Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Jaboulet in the Rhône Valley to be sold to Swiss financier?

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Press information reports that the big Rhône producer Jaboulet is on the verge of being sold to the Swiss financier Jean-Jacques Frey. ...

Parker hires new taster for German wines

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Robert Parker, famous wine writer, critique and taster, and publisher of The Wine Advocate, has recruited a new collaborator to write about ...

Swedish taxation on alcohol is not reduced

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The Prime Minister Göran Persson and the finance minister Per Nuder both agreed that the Swedish taxation on alcohol should be lowered. But ...

Virgin Wines...

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Richard Branson, eccentric British billionaire, owner of e.g. Virgin Airlines, has launched a range of wines with the motto “Unscrew it, let...

The new appellation Chaume Premier Cru is annulled

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A French court (”Conseil d’Etat”) has annulled the creation in 2003 of the appellation Chaume Premier Cru for a sweet white wine made i...

New rules for Côtes-du-Rhône Villages

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New rules were published on August 27: 20 geographical names (village “appellations”) can be used on the label: Beaumes-de-Venise, Cair...

Quotes - Robert Parker on French classifications

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Robert Parker interviewed in the French magazine Paris Match, on the French classification systems: “The French classification systems are h...

Comments - Systembolaget dishes out penalties to some of the companies suspected for bribery

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On September 2 Anitra Steen, Managing Director of Systembolaget AB, announced what measures would be taken by Systembolaget against some of ...

Book Reviews - Touring in Wine Country Burgundy/Bordeaux/Loire/Rhône/Provence

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Touring in Wine Country Burgundy/Bordeaux/Loire/Rhône/Provence Hubrecht Duijker (Mitchell Beazley), ca £10-13. Also exists in French, publis...

Book Review - Touring in Wine Country Burgundy/Bordeaux/Loire/Rhône/Provence

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These books were published some years ago but they are books that you don’t want to be without if you travel in wine country. Indispensable....

More link tips

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Interested in combining food and wine? Read Sam Gugino’s recommendations on his site SamCooks.com. (Sam is also a contributing editor to...
Monday, August 15, 2005

Wine-On-Line - Some wine sites worth having a look at

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Wine Maker Magazine , mostly for the home brewer, but also for others. Quite a lot of interesting info actually. E.g. How to get oak char...

Commentary: The Swedish monopoly locks out some of the importers under investigation for bribery

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According to Swedish radio and press the monopoly retailer Systembolaget has decided to act against some of the importers/suppliers in Swede...

Book Review: Biodynamic Wines

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Biodynamic Wines (Mitchell Beazley) Monty Waldin This is a somewhat heavy book, but if you are interested in the principles of biodynamic wi...

Book Review: The World Atlas of Wine

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The World Atlas of Wine, 5th edition (Mitchell Beazley) Hugh Johnson, Jancis Robinson If you want to learn a little about every wine region ...

Wine exports in 2004 – France still in the lead, but only just

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France was still the world’s biggest exporter of wine in 2004 but the distance to the number two, Italy, has diminished dramatically. Here a...

Scrap the monopoly and get more consumer choice, better service and C$200 more in state revenues - according to expert panel

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Ontario has a alcohol monopoly just like the Scandinavian countries Sweden, Finland and Norway. Earlier this year an expert committee was ap...

Californian vintage wine with 15% younger wine?

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U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) has proposed a change in the rules for labelling vintage wines: the proposal says that...

Michel Rolland hired as consultant for Antinori

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The famous wine consultant Michel Rolland (perhaps most famous to the public for his “contribution” in the wine film Mondovino) has also bee...

Antinori hires Swedish wine maker Helena Lindberg for new venture

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Antinori has recruited the Swedish (!) winemaker Helena Lindberg to manage the Tenuta Campo di Sasso winery. Campo di Sasso has already laun...