Consider terroir. I have. It’s a rather haughty unit of French vernacular (which is a haughty way of saying ‘word’) that describes the characteristics geography, soil and climate can bestow upon crops – usually vines. Of course, the word has reach and relevance beyond wine...
There is an astonishing level of consumer confusion in an increasingly proliferated wine industry, according to wine consultant Mike Paul.
Chilean wine
30 July, 2012
Despite a strong peso, consumers are prepared to pay the price for quality Chilean wine. Christian Davis reports
Kofi Annan to speak at wine and climate change summit
02 December, 2010
Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan will deliver the keynote address at the World Climate Change and Wine Congress 2011.
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It’s ‘up periscope’ for Irish distilleries
I know how wierd this might seem but I often think that the opening of a new distillery is like the launch of a new submarine. It is unveiled in all its pristine glory in a blaze of publicity and fanfare.
