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Wine Auction of the Hospices de Beaune, Fabrice Luchini is the 150th President

Wine Auction of the Hospices de Beaune, Fabrice Luchini is the 150th PresidentFabrice Luchini ascend the platform of the 150th Wine Auction of the Hospices de Beaune, which will take place Sunday, November 21. The French actor will sponsor the Association for Life – Hope against Cancer (AVEC) in this famous wine charity auction. Orchestrated by Christie’s, this event offers 45 vintages, ...

The great wines of Bordeaux seeks help to renowned architects

The great wines of Bordeaux seeks help to renowned architectsIn the Bordeaux region, Christian Portzampac and Jean Nouvel renowned architects (both owners of the Pritzker Prize, Nobel of Architects) are participating in the global tourism winemaking. The first grand cru classé of Saint-Emilion, Chateau Cheval Blanc has asked Christian Portzampac to participate in the development of the field. For ...

Sales of wine distributor up

Sales of wine distributor upAn article that highlights LesEchos.fr wine distributor in France (hypermarket, supermarket) are experiencing significant growth. Indeed in 2009 sales grew 12% in volume, market share is increased to 36% in supermarkets according to a study of IRI. You can find these wines under different names: “Club des Sommeliers” in Casino, ...

Follow his bottle of wine is that possible?

Follow his bottle of wine is that possible?A previous article titled “Wine: A label inviolable and traceable to avoid infringement” that you can find by clicking here put forward the research to protect your bottles. This system should appear on the market in 2011, but another company has joined the ranks so that followed its wines by ...

The wines early 2009 and Robert Parker

The wines early 2009 and Robert ParkerRobert Parker (Parker guide) announces 2009 model year after a test campaign first year wines worth exploring (en primeur wines are Bordeaux market-specific) “One of the best tasted in my career. The level of 2005, is a historic vintage “, it still says” there are always exceptions to these generalities. ...

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

A bird in hand is worth two in the bushBe careful when buying wine scoop (market-specific Bordeaux wine sales in futures involves buying to “traders” in the spring following the harvest of options on a production that will be bottled and delivered as 12 to 18 months later.), a spate of scammer seems to develop in this sector. In ...

The year 2009 by region

The year 2009 by regionAttention all vintages have not yet been developed, such opinions are subject to change. Wines of Bordeaux: The Crus are the most favored of the 2009 vintage. We will also we found the consumer at the time of checkout. Indeed the media campaign around this vintage has been as the ...

The vineyards of Champagne is estimated 2.5 times more than the Bordeaux vineyards

The vineyards of Champagne is estimated 2.5 times more than the Bordeaux vineyardsAn article from Figaro only emphasizes the vineyards behind great wines (Margaux, Pomerol, Saint-Julien, Saint-Estephe, Pauillac) can compete with the vineyards of Champagne in terms of recovery of the vine. Indeed the most popular names of Bordeaux are the only ones able to compete with Champagne. The 33,000 hectares of ...

France Bordeaux celebrates wine of 24 to 27 June 2010

France Bordeaux celebrates wine of 24 to 27 June 2010An event that promises to be nice …. Held every two years, BORDEAUX WINE FESTIVAL, an event dedicated to international public wines of Bordeaux and Aquitaine, to seeing you all lovers of food and wine Thursday, June 24 to Sunday, June 27, 2010 Media Kit & program: The Art of ...

Christie’s New York attacked by a wine collector

Christie’s New York attacked by a wine collectorIn New York, USA William Koch, a powerful businessman of Energy, filed a lawsuit against Christie’s had sold bottles of rare wines in the 1980s that allegedly belonged to Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. president, says the Wall Street Journal. But it seems that these bottles are counterfeit. Indeed, the tycoon, ...

A test of wine dating carbon-14 to detect fraud

A test of wine dating carbon-14 to detect fraudTo prevent fraud, abuse aging bottles of wine sold Australian researchers have developed a test to carbon 14, which will identify the exact vintage of our noble beverage. Fraud represent 5% of bottles of wines currently on the market. The only hitch is that this method is very expensive and ...

Preserve the land and produce wine is that possible?

Preserve the land and produce wine is that possible?An article sudouest.com of Tuesday, February 9, 2010 written by Cesar Compadre, informs us of a campaign launched by the inter wines from Bordeaux, which offers properties, cooperatives, wine merchants to be able to spend a reduced amount to international standard ISO 14 001 (a standard that ensures little impact ...