All Lafite bottles to carry Prooftag
Chateau Lafite Rothschild has said all bottles from the 2009 vintage will use Prooftag anti-fraud seals. Prooftag is a capsule seal with a 13-numbered code authenticating individual bottles. Carruades de … Continue reading
HAILSTORM CAUSES HAVOC WITH FRENCH VINEYARDS
Nearly 6000ha of Côte-de-Provence and Coteaux-Varois vineyards (between 70% to 100%) were destroyed after a heavy hail storm hit south eastern France last Sunday, writes Elizabeth Gabay MW. The vineyards around the … Continue reading
A Studied Take on Pairings – Sommelier Levi Dalton
New York sommelier Levi Dalton talks sushi, tasting menus and orange wine Sommelier Levi Dalton says working at Masa, a Japanese restaurant in New York, changed his view of pairings. … Continue reading
EU wines may now be labelled ‘organic’
EU-produced organic wines have won the right to use the label ‘Organic Wine’ or ‘Vin Biologique’. The new organic wine logo The new terms can be used instead of the … Continue reading
Long Island Wineries Set Out to Prove Their Green Cred
Not content with simply being “local,” winegrowers create a sustainability certification and education program to spread eco-friendly practices Richard Olsen-Harbich in a Bedell Cellars vineyard; Bedell is joining a new … Continue reading
First sparkling screwcap released
The first screwcap for sparkling wines has been released – and it claims to solve the problems of taint, loss of sparkle and ease of opening. The closure, called ‘Viiva‘, … Continue reading
Argentina’s wine exports to UK rocket
Argentinian wine exports to the UK have rocketed by 25% in value and 12% in volume in the first three months of the year. This put the UK back ahead … Continue reading
LIWF 2012 – Day 3
Day 3 has been and gone. No seminars today. More about finding the more obscure wines. We all know the usual suspects, France, Spain, Italy, Australia, California. I have absolutely … Continue reading
5M BOTTLES OF ENGLISH FIZZ TO BE SOLD BY 2015
Sales of English sparkling wine in the UK are set to hit 5 million bottles by 2015, according to Ridgeview winemaker Charlie Holland. Ridgeview “It’s a nervous and exciting time … Continue reading
LIWF 2012 – Day 2.
Day 2 began with a very interesting debate from Harpers as part of their ‘Engage the Consumer’ forum. Chaired by Harpers Editor Richard Siddle, a panel of wine professionals was … Continue reading
LIWF 2012 – Day 1
So another year passes and another LIWF rolls up. A bit of a different turn from me this year. Normally it’s a case of rocking up, grabbing a glass and … Continue reading
Press Release. Experience Card – Upperton Vineyard Tours
Upperton Vineyard Tours & Afternoon Teas The English wine industry is booming, with more vineyards in this country than ever before. Andy Rogers from Upperton Vineyards explains why, and outlines … Continue reading
THE APPRENTICE DOES ‘ENGLISH SPARKLING WINE.’ GOD HELP US!
Wine is hard enough for the professionals. To hand it over as an exercise for a bunch of ‘executive’ wannabe’s on national TV is beyond a joke! So how will … Continue reading
ENGLISH WINE BEATS MOËT IN BLIND TASTING
A sparkling wine from Bolney Wine Estate in Sussex came out top in a blind tasting of over 40 wines from across the UK, to secure a £50,000 order with … Continue reading
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