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STUPID WINE DESCRIPTIONS 14 January 2020 13:47 |
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STUPID WINE DESCRIPTIONS
For the last 5 years I have published my list of the most stupid wine descriptions from the past year. The list is a compilation of what I think are the most stupid wine descriptions published by some of the 100 point wine writers. And, hard to believe, but these wine descriptions are written by these 100 point wine writers who are describing actual wines. So take a look and see if you think the description of the wine matches the actual wine or, for that matter, any wine that you have ever tasted. For me, the answer is a resounding NO! Therefore, I believe that these descriptions are prima facie evidence that many wine descriptions do not matter when using a 100 point system. After all, who would buy or drink any wine based on these descriptions? That only leaves the points as the basis for buying. And, sadly, for many people, wine is all about points. But, for the rest of us, we can get some laughs out of some of the descriptions! And we can drink the wines we like and like what we drink (click here to read my article on that subject).
[www.undergroundwineletter.com]
John
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For the last 5 years I have published my list of the most stupid wine descriptions from the past year. The list is a compilation of what I think are the most stupid wine descriptions published by some of the 100 point wine writers. And, hard to believe, but these wine descriptions are written by these 100 point wine writers who are describing actual wines. So take a look and see if you think the description of the wine matches the actual wine or, for that matter, any wine that you have ever tasted. For me, the answer is a resounding NO! Therefore, I believe that these descriptions are prima facie evidence that many wine descriptions do not matter when using a 100 point system. After all, who would buy or drink any wine based on these descriptions? That only leaves the points as the basis for buying. And, sadly, for many people, wine is all about points. But, for the rest of us, we can get some laughs out of some of the descriptions! And we can drink the wines we like and like what we drink (click here to read my article on that subject).
[www.undergroundwineletter.com]
John
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Re: STUPID WINE DESCRIPTIONS 14 January 2020 13:49 |
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The Meaning of Wine Scores
Wine statistics guru David Morrison wades into the issue of wine scores. Despite their alleged usefulness as a marketing tool, he finds them fundamentally misleading because they falsely imply the score serves some precise mathematical purpose.
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John
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Wine statistics guru David Morrison wades into the issue of wine scores. Despite their alleged usefulness as a marketing tool, he finds them fundamentally misleading because they falsely imply the score serves some precise mathematical purpose.
[foodandwineaesthetics.com]
John
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The Other Wine Balancing Acts 10 February 2020 19:18 |
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The Other Wine Balancing Acts
A new generation of wine professionals are in pursuit of different kinds of balance.
Finding balance within the wine industry goes far beyond what's in the bottle.
[www.wine-searcher.com]
John
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A new generation of wine professionals are in pursuit of different kinds of balance.
Finding balance within the wine industry goes far beyond what's in the bottle.
[www.wine-searcher.com]
John
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CGA & The Buyer Report: What Are The Next Big Things in Wine? 12 February 2020 19:26 |
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CGA & The Buyer Report: What Are The Next Big Things in Wine?
OK before you read any further, it’s time to manage expectations. This report does not tell you what the next Prosecco or Pinot Grigio is going to be. But what it does do is provide the insight and the analysis into understanding the consumer and why wine sales in the on-trade were down a further 6% last year. It also explains in detail the steps needed to make wine less of a daunting drinks category for consumers to navigate and how the answer to reviving wine sales actually comes in how it is promoted, talked about, presented and served.
[www.the-buyer.net]
John
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OK before you read any further, it’s time to manage expectations. This report does not tell you what the next Prosecco or Pinot Grigio is going to be. But what it does do is provide the insight and the analysis into understanding the consumer and why wine sales in the on-trade were down a further 6% last year. It also explains in detail the steps needed to make wine less of a daunting drinks category for consumers to navigate and how the answer to reviving wine sales actually comes in how it is promoted, talked about, presented and served.
[www.the-buyer.net]
John
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Six firefighters clear up spill from 1,590-litre wine bottle 13 February 2020 13:31 |
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Six firefighters clear up spill from 1,590-litre wine bottle
Six firefighters from the Austrian town of Lustenau were called to a Chinese restaurant after staff noticed that their prized three-metre tall wine bottle, containing 1,590 litres of Burgenland Zweigelt, was leaking.
[www.thedrinksbusiness.com]
John
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Six firefighters from the Austrian town of Lustenau were called to a Chinese restaurant after staff noticed that their prized three-metre tall wine bottle, containing 1,590 litres of Burgenland Zweigelt, was leaking.
[www.thedrinksbusiness.com]
John
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Cabernet, the monarch of the vineyards 21 February 2020 18:57 |
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Cabernet, the monarch of the vineyards
Despite all the talk of new varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon remains the world’s most popular red. Robert Joseph charts its rise.
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John
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Despite all the talk of new varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon remains the world’s most popular red. Robert Joseph charts its rise.
[www.drinks-today.com]
John
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Demographics and Wine: The Class Divide 28 February 2020 19:14 |
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Demographics and Wine: The Class Divide
Wine consumption and expenditures are associated with a host of demographic variables including income, age, race/ethnicity, education, gender, family type, etc. Based on a statistical analysis of household level consumer expenditures, all are important determinants of wine spending in the United States. As you might expect, income plays the dominant role. But you might be surprised by the second most important variable – it’s education.
[www.vineconomics.com]
John
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Wine consumption and expenditures are associated with a host of demographic variables including income, age, race/ethnicity, education, gender, family type, etc. Based on a statistical analysis of household level consumer expenditures, all are important determinants of wine spending in the United States. As you might expect, income plays the dominant role. But you might be surprised by the second most important variable – it’s education.
[www.vineconomics.com]
John
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Tim James: Disgust – does it make wine better than sex? 28 February 2020 19:25 |
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Tim James: Disgust – does it make wine better than sex?
You remember the scene in Sideways, where Miles gets drunk in a winery tasting room, grabs the public spittoon and pours the contents over his open-mouthed self? If you don’t, you can’t have seen the film, and you should. Undoubtedly disgusting – swallowing other people’s spitty swill – but how much more keen would you be to drink from your very own spittoon? Even though all it contains is some of that lovely wine you spat out together with some of the saliva that you’d been unthinkingly content to host in your mouth. Once we’ve passed early childhood and its socialisation process, we tend to think very differently (in most circumstances) about our bodily products once they pass the threshold of our own skin.
[winemag.co.za]
John
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You remember the scene in Sideways, where Miles gets drunk in a winery tasting room, grabs the public spittoon and pours the contents over his open-mouthed self? If you don’t, you can’t have seen the film, and you should. Undoubtedly disgusting – swallowing other people’s spitty swill – but how much more keen would you be to drink from your very own spittoon? Even though all it contains is some of that lovely wine you spat out together with some of the saliva that you’d been unthinkingly content to host in your mouth. Once we’ve passed early childhood and its socialisation process, we tend to think very differently (in most circumstances) about our bodily products once they pass the threshold of our own skin.
[winemag.co.za]
John
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Hoe scoort Vivino? (2) 04 March 2020 14:27 |
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Hoe scoort Vivino? (2)
De Vivino app faciliteert gebruikers om een score op een 5-puntsschaal aan de door hen geproefde wijnen te geven. Inmiddels zijn er alleen al in Nederland 83.000 wijnen op Vivino beoordeeld en is de Vivino-app 1,3 miljoen keer door Nederlandse consumenten gedownload! Komt de Vivino-score overeen met de andere wijnrecensenten en hoe verhoudt deze score zich tot die van professionals? (Het eerste van twee artikelen over Vivino op deze site leest u hier.)
tekst Hans van de Meeberg
[proefschrift.nl]
John
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De Vivino app faciliteert gebruikers om een score op een 5-puntsschaal aan de door hen geproefde wijnen te geven. Inmiddels zijn er alleen al in Nederland 83.000 wijnen op Vivino beoordeeld en is de Vivino-app 1,3 miljoen keer door Nederlandse consumenten gedownload! Komt de Vivino-score overeen met de andere wijnrecensenten en hoe verhoudt deze score zich tot die van professionals? (Het eerste van twee artikelen over Vivino op deze site leest u hier.)
tekst Hans van de Meeberg
[proefschrift.nl]
John
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Wine Pairings For Popular Chocolates 05 March 2020 19:09 |
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Wine Pairings For Popular Chocolates
A crispy, crunchety, gooey take on pairing wine with chocolate
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John
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A crispy, crunchety, gooey take on pairing wine with chocolate
[www.alcoholprofessor.com]
John
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Do Women Have Better Wine Tasting Ability? Here’s What the Research Says 09 March 2020 19:11 |
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Do Women Have Better Wine Tasting Ability? Here’s What the Research Says
We’ve all heard it said a hundred times—women are better at tasting wine than men. But can that possibly be true? For most of my professional wine career I, for one, have been skeptical of the idea. But in honor of International Women’s Month, I thought we should take a look at the current research. The findings may surprise you.
[winespeed.com]
John
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We’ve all heard it said a hundred times—women are better at tasting wine than men. But can that possibly be true? For most of my professional wine career I, for one, have been skeptical of the idea. But in honor of International Women’s Month, I thought we should take a look at the current research. The findings may surprise you.
[winespeed.com]
John
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Michael Broadbent MW dies aged 92 18 March 2020 19:33 |
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Michael Broadbent MW dies aged 92
One of the most famous names in the global wine trade, Michael Broadbent MW, has died aged 92.
Bij leven al een legende.
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John
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One of the most famous names in the global wine trade, Michael Broadbent MW, has died aged 92.
Bij leven al een legende.
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John
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Re: Michael Broadbent MW dies aged 92 18 March 2020 19:36 |
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Michael Broadbent MW: 2.5.1927-17.3. 2020
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John
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Re: Michael Broadbent MW dies aged 92 18 March 2020 19:41 |
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J Michael Broadbent MW RIP
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John
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John
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Re: Michael Broadbent MW dies aged 92 18 March 2020 20:01 |
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Michael Broadbent
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John
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John
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Re: Michael Broadbent MW dies aged 92 19 March 2020 19:05 |
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The Passing of Michael Broadbent MW and a Debt Owed
I can’t be sure how much it amounts to, but I know that I owe Michael Broadbent a debt.
[fermentationwineblog.com]
John
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I can’t be sure how much it amounts to, but I know that I owe Michael Broadbent a debt.
[fermentationwineblog.com]
John
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Re: Michael Broadbent MW dies aged 92 20 March 2020 19:15 |
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Michael Broadbent: A Life in Wine
Wine consultant Charles Curtis MW mourns the death of great British wine legend Michael Broadbent.
[www.wine-searcher.com]
John
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Wine consultant Charles Curtis MW mourns the death of great British wine legend Michael Broadbent.
[www.wine-searcher.com]
John
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Re: Michael Broadbent MW dies aged 92 20 March 2020 19:17 |
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A tribute to Michael Broadbent
Robert Joseph remembers Michael Broadbent MW, who led an extraordinary life in wine.
[www.wine-business-international.com]
John
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Robert Joseph remembers Michael Broadbent MW, who led an extraordinary life in wine.
[www.wine-business-international.com]
John
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Re: Michael Broadbent MW dies aged 92 23 March 2020 19:08 |
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Hammer and cycle
No one, as far as Michael Broadbent knows, has ever died in one of his auctions. But in twenty years at the Christie’s rostrum, just about everything else seems to have happened to him. His first sale was particularly traumatic. ‘I was put into the box at half an hour’s notice’, he remembers, ‘and I was literally sick with nerves. The first five lots were liqueur miniatures lying in bond. And there is nothing harder to sell than liqueurs lying in bond.
[timatkin.com]
John
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No one, as far as Michael Broadbent knows, has ever died in one of his auctions. But in twenty years at the Christie’s rostrum, just about everything else seems to have happened to him. His first sale was particularly traumatic. ‘I was put into the box at half an hour’s notice’, he remembers, ‘and I was literally sick with nerves. The first five lots were liqueur miniatures lying in bond. And there is nothing harder to sell than liqueurs lying in bond.
[timatkin.com]
John
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Greg Sherwood MW: Memories of the late Michael Broadbent 31 March 2020 18:57 |
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Greg Sherwood MW: Memories of the late Michael Broadbent
There are certain moments in time where you have no choice but to sit back and reflect on the impact something or someone has had on your life, on an industry or even on the world as we know it. March 2020 has certainly been one of those months.
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John
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There are certain moments in time where you have no choice but to sit back and reflect on the impact something or someone has had on your life, on an industry or even on the world as we know it. March 2020 has certainly been one of those months.
[winemag.co.za]
John
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Wine and Beauty 13 April 2020 19:07 |
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Wine and Beauty
In discourse about wine, we do not have a term that both denotes the highest quality level and indicates what that quality is that such wines possess. We often call wines “great”. But “great” refers to impact, not to the intrinsic qualities of the wine. Great wines are great because they are prestigious or highly successful—Screaming Eagle, Sassicaia, Chateau Margaux, Penfolds Grange, etc. They are made great by their celebrity, but the term doesn’t tell us what quality or qualities a wine itself exhibits in virtue of which it deserves greatness.
[foodandwineaesthetics.com]
John
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In discourse about wine, we do not have a term that both denotes the highest quality level and indicates what that quality is that such wines possess. We often call wines “great”. But “great” refers to impact, not to the intrinsic qualities of the wine. Great wines are great because they are prestigious or highly successful—Screaming Eagle, Sassicaia, Chateau Margaux, Penfolds Grange, etc. They are made great by their celebrity, but the term doesn’t tell us what quality or qualities a wine itself exhibits in virtue of which it deserves greatness.
[foodandwineaesthetics.com]
John
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Will the Real Grenache Please Stand Up? 17 April 2020 19:32 |
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Will the Real Grenache Please Stand Up?
Grenache means different things to different people, so can it ever be pinned down and pigeonholed?
[www.wine-searcher.com]
John
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Grenache means different things to different people, so can it ever be pinned down and pigeonholed?
[www.wine-searcher.com]
John
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What is a Beautiful Wine? (1) 22 April 2020 19:11 |
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What is a Beautiful Wine? (1)
Does the wine world need the idea of beauty to explain what makes a great wine great? That is not an easy question to answer.
[foodandwineaesthetics.com]
John
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Does the wine world need the idea of beauty to explain what makes a great wine great? That is not an easy question to answer.
[foodandwineaesthetics.com]
John
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How well do you know the common European wine-making regions? 27 April 2020 19:39 |
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How well do you know the common European wine-making regions?
There has been much talk over the years of an over-supply of wine in Europe, which has recently been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, it is perhaps less well-known that the European Union has been steadily reducing its vineyard area since 2007.
[winegourd.blogspot.com]
John
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There has been much talk over the years of an over-supply of wine in Europe, which has recently been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, it is perhaps less well-known that the European Union has been steadily reducing its vineyard area since 2007.
[winegourd.blogspot.com]
John
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During the Renaissance, Drinking Wine Was a Fight Against Physics 29 April 2020 19:03 |
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During the Renaissance, Drinking Wine Was a Fight Against Physics
Successful sips were signs of nobility.
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John
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Successful sips were signs of nobility.
[www.atlasobscura.com]
John
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Man arrested after bizarre wine tanker heist 07 May 2020 13:57 |
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Man arrested after bizarre wine tanker heist
A Californian man has been arrested after he climbed underneath a moving wine tanker in his underwear, unscrewed a valve, and proceeded to drink from the vessel.
Amerika, het land van de ongekende mogelijkheden.
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John
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A Californian man has been arrested after he climbed underneath a moving wine tanker in his underwear, unscrewed a valve, and proceeded to drink from the vessel.
Amerika, het land van de ongekende mogelijkheden.
[www.thedrinksbusiness.com]
John
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A high-tech puppet in the vineyard 07 May 2020 19:22 |
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A high-tech puppet in the vineyard
In tomorrow’s world, four masts fixed on removable bases could divide your vineyard plots into squares. At the top, winches would wind and unwind cables that would move a platform to which you would attach your mechanical weeding, hoeing or spraying tools. You could call it a kind of high-tech puppet.
[www.vitisphere.com]
John
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In tomorrow’s world, four masts fixed on removable bases could divide your vineyard plots into squares. At the top, winches would wind and unwind cables that would move a platform to which you would attach your mechanical weeding, hoeing or spraying tools. You could call it a kind of high-tech puppet.
[www.vitisphere.com]
John
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Consultant Michel Rolland brings new partners onboard 07 May 2020 19:33 |
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Consultant Michel Rolland brings new partners onboard
Bordeaux-based Michel Rolland has started preparing for a less hands-on role at his global wine consultancy, but said he would continue tasting for as long as he can.
[www.decanter.com]
John
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Bordeaux-based Michel Rolland has started preparing for a less hands-on role at his global wine consultancy, but said he would continue tasting for as long as he can.
[www.decanter.com]
John
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Re: Consultant Michel Rolland brings new partners onboard 11 May 2020 19:28 |
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Michel Rolland sells company shares to employees
One of the world’s most influential wine consultants, Michel Rolland, has sold the majority of the shares he owns in his wine consultancy company to his employees.
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John
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One of the world’s most influential wine consultants, Michel Rolland, has sold the majority of the shares he owns in his wine consultancy company to his employees.
[www.thedrinksbusiness.com]
John
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ENOFORUM WEB the first virtual congress in the world of wine 11 May 2020 19:45 |
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ENOFORUM WEB the first virtual congress in the world of wine
Enoforum Web, the first technical and scientific conference for the wine sector held totally online, with 30 speakers in internet connection from Spain, Italy, France, USA, Australia, Argentina, Chile, South Africa – was concluded yesterday – May 7, 2020.
[www.infowine.com]#
John
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Enoforum Web, the first technical and scientific conference for the wine sector held totally online, with 30 speakers in internet connection from Spain, Italy, France, USA, Australia, Argentina, Chile, South Africa – was concluded yesterday – May 7, 2020.
[www.infowine.com]#
John
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