
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
![]() CONVERSATIONs with Count JOHN Umberto SALVI MW 12 April 2010 74 Taman Malakun, Jalan Putatan Ramayah, Penampang, Sabah MALAYSIA | ![]() ![]() 20-23 April 2010 Singapore Expo |
New Bordeaux appellation attackedJane Anson & Rebecca GibbA new Bordeaux Premier Cru category is a 'flamboyant title' to disguise quality issues in the region, a leading British merchant has warned. An application for a Bordeaux Premier Cru appellation has been lodged this week with the French appellation body, the INAO. The idea is to create an extra appellation sitting above Bordeaux Superieur, to further differentiate its entry level wines. However Simon Staples, sales and marketing director at Bordeaux specialist, Berry Bros & Rudd, attacked the proposal. |
Here is a selection of photos taken at "Wine for Asia" 2009, 22 - 24 October 2009 at Suntec City. http://picasaweb.google.com/remielfl/2009WfA | |
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FRENCH
MAY PAWN WINE FOR CASH
(http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Quirks/2008/05/12/parisians_pawn_wine_with_auntie/5664/) A Frenchman received $8,000 for a bottle of wine at Credit Municipal of Paris, a pawnshop known to many Parisians simply as "auntie," officials said. The Credit Municipal of Paris, a government-run pawnshop open since 1777, marked a new phase in pawning when it recently began taking wine, the Los Angles Times reported. "People can now exchange liquidity for liquidity," said Bernard Candiard, director-general of Credit Municipal. | |
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South
Africa sweeps the board at Decanter World Wine Awards September 1, 2008, Adam Lechmere for Decanter Magazine In an evening full of surprises, South Africa emerged triumphant from last night's Decanter World Wine Awards. The country won 12 Regional Trophies and an amazing six International Trophies – among them the International Bordeaux Varietal Trophy (Under £10) and the International Rhone Varietal Trophy (Over £10) Cederberg Shiraz won in the Rhone category, while Amani Vineyards Cabernet Franc-Merlot took the Bordeaux Trophy. Only 26 International Trophies are awarded. The only other region to come close was Australia with four – but it enters hundreds more wines. Against intense competition South Africa swept the board in Chardonnay, winning the International Trophies in both the Under £10 and Over £10 categories with Paul Cluver Elgin and Rustenberg Five Soldiers respectively – beating the best that Burgundy, Australia and Washington State could offer. Then it took the International Sauvignon Blanc Under £10 Trophy – beating top Chilean and New Zealand wines. # South Africa is the fastest-growing category in the UK off-trade wine market, according to the latest data from AC Nielsen – growing by 13% in volume, against a total market growth of 1.1%. The country's value sales also grew by 13%, making it the fifth largest county in the UK market. The UK accounts for a quarter of all South African wine exports. Jo Mason, UK market manager for Wines of South Africa, said. 'South Africa is increasingly viewed as a producer of premium wines with distinctive regional characteristics.' |
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