A New Zealand Winery’s 4000 case shipment of wine was rejected by a German company as it said that the level of copper in the wine was well over the European recommended limit. The company rejected a pinot noir made by Te Kairanga after saying there were 3.6 parts of copper per million (ppm) in a wine bottled … Read more
A New Zealand Winery’s 4000 case shipment of wine was rejected by a German company as it said that the level of copper in the wine was well over the European recommended limit. The company rejected a pinot noir made by Te Kairanga after saying there were 3.6 parts of copper per million (ppm) in a wine … Read more
Making great wine starts with the vine and the growing of grapevines has its own gardening lore – after all a vineyard is just a big garden with one crop. It’s a specialised process but there are techniques and tips that you can follow to grow your own grapevine in the garden here in the UK. … Read more
An article by Reuters caught my interest today – lovers can officially ignore Valentine’s Day in Bulgaria because the day is given over to the celebration of wine and St. Trifon The Pruner. Wine makers across Bulgaria salute St. Trifon with the annual trimming of the grape vines, which symbolizes the end of winter. The tradition requires women to bake … Read more
Bottle Shock premiers today at the Sundance Film Festival and it’s one of the hottest tickets at the Festival. It’s tipped to be the next Sideways movie and has pipped its rival film on the Judgement of Paris to the post. There has been controversy between the two films and the widely respected Steven Spurrier (who is played … Read more
A New Zealand Winery’s 4000 case shipment of wine was rejected by a German company as it said that the level of copper in the wine was well over the European recommended limit. The company rejected a pinot noir made by Te Kairanga after saying there were 3.6 parts of copper per million (ppm) in a wine bottled … Read more
There has been a storm in a tea cup recently over the naming of French wines – our fellow Celts across the Channel in Brittany won a victory earlier this year over the DGCCRF (the French consumer fraud office) who had planned proceedings against winemaker brothers Christophe and Philippe Chéneau for their Breizh Gwin Gwen, or “Breton White Wine”. http://www.decanter.com/ reported that the … Read more
Château Sainte-Marie is a marvellous discovery. It is produced by the Dupuch Mondon Family in the up and coming Entre Deux Mers region and will impress the white wine appreciators amongst us. It’s an excellent wine with characteristics normally associated with more expensive bottles and at £6.49 this is a real find! Château Sainte-Marie 2004 is a beautiful pale golden colour and is full … Read more
I have heard of some strange places to cellar your wine (see my blog Weird and Wonderful Wine Cellars) but now it seems as if the sea bed is becoming quite a popular location. An unusual wine tasting took place last week at Saint-Malo, a northerly French port known for some of the biggest tides in Europe. … Read more
Japan Airlines has added 4 wines to its in-air beverage service for first and executive class passengers. The surprise is that they are 4 Japanese wines. Not only are the wines themselves new, this is the first time JAL has offered Japanese wines of any kind – in this case, a Japanese Merlot and 3 … Read more
