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Photograph by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg President Barack Obama, right, at an official state dinner with Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, in the Rose Garden on June 7, 2011. That secret White House wine list from the state dinner menu for U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron? It’s no longer a secret, thanks to Eric LeVine. LeVine is the founder … Continue reading
Global warming warning Courtesy Photo Parched soil in Jerez, Spain retains water efficiently. Despite the recent very cold spell, it seems our planet is becoming ever warmer, and this is also affecting viticulture in a number of ways. Not all of them are obvious. In such already torrid parts of the world as the … Continue reading
Rudy Kurniawan had ascended to the upper reaches of the wine world on both coasts, renowned as much for his palate as for his eye, fixed often on the highest of high-end bottles. Enlarge This Image Ricardo DeAratanha/Los Angeles Times His presence at auctions was constant, at events in Beverly Hills, and offerings at Sotheby’s … Continue reading
AUSTRALIA should promote expensive wines in China to change a perception that Australian wine is cheap and therefore not good. Australian wine exports to China were worth $181 million in 2010-11, well up from $21 million in 2005-06, figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) show. Professor … Continue reading
Brand manager for Moët Hennessy, Romain Brunot, has been jailed and fined for stealing £75,000 of Champagne and spirits. Over a four year period he appropriated 400 bottles of Krug and 400 bottles of Belvedere vodka that had been left over from events, including those held at the Dorchester Hotel and Heston Blumenthal’s restaurants. Brunot … Continue reading
Florance – which we all would like to visit has announced its best wine orientated experiences: Accommodation: Dievole – Castelnuovo Berardenga (SI) dievole.it Formerly home to the Florentine nobility, Villa Dievole is now a Tuscan hotel offering a total of 28 suites and double rooms, spread throughout several buildings, all with beautiful views over vineyards … Continue reading
An interactive marketing expert told an estimated 450 wine industry attendees at the Jan. 18-19 Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium in San Francisco that low-cost digital tools, apps and games are driving today’s most successful brands—not messaging, the traditional advertising approach. “The good news for small and medium-size wineries here today is that marketing is … Continue reading
CAPIAN, France (Reuters) – You could hardly do better than Chateau du Grand Moueys if you were looking for a metaphor to demonstrate Chinese interests in European wines, luxury goods and travel. It has a history that includes a Templar legend, vineyards in the heart of France’s famed Bordeaux region and a new Chinese owner … Continue reading
The words Xinomavro (Ksee no’ ma vro) and Agiorgitiko (Ah yor yee’ ti ko)—grapes commonly used to make Greek wine—are intimidating enough to trip up most English-speakers before they get to the end of this sentence. Not that “Sauvignon Blanc” or “Montepulciano” roll trippingly off the tongue, but International wine drinkers have been practicing pronouncing … Continue reading
A wine expert’s acute sense of taste may mean that expert ratings and recommendations are irrelevant to wine consumers who were not born with the ability to discern small differences in a broad range of tastes, according to a team of international researchers. “What we found is that the fundamental taste ability of an expert … Continue reading
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