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Tuesday, 31 March 2009

WineWorld Newsletter April 2009

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WineWorld AB have just published their latest newsletter for April 2009. It can be downloaded from their website in PDF format. This month s...

TN : Floresta Leyda Sauvingon Blanc 2007, Valle de Leyda, Santa Rita, Chile

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The winemaker was Andres Ilabaca . This wine is 100% Sauvignon Blanc composed of 55% clone 242, 20% clone 1, and 25% clone 108. All the cl...
Monday, 30 March 2009

Vinkällaren Grappe Newsletter April 2009

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Vinkällaren Grappe have posted their latest newsletter containing wines that they will be launching on Apri 1st 2009. What I really like ...
Friday, 27 March 2009

Peter Work, Ampelos Cellars

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I met with Peter Work, owner of Ampelos Cellars in the Santa Rita Hills AVA in California, USA and Bradford Schultze of Muram Internation...

Bryn Ceiliog Vineyard, Penarth, Wales

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My parents-in-law come from a small town called Penarth which is just outside Cardiff in Wales. I was indeed surprised to discover that gra...
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TN : Les Hauts de Granget ArteVino 2005, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France

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This wine will improve with 2-3 years of age. It is a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon . Colour : Purpl...

UK Vineyards Guide 2009 ?

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I asked Stephen Skelton if he was planning to release a 2009 edition of his superb UK Vineyards Guide. " probably but not until the au...
Thursday, 26 March 2009

TN : The Joshua Shiraz-Viognier 2006, Graham Beck, W.O. Coastal Region, South Africa

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This wine is a blend of 90% Shiraz and 10% Viognier . The grapes were co-fermented and then the resulting wine was barrel matured for 15 mon...

TN : Virgin Hills 2002, Virgin Hills Vineyard, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

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In 1968, a 300 acre section of high altitude forest was carved out of the Macedon ranges in Victoria and planted with Cabernet Sauvignon , S...
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Friday, 20 March 2009

TN : Riesling 2007 Von den Terrassen, Qualitaetswein Trocken, Winzer Krems, Austria

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All the grapes were hand picked. This wine was sealed with a screwcap. The wine was imported by Granqvist Vinagentur AB. Colour : Very pale...
Monday, 16 March 2009

TN : Agiorgitiko (St George) 2005, Driopi Winery, Nemea, Greece

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This new estate is run by Tselepos in the Koutsi district of Nemea ; though there is no mention of this on their website - the only clue ...
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Friday, 13 March 2009

Systembolaget New Wines March 16th 2009

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Systembolaget have released their list of new wines to be available on March 16 th . These can be viewed on the Systembolaget website. Of ...

TN : Pinot Noir 2006, Dankbarkeit, Weingut Josef Leutsch, Burgenland, Austria

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This wine was imported by Vinhus Örjan and Feuer. The wine is sealed by a screwcap. Colour : Pale red Aroma : Spicy, lots of stewed strawb...

Tourism and Bordeaux Wineries

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I saw a posting on the Bordeaux Wine News blog yesterday talking about tourism being an under-developed asset and it made me think of my exp...
Thursday, 12 March 2009

Tasting Grapes or Lab Analysis - When to pick grapes ?

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Richard Smart recently did an interview for the UK Wine Show where he casted doubt on the method of going out into the vineyard and tasting...
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Tuesday, 10 March 2009

TN : Granit de la Vallee Pinot Noir 2007, Terroirs d'Alsace, Cave de Turckheim, Alsace, France

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The grapes are planted on slopes of exposed granit at the entrance of the Munster Valley around the villages of Zimmerbach, Walbach, and Wih...

TN : Arrogant Frog Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Organic Ribet Red 2006, Languedoc, France

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This wine was made from ecologically grown grapes and has been certified by Ecocert Sas . It was sealed with a screwcap . The creator was J...
Friday, 6 March 2009

Systembolaget New Wines April 2009

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The new wines for April 2009 can now be found in the latest newsletter from Systembolaget state monopoly. The newsletter, in PDF format, may...

TN : Cipresseto Rosata 2008, Marchesi Antinori, IGT, Santa Cristina, Cortona, Tuscany, Italy

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This rose is a blend of 85% Sangiovese and 15% Canaiolo and other varieties. The grapes were destemmed , crushed, and pressed. The must wa...
Wednesday, 4 March 2009

VinUnic Newsletter March 2009

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VinUnic have just published their newsletter for March 2009. It can be downloaded from their website (PDF format). There are new wines from ...
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