Sounds perhaps self evident to you and me. A scientific study at the California Institute of Technology designed an experiment where the same wine was served to a tasting panel and sometimes they were told it was cheap and sometimes that it was an expensive wine. The same wine was considered much better when the tasters had been told it was expensive. And it was not simply a question of them saying so. Magnetic resonance scans of the brain activity of the subjects showed that they actually perceived the wine as better. (On the other hand, is that so surprising? Did they ever hear about the placebo effect?) timesonline.co.uk
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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. The “station” only broadcasts programs on wine – interviews, commentaries etc. Grape Radio recently sold the rights to a selection of their programs to be broadcast on American Airlines flights. Jay Selman, Grape Radio producer, says to Decanter that he thinks it may be a deciding factors when travellers choose airlines. Well perhaps. On the other hand, all you need is an iPod (or any modern phone) and you can download the programs to it and listen on any airline, or even in the car on your way to the airport. Decanter.com and podcastingnews.com.
Winery: Adega de Herdade da Mingorra / Vinhos Henrique Uva, Alentejo, Portugal.
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The judgment says that the slogan used, together with the image (a champagne bottle surrounded by pink rose petals against a black background) violated advertising norms in that it had as aim to create an idea association between consumption of champagne and having a euphoric view on life (‘voire la vie en rose’).
One can only assume that the ANPAA sees the judgment as a great step forward in the fight against drug abuse and alcoholism in France. In some way they should no doubt motivate their allocated budget (70 million € if we remember the number correctly). And now they will have another €30,000. Perhaps they can spend it on celebrating the victory in champagne.
Read more about this astonishing development here decanter.com and here actualite.aol.fr, and why not the triumphal press release from the ANPAA www.anpaa.asso.fr. One wonders how long the French will stand having the ANPAA pushing this kind of activities. Some more background here: thepost.ie. ”This is a potentially dangerous product” says Patrick Elineau, director at ANPAA.
FIJEV, the international association of wine journalists, has created an online petition to protest against the court ruling that implies that editorial text, written by a journalist with the aim to inform, is considered equivalent to publicity. About the verdict in Le Nouvel Observateur nouvelobs.com. And in Decanter. Do sign this petition if you support the view that journalism is different than publicity and advertising: the petition. Read more about it: Drinksmediawire.com
In Australia they call it Geographical Indication, and the rulebook is no doubt thinner than in France. A new GI has just been created: New England Australia, some 200 miles north of Hunter Valley in New south Wales. decanter.com
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We're in the middle of the Peso vineyards a hot, sunny day just after grape harvest. Vasco talks about traditional Portuguese grape varieties. For example, for white wines: Antao Vaz, Arinto and for red wines: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca (or Francesa), Tinto Roriz (Tempranillo), Aragones, Trincadeira.
Sogrape makes wine for example in Alentejo (where H. do Peso is) and also in the Douro region east of Porto.
Winery: Herdade do Peso, Alentejo, Portugal.
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This is a short presentation, quoted from the Esporao web site:
"In the heart of Alentejo region, 180 Km south of Lisbon, in Reguengos de Monsaraz, the Herdade do Esporão was aquired by Finagra with the main porpuse of producing wines of great quality. From 1975 until 1979, the Herdade do Esporão was occupied during the revolutionary and agricultural periods. Only after this period Finagra was allowed to proceed the winery project. Our modern cellars were built in 1987. A new stage of Finagra project was acomplished. In 1989 the first wine "Esporão" was considered one of the best Portuguese wines and three years later the brand "Monte Velho" was launched.
In 1995, after our brands were considered among the best ones, new investments were made. A new area of vineyard was planted and the existent was completely renovated. A dam with 4.000.000 m3 capacity was built, feeding a drip irrigation system that covers all the vineyard. The purchase of Perdigões Estate, with 180 ha of vineyards, the expansion of the cellar and the construction of the wine tourism complex are some of the most recent investments of this dinamic company developing the "Herdade do Esporão"."
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Where to, French wine journalism?
Wine Travel
At the beginning of June we have the “Three Classics” tour that takes you to three of the most interesting and classical wine regions of France: We begin in Champagne, continue south to Chablis and end up in the heart of Burgundy in the Côte d’Or. This is the perfect trip for the wine enthusiast who wants to se a lot of France in a short time – and taste many a good wine on the private wine tastings that we have organized. Just at the beginning of June, when the vineyards are bursting with growth and evenings are wonderfully warm… See below for details.
We will soon have finalized the autumn wine tour program too. The dates to put in your diary are:
- Bordeaux, 8-12 October
- Douro, Porto in Northern Portugal, 22-26 October
More details on these wine tours soon!
And don’t forget that we also do custom tours. If you want to go to that special place with a small group, or perhaps organize a special event with your company or your wine tasting club, do get in touch. We have all the behind-the-scenes contacts to make sure that you will have a really unique experience and an unforgettable trip. Just call me or send me an email if you are interested.
Wine videos – Beta
We have started an experiment with wine videos – interviews with winemakers, visits to vineyards and more. At this moment we are experimenting what this medium can do. It’s actually quite a lot of fun. The clips are sometimes in English and sometimes in French. You can see all of our wine videos on our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/bkwine. If you like the videos you can subscribe to our updates by clicking “subscribe” on YouTube. As I said, it is still an experiment so we are very grateful for any comments on what you think about it. Perhaps we can sell it to Air France or some other airline as an in-flight video channel!? (see the news item below on Grape Radio)
Britt
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