French Private Preserve (and Dutch, Spanish Swiss and Austrian…)
2006-10-30
No, this is not a new fashion contraceptive, or perhaps it is. Anyway, we have at several occasions written about Private Preserve, which is an
No, this is not a new fashion contraceptive, or perhaps it is. Anyway, we have at several occasions written about Private Preserve, which is an
INAO (l’Institut National des Appellations d’Origine) has approved Sylvaner as a grape variety to be used in Alsace Grand Cru wines. It will initially only
Every ten years (or so) the classification in Saint Emilion is reviewed. Some chateau may be upgraded and some may be downgraded. The last revision
WineBusiness.com has just published the 2006 edition of their regular salary survey for winery employees. Here are some titbits: The average wage increase for winery
NEC System Technologies has developed a wine robot (a winebot?) that can taste wine (and other food and drink) and analyze its contents. It can
The French wine supervision organisation INAO has approved four new appellations: Orléans (red, white and rosé made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay), and Orléans-Cléry (red
The French ministry of agriculture has decided to put the limit for the yield for Vin de Table at 110 hl/ha. Last year the limit
Seven persons passed the Master of Wine (MW) exam in the latest batch. Essi Avellan, Finland (first Finnish MW. congratulations!), Sarah Jane Evans (UK), Linda
A new study has shown that people who drink wine (or beer or spirit) on average earn 10-14% more than those who do not drink
There are now 107 AVAs (American Viticultural Areas) in California. An AVA is a bit like a French appellation, only with less rules and regulations.
On November 28 and 29 there will be the annual Chablis wine festival in the village Chablis (of course). The village is some 190 kilometres
The Trophée Celebris is organised each year by Champagne Gosset. It gives a prize to the restaurant with the best selection of champagne. This year’s
En profil i Bergerac är Luc de Conti på Domaine Tour de Gendres. Han har varit en föregångare och inspirationskälla för många odlare i Sydväst.
The black Perigord truffle is one of the most highly acclaimed (or at least most expensive) food ingredients. The price varies between €1500 and €4000
I Medelhavsappellationen Bandol ligger denna 17 hektar stora egendom, mycket vackert belägen vid foten av byn Le Castellet. Mycket sol och vinrankor som växer på
Next year’s travel program starts with a magnificent trip: truffles, olive oil and wine in the southern Rhône Valley. I can promise you a very
A suggestion to those of you who like reading about wine: We have a section on the site with recommendations on good wine books. We
We have recently added lots of new wine photographs on the site, both from France and from other countries. In our photo galleries you can
The harvest is now almost to an end and it is bubbling in almost every cellar. How will the vintage 2006 be? Well, the wine
Some wine sites that you might enjoy visiting: EncycloWine, the Wikipedia of the wine world, an encyclopaedia that everyone can contribute to, and benefit from.
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