only region where prices are up this year) – Alsace: 133,000€ (curiously second most
PRESS RELEASE – Paris, 23 July 2007 New tour from BKWine: Truffles, Wine, Foie Gras and Duck, February 13-17, 2008 Paris, 23 July 2007 Truffles, wine, foie gras and duck is the theme for BKWine’s
The Swedish government has confirmed its willingness to sell the government owned wine and spirits importer and producer V&S Vin & Sprit. Many suitors are expected, not least because Vin & Sprit owns one of
– Med sina 1430 ha är det den största appellationen i norra Rhône – Årliga produktionen är 60.000 hektoliter, varav 93% är rött – Man
Provence i några korta rader: – Man är den största producenten av rosévin. 42% av franskt AOC rosévin kommer från Provence – Man producerar 140
Producentorganisationerna (som representerar egendomarnas intressen i många officiella sammanhang) för Saint Emilion, Saint Emilion Grand Cru och de två ”satelliterna” Lussac Saint Emilion och Puisseguin
Det är inte bara på de skandinaviska monopolmarknaderna man har konstiga regler om alkohol…: Några engelska vinbutiker (t.ex. The Sampler och Selfridges) har öppnat vinbar
En undersökning av tysk vinkonsumtion visar att konsumenterna i första hand köper vin efter ”smak och karaktär” (51.3%). Geografiskt ursprung var viktigast för 12% av
Knappast något som skulle gå hem hos de flesta marknadsförare (eller kontrollmyndigheter) i Europa. Men en sydafrikansk vinproducent har lanserat en marknadsföringskampanj med lättklädda damer
Torres är för många nästan synonymt med Katalonien. Nu har man just köpt mark i Rioja – dock inte stor; endast runt 5 hektar. Torres
En liten mal som kallas ”western grapeleaf skeletonizer” är det senaste hotet mot Kaliforniens vingårdar. En sådan liten insekt påträffades nyligen i en fångstanordning i
Tionde årgången av världsmästerskapet i Pinot Noir såg 1050 tävlande viner från ett flertal länder: Frankrike, Tyskland, Österrike, Ungern, Argentina, Chile, Nya Zeeland, USA m.fl.
Enligt kommunala planer ska 3,4 hektar vingårdsmark göras om till tomter. I denna mycket lilla rhoneappellation är 3,4 ha inte en oväsentlig yta. Det rör
– We’ve had a report of stolen wines that the owner would very much like to get back: “”2 Double Magnums Latour 1982, 9 Magnums
More and more grape varieties get their own competition. This year is the third for Tempranillo. The judgment took place in Shanghai (!) at the
So it is forbidden to use the classification Cru Bourgeois. What to do? Why not create a “label” that could be called “Label Cru Bourgeois”?
– The latest chapter in the classification carrousel in Bordeaux: DGCCRF (“La Fraude”), the French administration responsible for counteracting fraud (and other things), has issued
An American wine producer has started making wine in huge terracotta amphorae – the way wine was made in roman times it is said. It
Large parts of the city of Bordeaux has been given World Heritage status by Unesco. It is primarily the old city centre and its river-facing
Dutch wine growers are worried that the proposed ban on adding sugar to the must will make it impossible to make wine in Holland. Virtually
The very warm weather, already early in the year, has led to that an exceptionally early harvest is expected – the earliest harvest for 30
In early July the EU launched its proposal for reform of the wine sector. Today large amounts of money are spent on various measures, that
Until then, here are the main themes of the reform: – abolition of market management measures (e.g. “crisis” distillation) – ban on sugar for enrichment
Otherwise, the latest packaging innovation is wine in plastic bags. Not the ones you carry home the bottles in of course. Many people are familiar
The restaurant Latour in new Jersey, has developed a machine (in collaboration with UC Davis) that can identify if a wine is corked or not
Sainsbury’s, the big British retail supermarket chain, will start selling wine in plastic bottles. One of the arguments is that it will reduce carbon dioxide
This is a summer when I feel very English: always talking about the weather. Will it change or not? For most people a summer like
– Vinomedia has a page for those who wants to find a job in the vineyard during the harvest. NB: its not a vacation pastime
The recently held competition for English wines saw record number of contestants and better wines than ever, according to the organisers. 142 wines were awarded
Bordeaux.com, the ”official” site for Bordeaux wines, have had a thorough redesign. You will find information on appellations, the classification system, the history of Bordeaux
Then you have a vast range of prices to choose from. Some examples of prices per hectare: – Champagne: 627,000€ (the only region where prices
PRESS RELEASE – Paris, 23 July 2007 New tour from BKWine: Truffles, Wine, Foie Gras and Duck, February 13-17, 2008 Paris, 23 July 2007 Truffles,
The Swedish government has confirmed its willingness to sell the government owned wine and spirits importer and producer V&S Vin & Sprit. Many suitors are
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