Friday, February 29, 2008

Invest in a whisky distillery

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Ladybank Company of Distiller is a project behind a new single malt distillery in Scotland. They claim to be different than ot...
Thursday, February 28, 2008

Australian plans a vineyard in the centre of London

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The Australian wine producer McGuigan Simeon plans to install (rather than plant) a vineyard in central London, in a square ne...

Economics and wine

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The American Association of Wine Economist (also welcoming non-Americans) will have its second annual meeting in Portland, Ore...
Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Scientific conference on vines and wine in Collioure May 29-32

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VDQS, means in this case, the Vineyard Data Quantification Society. They organize on May 29-31 a scientific colloquium on vin...

Expensive wine tastes better conclude scientists

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Sounds perhaps self evident to you and me. A scientific study at the California Institute of Technology designed an experiment where th...

Bordeaux classic Lillet up for sale?

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Lillet is the classic Bordelaise aperitif. It is made from a base of wine with some herbs and spices added – a bit l...

Italian exports up 14%

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Italian wine exports are expected to grow with 14% in 2007. Italy is today the number one supplier of foreign wine in the US w...

Australian wine exports up 6%

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2007 saw a growth of 6% in Australian wine exports according to the recently released figures from Australian Wine and Brandy ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2008

BKWine TV: Come to Portugal wine country

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Come to Portugal - a few glimpses of vineyard and winery visits with BKWine. Seeing some beautiful landscapes and some views from t...

Chateauonline appoints new managing director

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Chateauonline is the biggest internet retails for wine in France, active also in some other countries in Europe. Eric Brousse ...

Soon time for the wine fair in Porto

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Between March 6 and 9 Porto in northern Portugal is host to a wine show: Essencia do Vinho in the Palacio da Bolsa in Porto. W...

Belgian customs snaps the cork on 3288 bottles of ”champagne”

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The Belgian customs has seized a shipment of 3288 bottles of sparkling André wine (produced by the Californian producer E...
Monday, February 25, 2008

New wine film: Bottle Shock

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A new wine film will soon open. It’s called Bottle Shock and is based on the real story of how an Englishman working in a win...

Wine entertainment on American Airlines

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Grape Radio is a podcast (internet based radio channel) that is only about wine. It was founded in 2005 and has around 20,000 listeners...
Friday, February 22, 2008

BKWine TV: [E] Interview at H de Mingorra / Uva in Alentejo, Portugal

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An interview with Sofia Uva whose family own Herdade da Mingorra. Her father Henrique Uva, chief winemaker, established it as an in...

Moët fined €30,000 for an ad - Newspaper fined €5000 for publishing an article on wine

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The French anti-wine lobby has collected another win. LVMH, owner of the Champagne house Moët & Chandon, has been fined €30,000 by ...

New Australian appellation: New England Australia

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In Australia they call it Geographical Indication, and the rulebook is no doubt thinner than in France. A new GI has just been created:...
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

BKWine TV: Visual visit to Malhadinha Nova winery in Alentejo

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A short visual visit to the Herdade da Malhadinha Nova winery and vineyard in Alentejo. Some views of the vineyards and surrounding...

Clos Fourtet buys Chateau Poujeaux

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Philippe Cuvelier, owner of Clos Fourtet in St Emilion, has bought Chateau Poujeaux in Medoc. Poujeaux is one of the ex-Cru B...

Bordeaux Primeurs under attack, again

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Jean-Claude Berrouet, ex-winemaker at Château Petrus in Pomerol, one of Bordeaux’ most expensive wines, writes critically abou...