Renowned in wine circles Gimblett Gravels covers 800ha, and produces some of New Zealand’s finest full bodied red wines. The property contains vineyard and a…
Renowned in wine circles Gimblett Gravels covers 800ha, and produces some of New Zealand’s finest full bodied red wines. The property contains vineyard and a…
Speaking to DI yesterday, Deglise said: “We must make the Bordeaux show more glamorous. When it comes to hospitality, we must improve. We should modernise.” Deglise said under his leadership Vinexpo will “listen to customers” in future. “Things are changing,” he said. “I was an exhibitor at Vinexpo before I became the CEO so I know what is needed from an outside perspective.” …
The research was done ahead of Vinexpo Asia Pacific show, which is being held in Hong Kong from May 27 to 29. The IWSR study reveals that red wine consumption has multiplied by 2.75 to 155 million 9-litre cases or 1,865 billion bottles, up 136% from 2008. While France, in second place decreased by 18% to 150 million cases and Italy went down by 5.8%…
Chevalier is a winemaker in Ladoix-Serrigny (Côte de Beaune) and was president of the Confédération des Appellations et des Vignerons de Bourgogne (CAVB, viticulture) from 2007 to 2012. Latour is head of Louis Latour (Beaune) and has also been president of the Fédération des Négociants-Eleveurs de Bourgogne since 2003, a post from which he will stand down in the spring. They take over from Pierre-Henry…
AWSEC was joined by the UK winners, wine merchants and Italian wine specialist, Enotria and Erica Dent of Enjoy Discovering Wine. The announcement was made last night (January 20) at the WSET’s Graduation ceremony in London’s Guildhall. Trust chief executive Ian Harris told the packed hall that the AWSEC was the WSET’s longest established APP (approved programme provider) in Hong Kong and three of the…
Neill said: “We’ve been quietly looking around for something good in this neck of the woods for quite a while now and we were very fortunate that the opportunity came up of buying a small vineyard that we’ve always admired – Desert Heart.” Desert Heart Vineyard, at the end of Felton Road, has now come under the Two Paddocks umbrella. It is a 6-hectare block…
It is owned and was created by Porto Cruz, the Port brand owned by French company, La Martiniquaise. Located on the banks of the Douro, in an eighteenth-century building that is said to combine tradition with modernity and showcases young Portuguese artists. Porto or Oporto is one of the Great Wine Capitals of the World. The organisation described Espaco Porto Cruz as: “With its stunning…
Bruce Jack is one of the most engaging characters in the global wine trade. Minutes, hours, probably days can pass in this man’s company. I had once arranged to meet him for lunch in South Africa while out for Cape 2010, but I had organised to be picked up in a couple of hours to go somewhere else. Jack turned up clutching loads of…
