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 Monday, February 08
Warning for Kiwi winemakers
A leading British wine critic, Oz Clarke, has warned New Zealand pinot noir makers not to flood the British market with cut-price wine, which he says has happened with our sauvignon blancs. Oz Clarke said pinot noir may have only been in New Zealand for a generation or two, but the country's pinot winemakers could cement their position at the top of the wine world in the next decade if they learnt from the "sauvignon crisis". Read more...
 Saturday, February 06
Chinese consumers “waking up” to imported wine – but find it difficult to understand
According to the Wine Intelligence China Landscape report 2010, the number of Chinese consumers who could afford to buy imported wine regularly will rise from around 23 million in 2010 to 80 million in 2025. Read more...
 Wednesday, January 27
El Bulli to close for two years
Ferran Adrià has announced he will be taking a sabbatical in 2012-2013 and that El Bulli will not be opening for either season. Read more...
 Tuesday, January 26
Movement of Independent Vintners of Chile
The Movement of Independent Vintners is an association of small quality-oriented Chilean wineries started in June 2009. The wineries signed are: Bravado Wines, Clos Andino, Erasmo – Caliboro Reserve, Flaherty, Garage Wine Co., Gillmore, Hereu, I-Wines, Montsecano, Polkura, Rukumilla, Sigla, Tipaume, Von Siebenthal. Read more...
 Friday,
January 22
Austria’s 2009 Vintage - The Rule of 9 Series
It’s almost eerie – the 9 series! The legendary
Austrian “9er” vintages certainly live up
to their reputation even in the new millennium. It began
in 1959 – the vintage that nature gave an outstanding
performance in Austria (and in many other wine countries
of Europe). Magnificent white wines and especially sweet
wines are still living proof of the vintage’s legendary
reputation. Read
more...
 Wednesday,
January 13
Plane Crash Claims Life of Chilean
Winemaker Diego García de la Huerta
Chile’s entire wine industry was shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic and untimely death of Diego García de la Huerta, 36, the manager and winemaker of Viña Sutil in the Colchagua Valley. Read more... See also, the photo impression about him and Viña Sutil in Colchagua, from our last visit in 2008.
 Wednesday,
January 13
Austrian Wine Wins in Times of Crisis
Over the past year, Austrian wine was very successful despite the economic crisis. In fact, the growth that defined the previous few years continued in 2009, especially in the food retail trade. Market shares increased further, culminating in an excellent result. While the total of exported Austrian goods decreased by almost a sixth in 2009, Austrian wine exports rose throughout the year, gaining market share especially in shrinking markets - even though, in general, lower priced products were sold in all price segments. Read more...
 Sábado,
09 de Enero
Etiqueta Château Mouton Rothschild
2007
El escultor francés Bernar Venet diseñó la nueva etiqueta de Château Mouton Rothschild 2007. Nació el año 1941 en Château-Arnoux, Francia. Su trabajo abarca la escultura en muro, líneas y ángulos, arcos (como los que se aprecian en la etiqueta), líneas indeterminadas, entre otras actividades artísticas.
 Monday,
January 04
Argentina: The most important events of 2009
The crisis in September 2008 had large consequences for the wine sector. Lack of investment and financing, political conflicts and personalities marked this year. However, not all bad news, Argentine wines were relevant by their good price – quality relation. Read more...
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