Sylvie Cazes: early Bordeaux scoring is ‘marginal’ problem (France)
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Sylvie Cazes, president of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGC) has hit back at criticisms the UGC is not tough enough with journalists who publish scores early. Following French critic Michel Bettane’s open letter of complaint about those who publish before the official start of en primeur week, Cazes said most respect the rules, Decanter reports.
Argentina allows Porsche imports in exchange for wine exports (Argentina)
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Argentina’s Industry Ministry signed an accord with Grupo Pulenta, which imports Porsche SE vehicles, to offset its auto purchases with exports of wines and olive products. The accord is in line with regulations that allow companies to import vehicles for sale as long as they export goods for the same value, the Industry Ministry said in an e-mail statement today, reports Bloomberg.
India wine consumption may reach 14.7 million litres by 2012 (India)
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Wine consumption in India is likely to reach around 14.7 million litres by the end of 2012 from around 4.6 million litres in 2008 registering a growth of 35 per cent during the course of past 4 years, an analysis of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) shows, reports Commodity Online.
Gaucho Restaurants and Chapel Down to produce Malbec (UK)
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An Argentinian restaurant and an English wine producer have joined forces to make a 2011 Malbec. The grapes that the Gaucho Restaurant Group and Kent winery Chapel Down are using have been grown in Mendoza and will be vinified in England, reports Decanter.
Wine: employing common senses (NZ)
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The art of wine-tasting requires the use of all of your faculties, reports The New Zealand Herald. Above the murmur of civilised conversation comes a sound akin to an elephant sucking up liquid from a watering hole. While such slurping and sniffing can commonly be heard at professional tastings, it’s perhaps best not practised in the wider public domain. There are, however, a couple of tasting techniques that when in employed at the right time and place can enhance the enjoyment of what you’re drinking.
Hooray for Syrah (NZ)
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Syrah, the wine that beat allcomers at the Royal Easter Show and is likely to do the same at other wine shows over the next few months, is not about to take from Pinot Noir the mantle of New Zealand’s most distinguished red, reports The Southland Times.
Gaucho Restaurants and Chapel Down to produce Malbec
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An Argentinian restaurant and an English wine producer have joined forces to make a 2011 Malbec. The grapes that the Gaucho Restaurant Group and Kent winery Chapel Down are using have been grown in Mendoza and will be vinified in England, reports Decanter.
Oak trees benefit vineyards (US)
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A majestic Valley oak tree in the midst of a vineyard is a striking icon of California’s wine country, but oaks and vineyards need care if both are to prosper. A recent seminar sponsored by the University of California Cooperative Extension and the Napa Valley Sustainable Winegrowing Group examined this co-existence and its implications for growers and the general community, reports Wines & Vines.
Winemaker says vintage predictions premature
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A Barossa winemaker says he is disappointed that other winemakers are focusing on the negative aspects of this year’s vintage. Some grapegrowers in the Barossa and Clare valleys say this year’s harvest is one of the worst rain-affected vintages ever. Tim Smith from Chateau Tanunda says it is about halfway through harvest and it is too early to tell how it will turn out, reports ABC News.
On the Grapevine
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The French will tell you Champagne sales are the best pointers to the health of the economy - so considering we’re drinking 25 per cent more of it, Australia must be in pretty good shape. Stephen Leroux, the Bollinger marketing chief who roams the world extolling the virtues of his company’s famous fizz, is adamant that it provides an excellent guide to a country’s economic condition, reports The Sunday Telegraph.