Napa Valley trade association appoints 2012 board
Napa Valley Vintners (NVV), a non-profit trade association, has announced its new board of directors for 2012.
Boisset buys Skalli winery
Boisset, La Famille des Grands Vins has purchased the Skalli winery and brands in the Languedoc and Rhône Valley. The financial details were not disclosed.
English wines have come of age
English wines have come of age – Georg Riedel has chosen suitable stemware for their wines.
Napa Valley enjoys protection in India
The Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) has announced that the ‘Napa Valley’ name has been granted Geographic Indication Status (GI) in India.
Chile: The Asociación de Viñas de Colchagua and the Colchagua Valley Wine Route have estimated a loss of 25 million litres of wine as a result of the earthquake.
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Championing the unsung wine heroes
The wine trade can be divided into two fundamentally opposed camps. on one side, you have the romantic idealists who believe that wine is – or can be – something special, bordering on mystical: an elixir like no other, comparable to the greatest works of art.
