Wine Awards

Liz-palmer.com named one of the “22 Best Wine Blogs and Influencers to follow in 2022”

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Rosé Wine Trends: Provence continues to influence

Valladolid, Spain hosted the recent Rosé Wine Session of the 2022 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles. The competition took place March 11 – 13 at the Patio Herreriano. Along with sixty international judges, also in attendance was the Mayor of Valladolid, Óscar Puente; the Town Councillor, Ana Redondo; the Chairman of the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles,

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Brouilly – Pierreux 2020 from Domaine Nicolas Boudeau Awarded World’s Best Gamay 2022!

The 12th edition of the International Gamay Competition took place at Cité Internationale in Lyon last weekend. 738 wines competed from around the world, were tasted and compared by a jury of 150 judges. At the end of the tasting, a “super jury” made up of different experts (three sommeliers, an oenologist and a specialized

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The Institute of Masters of Wine has announced three new Masters of Wine

The new members of the IMW are of three different nationalities, based in two countries. A special congratulations to Claire Blackler MW (UK), Michael Henley MW (New Zealand) and Siobhan Turner MW (UK). Currently, there are 419 MWs globally, with 268 men and 151 women living and/or working in 31 countries. The MWs have proved

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Wine Book Review: SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE WINE TOURISM Success models from all around the world

I just finished reviewing the book for the 2021 OIV Awards “SUSTAINABLE AND INNOVATIVE WINE TOURISM Success models from all around the world” Written by Professors – Raúl Compés López, and Gergely Szolnoki The first part of the book introduces the Strategic Aspects of Wine Tourism namely: marketing, education and best practices for various business

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The Results are in from the 2021 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles

The results of the 28th Concours Mondial have now been released. Although the pandemic continues and organizing large-scale events remains challenging, the competition has chosen to reinvent itself in the interests of the wine industry, whilst at the same time maintaining its impeccable standards. Over nine days, over 300 international judges took turns to taste

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RESULTS ARE IN for the 2021 International Wines and Spirits Competition (NH)

The IWSC has just released the results of the 2021 Northern Hemisphere wines, and here are some of the winners. This year there were 3,460 wines that were awarded medals. Gold Medal Wines Only 148 wines qualifying for a gold medal this year. Fifteen of the wines were sweet wines and sixteen were fortified wines

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Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year Announced

Oscar Oliveras has won the prestigious “Errazuriz Wine Photographer of the Year” award for “Grape View” which is a stunning image of Semillon grapes being gathered in Saussignac, France. The Spanish photographer captured this image on the first day of the harvest at Château des Ganfard. Some other winners include: The winner of the Errázuriz

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IWSC: Top Biodynamic Wines

Biodynamic wines have made their mark at this year’s IWSC. One of the finest is Riesling Sélection de Grains Nobles 2017 from Domaine Albert Hertz in Alsace, France. Scoring 96/100 pts, the judges loved its aromas of honey, ginger and butterscotch, as well as its “firework display of fresh acidity”. Another first-rate performer was Fattoria La Vialla

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WINEGB ANNOUNCES ITS CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2021

WineGB has just released its 2021 calendar of activities as part of its UK market development strategy. This year there will be a strong focus on wine tourism and the retail sector, underpinned by industry values including sustainability, product excellence and innovation. Activities kick off with a virtual three-day wine tourism conference next month. ‘Wine

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