2010 was a very positive year for Mallorca Regional Wine marketing. Sales showed a 49% increase and total wine sales volume reached 12.240 hectolitres.
Sales growth was general for all types of wine, with increases between 42% and 51%. Red wines were the most representative with 74% of total wine marketed volume and 9.052 hectolitres.
White wines followed with 20% of total Mallorca Regional Wine sales reaching 2.468 hectolitres. And finally rosés, which represented 6%, with 720 hectolitres marketed.
by Jane Anson in Bordeaux - Chateau Bourgneuf Vayron in Pomerol and Chateau La Tour de By in the Medoc have released their Bordeaux 2010 prices, just a week after the official end of the wine futures tasting.
Dominique Vayron, owner of Bourgneuf Vayron, told Decanter.com,
Sigi Hiss – Die D.O. Jumilla – rund 100 Kilometer nordwestlich von Alicante gelegen – kommt nach Zürich & präsentiert ihre Weine. Interessiert? Hier die Details.
Sigi Hiss – Etwas belustigt nahm ich die Meldung von Wein+Markt zu Kenntnis, dass Aldi mit einem 2011er Weißwein in der Werbung ist. Irgendwie hat mich das dann doch nicht losgelassen & ich habe etwas gegoogelt. Tatsächlich Aldi preist den folgenden Wein zu € 2,49 an. DLG prämiert wohlgemerkt. Noch Fragen?………………
by Adam Lechmere – Decanter has published its ratings and tasting notes for the
‘exceptional’ Bordeaux 2010 vintage.
The Decanter team – Steven Spurrier in the Medoc and Graves, James Lawther on the Right Bank, and Michel Bettane in Sauternes – give their verdicts on one of the most talked-about vintages of the last 10 years.
All are unequivocal: Bordeaux 2010 is an exceptional vintage. ‘Only time will tell if it is better than 2009,’ Lawther says, adding that the wines of 2010 are more ‘classically’ defined.
‘Colours are deep, the tannin content high…and there’s an extraordinary level of acidity…’