Monday, January 25, 2010

This month’s must-have wine gadget: the screw cap opener

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Dr. Vino is a wine blogger with a talent to unearth unusual and intriguing stories. He has found this month’s wine accessory ...

Zagreb Wine Gourmet Festival, February 12 & 13

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Croatian wine and gastronomic delicacies will be on show on the upcoming Zagreb Wine Gourmet Festival on February 12 and 13. Lectures, ...
Friday, January 22, 2010

Taste organic wines at Vinisud with BKWine on February 22

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The other big wine fair to put in the agenda this winter is Vinisud (also in Montpellier), specialised in wines from the Medi...
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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Millésime Bio the big organic wine fair

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Just a reminder on Millésime Bio, the big (only?) wine fair focussed on organic and biodynamic wines. A very interesting event for anyo...

Taste Languedoc wines in Paris on January 21

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Miss Vicky’s real name is Anne-Victoire Monrozier and she writes the blog Miss Vicky Wine. She also sells wine (I think, her ...
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away – No, make that a wine photo a day!

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You may not know of our wine picture blog. It is a blog where we publish a new wine photograph every day. Or every day we’re ...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Vote for the new organic logo in the EU!

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EU will launch a new logo to mark organic products (“biologique” in French). They created a large number of suggestions. Three sug...

"Wine Tech" galleries for the enthusiasts

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We have started a series of wine growing and wine making slide shows to show more details on how some things are done. The in...
Saturday, January 16, 2010

Wine Trend 2010 #10: China grows in importance

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In a longer term this will have a big impact but even in the short term it will be noticeable. It is above all on the consump...
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Wine Trend 2010 #9: More protectionism in the EU

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This is the trend that we most hop that we will be mistaken on. Over the last few years the EU agricultural policy (the CAP) regarding ...

Wine Trend 2010 #8: Cheaper (less expensive) champagne

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Champagne is probably the wine region that has prospered most during the past decade. They have rather had a shortage of wine...
Friday, January 15, 2010

Wine Trend 2010 #7: More demand for lesser known grape varieties

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In Bordeaux they grow more and more petit verdot and sauvignon gris. Marselan has been approved for AOC Côtes du Rhône. We will see mor...

Wine Trend 2010 #6: Good time for budget wines

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2009 was the year of The Crisis but it didn’t make people stop drinking wines. Instead, consumers moved towards less expensive wines. T...
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Thursday, January 14, 2010

From Parisian to walnut farmer and truffle hunter

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Just read this wonderful story by Tom Fiorina about how he became a truffle hunter . Hunting truffles not with a pig, not with a dog. But wi...
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Wine Trend 2010 #5: Less oaky wines #2

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When talking to producers it is much more clear: they frequently say that they want to emphasise the fruit and avoid masking it with oa...

Wine Trend 2010 #4: Less oaky wines #1

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We think this is a trend but we’re not quite sure. Many people talk about this: less oak in the wine, but …. when you make a ...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Wine Trend 2010 #3: Balance

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We will want less beef and punch in the wines and more balance and elegance. It is less important to reach a high alcohol level and mor...

Wine Trend 2010 #2: environmental issues #2, ‘nicer’ packaging

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The trend to less environmentally ‘bad’ packaging will continue. Not least, we will see fewer of the ridiculous weight liftin...

Wine Trend 2010 #1, environmental issues #1, eco-friendly wines

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It’s been a trend for some time now but we think it will continue and perhaps accelerate in 2010. We consciously say “eco-friendly” and...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Jack’s wine of the month: Langhe Nebbiolo, Pio Cesare

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Jack’s wine of the month Langhe Nebbiolo, Pio Cesare It’s a new decade and time for new wine experiences. I suggest that you take ...