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‘Hobby vineyards’: a new must-have for wealthy Bordeaux wine lovers?
Canny entrepreneurs in Bordeaux have begun tapping into a niche-but-growing market for wealthy wine lovers looking to live the dream in France, according to a leading estate agency in the region.
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An autonomous robot that eliminates downy and powdery mildew overnight
Robot Thorvald has passed its final tests on Chardonnay with flying colours. This spring, it went through the rows of vines and projected its ultraviolet rays on the leaves to eliminate powdery and downy mildew completely autonomously.
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Tony Terlato, a Giant in the U.S. Wine Industry, Dies at 86
From working in his dad's retail store to building a leading wine distribution and import firm to producing wines in four countries, Terlato focused on giving consumers quality
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US wine giant Tony Terlato dies
Winery owner, retailer, distributor and importer Tony Terlato, founder of the Terlato Wine Group, who helped introduce Americans to Italian wine, has died aged 86.
86 is een respectabele leeftijd. Weer verlaat ons een icoon maar laat ons veel moois na.
De meeste indruk maakte op mij de wijnen in samenwerking met Chapoutier.
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Paper wine bottle launched with 84% lower carbon footprint
British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac has launched a wine bottle made from 94% recycled paperboard, which it said has a carbon footprint 84% less than that of glass.
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Juice stabulation, an interesting winemaking technique
Juice stabulation is a newly famous winemaking technique. It was first used by winemakers in Gascony a couple of decades ago, but it is its recent adoption by rosé winemakers in Provence that has given this way of making wine more attention. Their rosé wines have got progressively paler over the years, and this has presented winemakers wi
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This Is Why Sommeliers Love Chablis
When sitting outside with friends on a warm day, Rick Arline, a sommelier in Los Angeles, says he always reaches for a bottle of Chablis. For him, this is the ideal time to drink the wine.
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The real cost of wine
How much does it cost to produce a bottle of wine? And, more importantly, should those costs be transparent? Robert Joseph weighs in.
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Sangiovese on Edge: Tumult & Triumph in Chianti Classico & Montalcino
Chianti Classico is the first wine I truly loved. In the summer before my junior year of college, I spent two months studying opera in Arezzo, just east of the appellation’s edge. On that trip, I visited my very first winery, San Felice, where my singer friends and I were greeted with a full wheel of Pecorino. I can
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Oz Clarke: Forget Champagne, English wine should gun for Burgundy
The veteran wine writer says rivalling Champagne is now a given, and English producers should be setting their sights on the still wines of Burgundy and Provence
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Prosecco Thinks Pink, But Not Everyone is Happy
The Prosecco DOC Consortium recently announced that Italy’s most popular sparkler will now come in pink. In May, Italy’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies’ National Wine Committee approved production specifications for Prosecco Rosé. Bottles are expected to arrive on U.S. shelves in early 2021.
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Was jij zonder die filmsterren ook op Miraval uitgekomen?
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Cork Supply comes close to eliminating TCA
Portuguese closure manufacturer Cork Supply has unveiled new TCA extraction technology that it claims can achieve a success rate of 99.85% in eliminating the risk of cork taint in cork-sealed wines.
MOOI.
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Roséfinalisten in culinaire context
Veel rosés uit de finale van het 32e Proefschrift Wijnconcours ontstijgen het niveau van terras- of zomerwijn en laten zich prima inzetten als begeleiders van uiteenlopende gerechten. Wij namen thuis de proef op de som.
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SA wine history: Behind every great winemaker at Zonnebloem was Marie Furter
‘South Africa cannot afford to lose men like John de Villiers,’ is what the Sunday Times wrote about the owner of Zonnebloem wine farm in Simondium following his death in a car crash on 7 July 1948. ‘Politicians may come and go, and millionaires may make their millions, but those who produce perfection from our own so
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Barolo Gets the Website it Deserves
A new website offers an expert insight into one of Italy's most prestigious wine regions.
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French company stopped from selling ‘Nosecco’ non-alcoholic fizz
The Prosecco Consortium in Italy has blocked a French wine company from trademarking the name ‘Nosecco’ for its non-alcoholic sparkling fizz.
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How does the sun affect wine production?
The summer months are in full swing and the sun has come out. But how does this influence the wines currently in the process of being made? What’s the difference between a northern and a southern wine? And just how good are vintages from swelteringly hot years? Here’s the full story – more or less…
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Wine Taxes in Europe
This is the beginning of a map series in which we’ll explore different types of excise taxes, starting with excise duties on wine. If you have ever wondered about the tax consequences of opening a bottle of wine—yes, there is a tax angle to everything—today’s map will provide you with some insights.
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South Africa – a social progress report
South Africa of course has had further to travel than most countries in any attempt at racial equality because it inherited the hangover from apartheid whereby all the menial jobs, including vineyard work, were done by poorly paid Blacks, a term which in South Africa officially includes the people once known as Cape Coloureds as well as Indians and, more
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The first insect-based fertiliser released in the French market
After four years of research in partnership with several institutes, including Bordeaux Sciences Agro, Ÿnsect has become the first company in the world to obtain authorisation to market a natural insect-based fertiliser.
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A love affair with Assyrtiko
Scrolling through my Instagram feed, you may think that I am a bit of an Assyrtiko fan girl and you’d not be wrong.
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Why Calcareous Soils Matter for Vineyards and Wine Grapes
What do regions like Champagne, Burgundy, Chablis, Tuscany, Alsace, the Loire, Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux, and Chateauneuf-du-Pape all have in common? They've all got soils that are variously described as chalky, decomposed limestone, and calcareous. In chemical terms, all are high in calcium carbonate, the basic building block of
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Acacia gum stabilizes color in wine, finds Alland & Robert
Alland & Robert, international supplier of acacia gum, and Biolaffort, a private enology researcher, have teamed up to understand the properties of the 100 percent plant-based natural gum, sometimes referred to as gum arabic. Acacia gum, which is used throughout the food industry to generate texture, emulsify and stabilize, is
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Wine colour: What can it tell you? – Ask Decanter
How much information can you extract by just looking at the colour of a wine?
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The Underwater Wine Cellars Of Croatia Beneath The Adriatic Sea
Once travel opens up to Croatia, visitors looking to escape the crowds of Dubrovnik should consider venturing an hour up the coast through the rugged Pelješac Peninsula filled with family-owned vineyards, charming old villages, and rocky beaches. The area is known for its mussels, oysters, and fish sourced directly from the waters
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Rediscovering Ruchè, One of Italy’s “Invisible” Wines
The coronavirus pandemic has paused The Wine Economist’s usual travel and speaking schedule and while I don’t miss the chaos of international air travel I do miss the opportunity to meet interesting new people and the chance to discover wines made from indigenous grape varieties that often don’t get the attention they deserve.
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Going virtually to Burgundy via their new maps
In regards to the issues surrounding wine events during this pandemic, a mighty fat bummer was the cancellation of Grands Jours du Bourgogne, a week-long event that takes places over the various subregions of Burgundy, France.
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7 Days of Prosecco: What *is* Prosecco?
We have created an insider’s guide to this popular Italian sparkling with an educational video series. In our very first video, we’re going right back to basics to talk about the birthplace of Prosecco and how it compares to Cava and Champagne.
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In Duitsland doen ze niet moeilijk. Ik dacht gelezen te hebben dat de wijn uit vier druivensoorten bestaat. De belangrijkste is de spatburgunder en dan wordt die als 100% aangeduid. Moet kunnen.
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