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French Super Chef Alain Ducasse Reduces Wine Prices to Discourage “Dry January”

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Internationally famed French Chef Alain Ducasse declares war on the “Dry January” trend.  At the beginning of January, Chef Ducasse was “horrified” to see New York diners drinking iced tea at lunch and not wine. Shortly thereafter he launched an initiative to entice patrons of his restaurants to drink wine during the first month of […]

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Provence Wine Council approves a €21 three-year strategic marketing plan for export markets

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At its AGM last month, the Provence wine council (CIVP) approved a three-year action plan costing €7 million a year, which includes drives in no fewer than 15 export markets. From 2019-2024, Provence’s producers have established a clear agenda to support premiumization of their wines; increase the share of exports from 37% to 45%; and diversify shipment

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Wine Technology:  Bordeaux’s first wine with augmented reality label revealed

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Château Laffitte Carcasset has just released a new wine which, when viewed through an app on a smartphone, appears in augmented reality. The wine, a classic 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 40% Merlot blend, is destined for the export market and pays tribute to a key figure in the region’s history. Jean Lafitte bought a wine estate

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Vinexpo and Wine Paris announce they are joining forces

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  Comexposium and Vinexpo Holding have entered into exclusive negotiations to create a new joint venture entity. This new joint venture responds to the constantly changing and developing global wine and spirits industry and would create the foremost global organizer dedicated to the industry. The new entity will be the world’s leading organizer of events

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Powers Irish Whiskey Rebrands

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Pernod Ricard targets “new generation” with a redesign of its Powers Irish whiskey brand. The group’s Irish Distillers unit, which handles Powers, said last week that the design will “inspire a new generation” of Irish whiskey consumers. The overhaul includes a squatter bottle and a new label incorporating the diamond ‘P’ trademark, one of the

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Puglia’s Negroamaro – to be discovered

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I traveled to Puglia, Italy early October 2019 to attend a four-day educational tour.  The Educational Tour Guagnano (Salento – Puglia – Italy) “Negroamaro Stories” was carried out with the support of the Comune di Guagnano, the Municipality of Trepuzzi, the Gal Terrad’Arneo, the Municipality of Porto Cesareo, of the National Association of AIS of

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2020 Calendar Dates for Wine and Spirits Days

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To help you plan for 2020, I created a list that you can bookmark. The list, which isn’t exhaustive, is comprised of important national or global wine and spirit days (dates may be subject to change). In any event, this is a great starting point to assist you in planning fun and engaging posts on

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Washington to gain six new AVAs in 2020

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Washington will be gaining six additional AVAs to its current fourteen, as part of the state’s fast-growing wine industry. Doug Marshall, Senior Marketing Manager at Washington State Wine Commission is hopeful that the new AVAs will become a reality over the next six to 12 months. The region reached 1,000 wineries a few months ago,

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Exploring the Diversity of the Rheinhessen Wine Region [Part 3 of 3] — VDP “Große Lage” Seminar and Tasting

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A special trade seminar was held the following morning with a specific focus on VDP “Große Lange.” The seminar was held in the beautiful Kurhaus Wiesbaden, which is unmistakable Wiesbaden’s landmark. This magnificent neoclassical building is the city’s convention center. VDP stands for Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (or the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates). It was founded

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Wine Trends:  What to watch for in 2020

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Wine Intelligence has announced its annual Wine Trends Report for 2020, which will reflect global challenges in the industry. Richard Halstead, COO of Wine Intelligence, states “wine is a risky business,” specifying challenges around climate change, discretionary consumer spending influences in different countries, and global trade policy changes. Here are their five predictions for the

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