VIN KASHER ? 3 QUESTIONS À GABY DZIALOSZYNSKI
DANIEL J. BERGER Notre récent voyage-dégustation en Alsace nous a permis d’actualiser nos connaissances sur le vin kasher en posant 3 QUESTIONS à Gaby Dzialoszynski, délégué vinification pour le Consistoire de Strasbourg, qui intervient sur l’ensemble de l’Alsace et...
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FIN DE PARTIE AT VINEXPO
By LINCOLN SILIAKUS, Thursday 25 June It's the end of the last day of Vinexpo 2009, the world's largest wine show. It’s supposed to finish at 4pm, but everyone starts winding down at lunchtime. Business is slow, and people are tired after 5 days of sipping...
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GREEK WINE SECTOR CELEBRATES (EVENTUAL) ROSÉ TRIUMPH
By TED LELEKAS The entire Greek wine sector is celebrating, after the recent U-turn by the European Union Agriculture Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel, who finally decided not to allow the blending of red and white wine in order to produce rosé. Despite the fact...
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VINO SOLEX HEADING SOUTH
By LINCOLN SILIAKUS Very interesting week in the picturesque Beaujolais region. Wine here comes as simple Beaujolais and as Beaujolais villages, it can also come from one of the 10 crus in the Beaujolais. It can have the parcel or "climat" on the label, or a "cuvée"...
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TOO BUSY TASTING
By LINCOLN SILIAKUS Hi Folks! Too busy tasting at the moment to post up. I have some wonderful photos. Here’s one from Vergisson — Pouilly Fuissé ! All my best, Linc...
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LE JURA FROM LE CANADA
By DEAN TUDOR The Time and Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 1 PM to 6 PM The Event: Vins du Jura trade tasting. The Venue: Park Hyatt Hotel, 4 Avenue Road, Toronto, 416- 925 1234 The Target Audience: wine trade and wine press. The Availability/Catalogue: about none of...
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ÉLOGE DU PET ?
NOËMIE DE SAVANNE Rien à voir avec le libelle de C. F. Mercier de Compiègne*, non, non. Ce n'est pas le pet que vous croyez. Il s'agit de l'abréviation de "Poly-Éthylène-Téréphtalate", le plastique utilisé pour les bouteilles (1). Une question se pose à ma conscience...
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A TRULY EXCEPTIONAL VISIT AT ROMANÉE-CONTI
By LINCOLN SILIAKUS riding Solex I had hoped to do the trip through the Côtes du Nuits logically, from north to south. But when the owner of La Romanée-Conti, Aubert de Villaine offered to see me on the first day, I decided to base myself in the middle at Vougeot and...
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ISLAND WINES AT THE CIRCLE OF WINE WRITERS
By TED LELEKAS The Circle of Wine Writers held its annual dinner in London on 5.11. The event was an opportunity for members of the Circle from the UK and abroad to get to know each other better, while enjoying great food matched with an imaginative and interesting...
lire plusTASTING 2007 BOUCHARD AND WILLIAM FÈVRE AT THE RCYC
By DEAN TUDOR The Time and Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11AM to 4 PM. The Event: Tasting of Bouchard Pere et Fils and William Fevre 2007 Burgundy and Chablis wines, presented by Woodman Wines & Spirits. The Venue: Royal Canadian Yacht Club (City Club House,...
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SIX ONTARIO WINERIES LOOK AT TERROIR
By DEAN TUDOR The Time and Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 1 PM to 5 PM The Event: Somewhereness trade tasting. The Venue: Market Kitchen at the South St. Lawrence Market, 93 Front St. East, Toronto, 416-392-0028 (right) The Target Audience: wine trade and press. The...
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GRÊLES : SOLIDARITÉ EN COTES DE BOURG
Communiqué Après les derniers événements météo qui ont grêlé de nombreuses exploitations, Jean-Yves Bechet, viticulteur du Château Fougas, lance un pacte de solidarité entre les viticulteurs de l'AOC "cotes de Bourg". Pour les propriétés non touchées, il s'agit de...
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ORLÉANS, BEAUGENCY, NOTRE DAME DE CLÉRY…
DANIEL BERGER — 30-31 mai 2008, Orléans — Je reviens d’Alsace avec mon père (95 ans), où nous sommes allés rencontrer Olivier Humbrecht et André Ostertag, en préparation de notre prochain voyage-dégustation (12-15 juin 2009 — voir programme ci-dessous*). Vers 18h, le...
lire plusA CALIFORNIA BLINDFOLD TEST
By DEAN TUDOR The Time and Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 5 PM to 8:30 PM The Event: California Wine Fair Media Preview Tasting The Venue: Far Niente Restaurant, 187 Bay Street, Toronto, tel: (416) 214-9922 The Target Audience: Wine media The Availability/Catalogue:...
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LINCOLN EN SOLEX DE CHABLIS À SABLET
DANIEL J. BERGER Pour approfondir sa connaissance des terroirs de France, Lincoln Siliakus va du 11 mai au 19 juin prochains, parcourir le vignoble en Solex (pas noir, rouge) depuis Chablis, la Bourgogne, le Mâconnais, en passant par le Beaujolais et la vallée du...
lire plusWHAT ABOUT BORDEAUX PRIMEURS 2008?
By SUZANNE MUSTACICH The 2008 Bordeaux futures campaign began under trying conditions. The economic crisis has flatlined sales. The 2007 vintage remains largely unsold. And bad press following a difficult growing season wrote off the vintage despite a glorious...
lire plusIN THE HEART OF BURGUNDY
By DEAN TUDOR The Time and Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 1PM to 5PM The Event: Terroirs et Signatures de Bourgogne 2009, a trade show promoting the wine of Burgundy, sponsored by the Bureau Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bourgogne (BIVB). The Venue: St. Andrew's Club...
lire plusBOIRE DES COUPS DANS L’HÉMISPHÈRE SUD (FIN)
CHRISTIAN MARTEL Rentrés à Paris vendredi 3 avril au matin. Le voyage est fini, il faut défaire les valises, lire le courrier, classer des centaines de photos… Je peux maintenant terminer ma chronique malheureusement interrompue sur un plantage d’ordi dans le bush...
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FINE WINES OF NEW YORK STATE
By DEAN TUDOR The Time and Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2PM to 5 PM The Event: Uncork New York : the Fine Wines of New York The Venue: Chefs' House, George Brown CAAT, 215 King St. East, TORONTO, 416-415-5000 The Target Audience: wine press and wine trade. The...
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VASTE LIBATION EN TOSCANE (3)
DANIEL J. BERGER La Toscane viticole se porte bien et veut faire savoir que le Chianti continue de s’améliorer, que les Super Toscans sont devenus un modèle haut de gamme qui s’exporte, copié aux USA, en Australie et ailleurs. Elle a organisé du 18 au 21 janvier...
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