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Yiannis Boutaris, winemaker and maverick former mayor of the Greek city of Thessaloniki, has died
1 month, 1 week ago

Yiannis Boutaris, winemaker and maverick former mayor of the Greek city of Thessaloniki, has died

Associated Press  

THESSALONIKI, Greece — Yiannis Boutaris, a winemaker who served two terms as mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, and shook its conservative image, died Saturday evening, his company Kir-Yianni announced on social media. “He was the daring visionary who fought with all his might to bring the city back in touch with its rich multicultural, colorful and cosmopolitan past,” …

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Climate change and harsh weather in France bring challenges to Chablis wine country
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Climate change and harsh weather in France bring challenges to Chablis wine country

Associated Press  

LIGNORELLES, France — On a brisk late September morning in the heart of Chablis wine country, grape pickers haul large and heavy buckets over their shoulders, drenched in sweat as they climb the very steep slope of the Vau de Vey vineyard. But wine lovers around the world may struggle to get their hands on the 2024 “millesime” — wine …

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Gorgeous American winegrowing region tipped as new vineyard hotspot with reasonably-priced booze - and it isn't on the West Coast
5 months ago

Gorgeous American winegrowing region tipped as new vineyard hotspot with reasonably-priced booze - and it isn't on the West Coast

Daily Mail  

Virginia has blossomed into America's next great wine country boasting scenic views across hundreds of vineyards. Virginia has 300 wineries and 4,000 acres of grapes across 10 wine regions and 8 distinct American Viticultural Areas In Northern Virginia, small boutique winery Delaplane Cellars offers affordable varieties such as a 2023 Delaplane Cellars Sauvignon Blanc for $40 per bottle Virginia is …

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Fourth International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo to open in Ningxia
5 months, 1 week ago

Fourth International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo to open in Ningxia

China Daily  

The Fourth China International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo will be held in Ningxia on August 9. A news briefing is held for the Fourth China International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo in Ningxia. At this year's expo, which is expected to last a month, will present multiple varieties of events, including the Helan Mountain Wine Festival, the Ningxia Marselan …

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Ningxia shares the fruits of its labor
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ningxia shares the fruits of its labor

China Daily  

Hometown of Stars, a TV series about the winemaking industry in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, features a vineyard operator, Ouyang Yixing, and veteran winemaker, Shi Mingshan. During a preparation journey to a privately owned vineyard, Yi was warmly invited by the operator to taste a sip of the newly brewed wine. Thanks to bee pollination, the diverse flavors of …

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Ningxia shares the fruits of its labor
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ningxia shares the fruits of its labor

China Daily  

The female protagonist Ouyang Yixing and Qi Lu, a talented winemaker. Yu Huiming, the chief winemaker of Ningxia State Farm Winery, the first in the region to produce wines, is one of the most impressive individuals interviewed by Yi. In 1983, at the age of 19, Yu was among eight young talented people chosen from a local factory to travel …

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‘Ping pong-sized’ hailstones ravage famous French wine region
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Ping pong-sized’ hailstones ravage famous French wine region

CNN  

CNN — A violent hailstorm wreaked havoc on vineyards in Chablis in the famous French wine region of Burgundy Wednesday evening, delivering another weather blow to already hard-hit local Chardonnay winemakers. “In the space of eight days, we’ve experienced the full range of everything we know: frost and hail,” winemaker Vincent Laroche told CNN affiliate BFMTV. Jérémy Faillat Government bodies …

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Australian winemaker looks to go deep into China
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Australian winemaker looks to go deep into China

China Daily  

Kym Teusner, a winery owner, watches the fermentation of grapes after it was crushed and pressed in Barossa Valley in South Australia on March 12. Zhang Jianhua / Xinhua ADELAIDE, Australia — When Kym Teusner loaded the first shipment of Teusner Wines to Beijing in 2006 to tap into the Chinese market, he did not think that his brands would …

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How to do a wine tour of Bordeaux vineyards by public transport
9 months, 2 weeks ago

How to do a wine tour of Bordeaux vineyards by public transport

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Chateau Pape Clement is just a 40-minute bus and train trip from Bordeaux city One vineyard, …

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‘The world’s most dangerous wine’: Smuggled grapes from Iran and an Armenian vintner’s daring dream
1 year ago

‘The world’s most dangerous wine’: Smuggled grapes from Iran and an Armenian vintner’s daring dream

LA Times  

Several years ago, Vahe Keushguerian, one of the pioneers of modern Armenian winemaking, had a daring idea — one that would involve smuggling native grapes from Iran, making wine in Armenia and presenting it to the world as a wine made in exile. “It’s the most dangerous wine in the world,” Dustin Wilson, the master sommelier and co-founder of Verve …

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Miljenko ‘Mike’ Grgich, an immigrant who put Napa Valley on the world’s wine map, dies at 100
1 year ago

Miljenko ‘Mike’ Grgich, an immigrant who put Napa Valley on the world’s wine map, dies at 100

Associated Press  

Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, a celebrated winemaker who helped establish Napa Valley as one of the world’s premier wine-making regions, has died. In 1976, Grgich’s 1973 vintage Chateau Montelena chardonnay shocked the wine world, winning first place in a blind tasting in Paris. “We join the rest of our winemaking community in tipping our beret towards Mike Grgich and the legacy …

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Napa Valley’s big little disruptor
1 year, 1 month ago

Napa Valley’s big little disruptor

Live Mint  

During a summer visit to Napa Valley, California, earlier this year, after I had tasted superbly structured Cabernets and technically perfect white wines over four action-packed days, I wanted something different. “So we don’t have an attachment to a specific style.” This is what makes Tank Garage unique. Started in 2014, Tank Garage is Canadian-born founder-owner James Harden’s “garage project”. …

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Meet Raj Patel, the winemaker from Napa
1 year, 3 months ago

Meet Raj Patel, the winemaker from Napa

Live Mint  

Barely had the silverware been washed and dried after the state dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in June than the internet began buzzing. Act 2: the ‘second job’ It was in the mid-2000s that Patel took to the wine trail again, using a custom crush facility and producing …

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Sula Vineyards’ COO Chaitanya Rathi resigns
1 year, 5 months ago

Sula Vineyards’ COO Chaitanya Rathi resigns

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Sula Vineyards Limited, a wine producer, has announced that its chief operating officer, Chaitanya Rathi has resigned. He will be replaced by the company's chief winemaker Karan Vasani, who has been a key member of its leadership team and looks at the company's key operations including winemaking, winery operations and viticulture. Rajeev Samant, founder and CEO of Sula …

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Wandering the Wachau: How to do the best bit of the Danube
1 year, 7 months ago

Wandering the Wachau: How to do the best bit of the Danube

The Independent  

There’s a section of the Danube in Austria that seduces all comers. Dotted with small winemaker’s taverns, the region, with its curious water-powered ferries and its fruitful orchards whose 100,000 apricot trees blossom every spring, starts at Melk in the west and finishes at Krems in the east. Rent a bicycle from Wachau Explorer’s cycle shop on Krems’ pedestrianised main …

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The many pleasures of Australian wines
2 years, 1 month ago

The many pleasures of Australian wines

Live Mint  

The label read Ponting. Within minutes, I realised the bottle was from Ponting Wines, a collaboration between cricketer Ricky Ponting and Australian winemaker Ben Riggs. The fine print said, “Marking Ricky Ponting’s milestone innings of 127 vs. England at Headingley”—in 1997. The good news is that owing to a free trade agreement between the two countries, Ponting Wines may be …

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Jamun wine by Asav vineyards
2 years, 3 months ago

Jamun wine by Asav vineyards

The Hindu  

Red, white, pink and sparkling are established options in wine. Well, Kishan Pedhapally, founder of Telangana-based ASAV Wines announced the launch of Jamun Wine – wine from Java plum – during the NRAI Conclave in Hyderabad last week. Apart from the novelty in the Indian market, Kishan claims Jamun wine also accrues numerous health benefits to drinkers. Our Jamun wine …

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Yantai winemaker becoming more digitalized
2 years, 3 months ago

Yantai winemaker becoming more digitalized

China Daily  

Changyu, as a leading enterprise in the domestic wine industry, has applied digital management systems to planting, production, sales, and management in the wine industry and has implemented effective anti-counterfeiting traceability for products. In October 2020, Changyu and Tencent jointly developed China's first blockchain platform for the wine industry. "Using blockchain technology can help reduce counterfeiting, improve customer trust, and …

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Victims of floatplane crash included activist, winemaker
2 years, 3 months ago

Victims of floatplane crash included activist, winemaker

Associated Press  

WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — A civil rights activist, a business owner, a lawyer, an engineer and the founder of a winery and his family were on the floatplane that crashed in the waters of Washington state’s Puget Sound, killing 10. “Sandy was a voice for the voiceless, a tireless advocate for marginalized people in Spokane, a journalist unafraid to speak …

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Riverland winemaker Ashley Ratcliff calls for boycott of venues lacking local drops
2 years, 5 months ago

Riverland winemaker Ashley Ratcliff calls for boycott of venues lacking local drops

ABC  

South Australian winemaker Ashley Ratcliff says while Riverland wines can be found in high-end venues from Sydney to New York, the hardest place to buy them is in his own backyard. Key points: South Australia's Riverland produces more than a quarter of the nation's wine The region's winemakers want venues to offer more local wines on their menus The local …

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Beware of counterfeit Bordeaux wine
2 years, 5 months ago

Beware of counterfeit Bordeaux wine

Live Mint  

French police have broken up a gang that had allegedly produced hundreds of thousands of bottles of fake Bordeaux wine in an elaborate counterfeiting operation, prosecutors said on Friday. The main suspect is a winemaker and broker in the Medoc region near Bordeaux, who was buying low-grade wine from other areas including Spain, then bottling it up as more expensive …

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Margaret River community in the grips of a dangerous bushfire as memories of destructive 2011 blaze reignite
3 years ago

Margaret River community in the grips of a dangerous bushfire as memories of destructive 2011 blaze reignite

ABC  

With summer just barely underway, Western Australians have had an eye-opening taste of what the months ahead could hold. "It only takes one hot, windy day for a bushfire to start," Department of Fire and Emergency Services assistant commissioner John Broomhall said just last month. "It's bush, which is tragic but it's not of loss of life or homes," "The …

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Why wine maestro Rajat Parr has become a farmer
3 years, 3 months ago

Why wine maestro Rajat Parr has become a farmer

Live Mint  

When viewed from the sky—or at least Google Earth—Phelan Farms in Cambria, California, is a picturesque piece of land that hugs the Pacific Ocean. “Once you figure out how to make wine, it is not rocket science,” says Parr. Parr serves on juries, appears on talk shows, has a Rajat Parr wine club and is profiled in movies and magazines. …

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Tasting wines rescued from Germany’s devastating floods
3 years, 4 months ago

Tasting wines rescued from Germany’s devastating floods

Live Mint  

In the Ahr valley, mud-smeared bottles rescued from flooded cellars represent hope for a new beginning after the deadly catastrophe that hit Germany three weeks ago. The money raised, more than two million euros to date, is "a source of hope for all the winegrowers and also for the hospitality sector," says Peter Kriechel, 38, himself a wine producer and …

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