Sunday, December 31, 2006

Is wine bad for your teeth?

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Yes and no, judging from my own experience and from my dentist. If I taste a lot of wines (especially whites) I certainly have the impr...

INAO changes shape

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From the beginning of next year the INAO (Institut National des Appellations Contrôlées), the French control body for appellations, wil...
Friday, December 29, 2006

New Zealand will get official wine districts

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The New Zealand official control body for wine production, New Zealand Winegrowers, will start defining the boundaries for the countrie...
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Harvest report from Portugal

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2006 was very warm and dry in Portugal. The total harvest is expected to be 6.9 million hectolitres, which is down 4% compared to last ...

New DAC in Austria: Traisental

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Austria has approved a new quality wine area, DAC, which stands for Districtus Austria Controllatus: Traisental. On 770 hectares they g...
Thursday, December 28, 2006

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The Burgundy company Boisset invests in Canada

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The well known Bourgogne négociant Boisset has joined forces with Canada's biggest wine company, Vincor, to invest in a n...

Languedoc and Roussillon join together in common appellation

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The initiative has now been approved by the INAO: Languedoc (to the north) and Roussillon (to the south) will join together in a common...

New AVA: Tracy Hills

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American officials have approved a new AVA (American Viticultural Area): Tracy Hills. Tracy hills covers 39,200 acres (some 20,000 hect...
Saturday, December 23, 2006

The new Spanish appellation Vinedos de Espana in trouble

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On August 2 a new appellation was approved by Spanish authorities, called Viñedos de España. Consejo Regulador de Navarra has filed a c...

Canadian ice wine already harvested

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Thanks to unusually cold weather at the end of November, the ice wine has already been harvested in parts of Canada. On November 26 the...
Friday, December 22, 2006

Up – and down – for Bulgarian wine

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In Bulgaria ti looks bright for the wine industry though, according to official sources at the National Wine and Vine Chamber. Exports ...

Times are not good in Bordeaux

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Sure, there is a small group of Bordeaux producers that fetch stratospheric prices for their wines – the top estates, some of...
Thursday, December 21, 2006

Effervescents du Monde 2006 – the world’s best sparkling wines

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”Effervescents du Monde” is a wine competition for sparkling wines from all over the world. A jury gives medals to the best wines. This...

Prices rocket for white Burgundy at the Hospices de Beaune auction

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The traditional Hospice de Beaune auction is sometimes seen as an indicator of where prices for Bourgogne wines are heading. ...
Wednesday, December 20, 2006

EU court rules against free trade in wine

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The European Court of Justice ruled against free movement of goods in a case brought by a Dutch wine buyer. He had bought wine in Franc...

Canadians rushes after wine and food stamps

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This is not a new government food support program. Or in sort it is. The Canadian Post Office has launched a set of stamps illustr...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

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Calvet sold to Grands Chais de France

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Neither of the two names probably sound very familiar to most people. Some might recognise Calvet since it is an old Bordeaux négociant...

Prince Charles chosen to illustrate the new Mouton label

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The new vintage of Chateau Mouton Rothschild (2004) will have an illustration by Prince Charles of the British royal family. The painti...