Commencing May 1, 2021 Oregon wine lovers are set to celebrate Oregon Wine Month. This month-long celebration showcases the best in Oregon’s rapidly growing wine industry. This is the 9th year for Oregon Wine Month – it gives wine lovers different ways to celebrate including in-person and virtual events. It kicks off with a social […]
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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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Vinexposium announced that two co-located events—Vinexpo America and Drinks America—that will reunite the beverage alcohol industry (in person) under one roof, in 2022. The trade-only expos will be held March 9-10, 2022, in the new Hall 3 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Together, they promise to attract top buyers and decision-makers from across
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Paris-based International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) has just revealed stats of the top ten countries that drank the most wine in 2020. Global Consumption has fallen to its lowest point since 2002. OIV reports that that overall wine consumption had fallen three percent to 234 million hectolitres in 2020 – around 6.2 billion
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Francis Ford Coppola Winery has created two limited-edition wines in honour of the 93rd Hollywood’s prestigious Academy Awards. “The Family Coppola 93rd Awards’” limited-edition bottles themselves have been produced by Bottega Spa and feature a mirror gold colour exterior. Each bottle was crafted as a symbol honouring the significant talent, passion and hard work achieved throughout
Nebbiolo Prima 2021 is an important tasting that embraces the wine areas of Barolo, Barbaresco, and Roero, the champions of Piedmont. Considering this particular period, my colleague Filippo Magnani was very fortunate to participate in the 25th edition, hosted by Albeisa at the end of March 2021. Part 2 continues …. Barbaresco The area of
I attended the online Masterclass Series “Great Italian Wines – Understanding Indigenous Grape Varieties” – Montepulciano & Aglianico on Thursday, April 15th, Part 3 in the series, and here is what I found out. Montepulciano Vines in Montepulciano have been cultivated since the late 1700s. Currently, Montepulciano is the second most widely planted varietal in
Nebbiolo Prima 2021 is an important tasting that embraces the wine areas of Barolo, Barbaresco, and Roero, the champions of Piedmont. Considering this particular period, I have been very fortunate to participate in the 25th edition, by Albeisa, end of March. Albeisa, Unione Produttori Vini Albesi, is a consortium, founded to promote the great wines
Wines of Argentina has been paying tribute to Malbec on April 17th since 2011. This date was chosen because on the same day in 1853 the first agricultural school in Argentina was founded, becoming a symbol of the transformation of Argentina’s wine industry. Malbec in Argentina There are 112,823 acres of Malbec planted in Argentina;
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The Consejo Regulador DOCa of Rioja has unveiled a five-year strategic plan aimed at boosting the region’s sustainability credentials, driving wine tourism and increasing exports. The aim is to boost total sales from 230 million litres in 2020 to 312 million litres by 2025, with export to account for 44% at 137 million litres, in
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