Sauternes – the death of a myth
2013-05-21
It is sad when something you have always believed in turns out to be false. I suppose I am not the only one having learned early on that the fog that causes noble rot in
It is sad when something you have always believed in turns out to be false. I suppose I am not the only one having learned early on that the fog that causes noble rot in
All wines contain sulphur, but some less than others, help is on the way Almost all wines contain sulphur. This is not only because most winemakers add sulphur to stabilise the wine and make it
Copper is an effective way to fight the fungal disease mildiou. However, spraying too much copper in the vineyard is not good for the soil and the water and this has been known a long
Swiss researchers have discovered fungal molecules in lignified vine branches that can slow the progression of mildiou, oidium and gray rot, all three dreaded fungal diseases in the vineyard. The Research Station Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil in
Wine producers usually know very little about what the wine consumers think about their wines. That was at least the opinion of three veteran drinks people in the UK. So they decided to launch a
There is a (very small) trend today among certain wine makers not to use any sulphur at all during the winemaking. Sulphur is used by virtually all wine producers, for example to stabilise the wine
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered that wine is particularly good for your health if you drink it with food. It has previously not been quite understood why wine is good for
An American study has show that a moderate alcohol consumption has a similarly positive effect on the health as eating fish that is rich in omega 3 fats. The study compared wine drinkers with fish
Sounds perhaps self evident to you and me. A scientific study at the California Institute of Technology designed an experiment where the same wine was served to a tasting panel and sometimes they were told
“[the monopoly] is a vestige from the 1920s. […] a privatisation would not only benefit the consumers but it would also allow the government to increase its revenues from this sector. […]No reason exists to
It is sad when something you have always believed in turns out to be false. I suppose I am not the only one having learned
All wines contain sulphur, but some less than others, help is on the way Almost all wines contain sulphur. This is not only because most
Copper is an effective way to fight the fungal disease mildiou. However, spraying too much copper in the vineyard is not good for the soil
Swiss researchers have discovered fungal molecules in lignified vine branches that can slow the progression of mildiou, oidium and gray rot, all three dreaded fungal
Wine producers usually know very little about what the wine consumers think about their wines. That was at least the opinion of three veteran drinks
There is a (very small) trend today among certain wine makers not to use any sulphur at all during the winemaking. Sulphur is used by
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered that wine is particularly good for your health if you drink it with food. It has
An American study has show that a moderate alcohol consumption has a similarly positive effect on the health as eating fish that is rich in
Sounds perhaps self evident to you and me. A scientific study at the California Institute of Technology designed an experiment where the same wine was
“[the monopoly] is a vestige from the 1920s. […] a privatisation would not only benefit the consumers but it would also allow the government to
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