Thursday, November 30, 2006

The German wine law updated

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One of the changes is that VDP Erste Erlage will be an umbrella description for the best German vineyards (”lage”). You can find detail...

The first wine harvest at Versailles

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A long time ago there were plenty of vineyards around Paris. Now there are only a few (mostly symbolic) left. But some have a...
Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Champagne increases ”rendement butoir” to 15,000 kg/ha

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This month’s least engaging headline? But this refers to a theme that is also often talked about in very generalised, and som...

Mechanical harvest better than manual?

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Many have opinions on this matter. Often, people believe that manual harvest, with “real” vendangeurs is better, not necessar...

Uruguay wines continue to progress

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Uruguay is radically different (and perhaps less known) than Argentina and Chile, in terms of wine growing. If you find vast ...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006

A wine university in the Rhône Valley

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L’Université du Vin – it could not be more straight forward. The University of Wine in Suze La Rousse is housed in a magnificent o...

Blanche d’Armagnac

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Perhaps it is clever marketing. We have heard about Blanche d’Armagnac since quite a while back and have written about it previously he...
Monday, November 27, 2006

American wine overtakes French wine in the UK

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According to the latest sales figures wine from the US have for the first time sold in bigger volume than wine from France an...
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More trouble for V&S Vin & Sprit: fined for illegal advertising in Sweden

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Even more advertising trouble hit the state owned vodka producer V&S Vin & Sprit in Sweden when they were fined 500,000 SEK for...
Saturday, November 25, 2006

Absolut Prostitution? – Vin & Sprit pulls ad campaign in Germany

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The state owned Swedish spirits giant V&S Vin & Sprit, with its immensely successful Absolut brand, recently launched an a...
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Unoaked Chardonnay more and more popular

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It’s not exactly big news for those of you who read about wine elsewhere: Heavyweight barrel aged Chardonnay is loosing groun...

Big harvest in Europe

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The total volume in Europe, though, seems to be relatively big. The total for the four countries German, Italy, France and Sp...
Friday, November 24, 2006

Small German harvest

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The rain arrived just at harvest time in Germany. Many producers had to do very strict sorting of the grapes at harvest, which will lea...

Vin & Sprit announces sales and profits up

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V&S Vin & Sprit, the Swedish state-owned that is one of the world’s largest vodka producers (with the Absolut brand), announced...
Thursday, November 23, 2006

No more Tokay d’Alsace or Tocai Friuliani

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Next year the agreement between Hungary and the EU will come into effect that will reserve the name “Tokay” (in its various s...
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Introduction to Wine Tasting – new guest writer article

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A new guest writer article has been posted in the Guest Writer section on our site: “How to Appreciate a Bottle of French Wine” by Phil...
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Salon des Vins de Loire, 5-7 February

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Next year’s edition of the Loire Valley wine fair – Salon des Vin de Loire – will take place on February 5 to 7. It is a big trade fair...

Truffles, olive oil and wine in the Rhone Valley, 14-18 February

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The black Perigord truffle is one of the most highly acclaimed (or at least most expensive) food ingredients. The price varies between ...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Some restaurant recommendations in Languedoc and Sweden

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Nimes: Aux Plaisir des Halles Very ambitious kitchen, perhaps the best in Nîmes. A small dining room decorated in quite modern...
Monday, November 20, 2006

Domain Gilles Robin, Crozes-Hermitage

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Gilles Robin made his first vintage of Crozes-Hermitage in 1996. At that time he had to help him his grand father, and when G...