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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
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De Wine Spectator Top-100 lijsten van 1988 tot 2019
The Wine Spectator produceert een jaarlijkse Top 100 List, die is bedoeld om op te nemen wat zij zien als de beste 100 wijnen van degenen die ze hebben beoordeeld tijdens de afgelopen 12 maanden "op basis van kwaliteit, waarde, beschikbaarheid en opwinding".
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France Attempts to Define Natural Wine
The new Vin Méthode Nature label formalizes low-intervention winemaking techniques, but is it possible to nail down?
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Ningxia region continues to grow
Ningxia is one of the renowned winemaking regions in China and, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the development of the local industry has not stopped.
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Reluctance by insurers to provide cover forces Cognac growers to equip themselves against frost damage
“If we don't use it, that’s good news for everyone!” exclaimed Didier Bureau, chairman of the Agricultural Equipment Co-operative for Cognac Winegrowers (CUMA Viti Cognac). Early budburst and the risk of morning frosts prompted the co-operative’s 42 members to deploy a network of 49 fixe
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The battle of endurance against spring frosts has started in France
After a winter more like spring, France’s wine regions are now experiencing a spring more like winter, particularly Muscadet. With bud burst now occurring - two weeks early - and the first leaves separating, morning temperatures bordered on -1 to -2°C on March 25, 26 and 27.
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Italian MEP accuses Prosecco vending machine of breaking EU law
An ‘Automated Prosecco Machine’ installed in Central London is in breach of PDO legislation, according to MEP Mara Bizzotto, who says the gimmick is causing ‘huge reputational damage to producers’.
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No more corked wine? New tech offers hope, says cork producer
A new method developed by the world’s largest natural cork maker, Amorim, could go a long way to solving the problem of corked wine, it has said.
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Top scorers | Wine Advocate – Parker
The scores given by Robert Parker have long had the power to make or break a wine. They have also succeeded in putting the spotlight on some of the world’s finest wine makers and producers. And we have an impressive selection of the best here.
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Argentina’s Domaine Bousquet Is One Of The Leaders Of Organic And Non-Sulfite Wines
The growth and acceptance of Argentinean wines in the global market, despite the country’s boom-or-bust economy, is largely the result of investments made and vineyards planted just in the past 20 years. Today Argentina is the world’s fifth largest wine producer (after France, Italy, Spain and the U.S.), with m
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Video: Eben Sadie on viticulture
Ring and I visit Eben Sadie at his farm in the Swartland, in South Africa. In the past Eben has been buying grapes from top vineyards, but for the last few years he has been a vineyard owner, and has some very interesting things to say about viticulture.
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Food and Wine Pairing is Junk Science
Like the endless stream of lousy paintings sold at garage sales, or the ceaseless arguments for why climate change isn't real, the supposed principles and rules of food and wine pairing are nothing more than bad art or junk science. Holding food and wine pairings up as the apotheosis of the gustatory experience does far more harm than good -- both to
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The Austrian answer to the vineyard worker problem
Coronavirus has brought Austria soaring unemployment but taken its seasonal workers. Jason Sych reports on a program aimed at solving the problem.
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Domaine de la Commaraine invests in Côte de Nuits
Domaine de la Commaraine has announced the purchase of 5,8 ac of vineyards in the Côte de Nuits to supplement the 9,3 ac of its Clos in Pommard Premier Cru.
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Climate change in the DOCa Rioja: How can the vineyard and the grape of Rioja be affected in the years 2050 and 2070
The objective of this research was to analyze the potential effect of climate change on phenology and berry composition of the variety Tempranillo cultivated in areas of the Rioja DOCa (Spain) with different climatic characteristics. Three zones were selected within the DOCa, wh
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Les Grands Jours de Bourgogne reprogrammés en mars 2021
Le conseil d’administration des Grands Jours de Bourgogne, qui s’est réuni le 31 mars, a pris la décision de reporter l’édition 2020 des Grands Jours de Bourgogne du 15 au 19 mars 2021. L’édition 2020 avait été suspendue en raison de l’épidémie de Covid-19, les organisateurs préférant ne pas réunir près de 3 000 personnes venant de 53 pay
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Riesling reborn
Riesling is getting a makeover by some Aussie producers pursuing a range of styles through alternative winemaking techniques.
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Webinar replay: Beyond En Primeur, with Jane Anson
On Monday 30th March, to coincide with what would have been the start of the En Primeur tastings, Decanter’s Bordeaux correspondent, Jane Anson, hosted a webinar on the region called ‘Beyond En Primeur’.
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Time to reboot Bordeaux’s En Primeur
April is En Primeur month, when the world’s wine critics flock to Bordeaux to taste and rate. Not this year. Robert Joseph says maybe it’s a good time for a rethink.
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Bordeaux’s En Primeur Week Is in Question Amid Postponement
The region of Bordeaux in France normally would be teeming with people this week, including wine journalists, merchants from across the globe, and wine lovers seeking a taste of the 2019 vintage from the best, most esteemed Châteaus.
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Opnieuw een glas nemen kan helpen.
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For the Love of Wine
In the wine world, the new normal is anything but as we all struggle to stay healthy and cope with economic recession. But it’s important to sometimes step back and remember what wine is all about.
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The Story Behind Champagne’s Most Exclusive Label, ‘Special Club’
The Club Trésors de Champagne is one of the wine world’s most prestigious organizations. Hailing from the famed Champagne region in northeast France, the group of just 28 artisan growers — of the appellation’s nearly 5,000 — exists with a mission to showcase the region’s terroir (a word that can be translated, somewhat loosely,
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Bernard Magrez : “Nous allons organiser notre propre campagne de vins primeurs en Chine, aux États-Unis, en Angleterre”
En pleine crise sanitaire, le Bordelais, propriétaire de 45 domaines dans le monde, évoque l’avenir de son entreprise et ses choix stratégiques.
Wanneer je een wereldbedrijf hebt dan los je het werelds op.
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Snow hits Portugal’s Douro during spring
In sharp contrast to the usual springtime conditions in Portugal’s Douro, the wine region is covered with snow, as captured by Adrian Bridge, CEO of The Fladgate Partnership.
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Burgundy Producer Releases Back - Vintages To Combat Wine Tariffs
Since last October there has been a trade war with Europe that was first instigated by the World Trade Organization ruling that the European Union’s subsidies for France-based manufacturer Airbus, American-based Boeing’s rival, were not up to the standards of fair trade. The U.S. was therefore given permission to legally impose
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After Pesticide Testing Revealed Pesticides in Natural Wines, New French Natural Wine Standard Requires Certified Organic Grapes
A definition for natural wine? For years, wine drinkers have been asking the question, "What is a natural wine?"
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Frost protection using sprinklers: how it really works
The PR agency working for Maison Joseph Drouhin recently send out some pictures of frost protection in their Chablis vineyard using overhead sprinklers. The pictures look amazing, but there’s a widespread misconception about how this works.
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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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How to get wine in Spain during the quarantine
Trying to keep one’s composure ain’t easy these days and in no way should alcohol be turned to as a full-on escape from the troubles that surround us. Not only is this unhealthy but it’s also counterproductive. At the same time, for those who can put forth some self control (I salute whomever you may be), a glass or two in the evening might go a l
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