From Franz Aregger, at 11. April 2011 09:22
Stuart Todd – Online wine retailer 1855.com has acquired its French rival ChateauOnline, whom it describes as a “pioneer” in the sector. Chateuonline was acquired from Trinidad-based CL Financial Group, but the value of the transaction has not been disclosed. Set up in 1998, ChateauOnline has a 100,000-strong customer base and the average price per bottle sold is EUR12 (US$17).
Commenting on the deal, 1855.com’s president, Emeric Sauty de Chalon, said ChateauOnline is “the premier online wine retail brand” and its acquisition “would generate important synergies, as well as giving us complete market coverage of top-of-the-range wines”. He expects 1855.com and ChateauOnline combined to generate net sales of around EUR20m in 2011.
From Markus Schmidli, at 11. April 2011 09:20
Stuart Todd - Bernard Magrez has acquired his 37th wine estate, taking control of the ten-hectare Château Lagueiranne in Le Luc in south eastern France. A spokesperson for Magrez confirmed the acquisition to just-drinks today (1 April). Financial details were not disclosed.
The latest addition to the Magrez wine empire reflects his ongoing strategy to acquire small vineyards with strong growth potential. Château Lagueiranne produces 60,000 bottles of AOC Côtes de Provence rosé anually and is the second Provence estate acquired by Magrez, following the purchase of the Clos des Muraires at the end of last year.
From Nadia Schmidli, at 11. April 2011 09:18
by Panos Kakaviatos -Merlot’s alcohol levels have become so high in Bordeaux that there is a danger that regional character will be lost, top oenologists say. In both the 2010 and 2009 vintages it was common to see Merlots surpass 15% alcohol, a situation Didier Cuvelier, owner of Chateau Leoville Poyferre in St Julien , finds ‘disturbing’.
From Nadia Schmidli, at 02. April 2011 07:15
Sigi Hiss - Am Sonntag geht es los in Richtung Primeurs 2010 in Bordeaux. Bis Samstag wird das eine hochinteressante
aber auch anstrengende Woche. Bis auf Latour hat es mit den Terminen auf den Top Châteaux geklappt. Der Fokus jedoch wird dieses Jahr auf den unzähligen unbekannten oder kleineren Gütern liegen. Ob es wieder zu einem Tagebuch reichen wird, werde ich vor Ort sehen. Der Zeitplan ist sehr dicht gepackt, wie immer – man sollte sich 2 Wochen Zeit nehmen. Nächtigen werde ich wie jedes Jahr auf Lafaurie-Peyraguey & ab Mitte der Woche habe ich es komplett für mich alleine – inkl. Schlossgespenst. Tagebuch.
From Sigi Hiss, at 01. April 2011 15:23
In the upcoming edition of FINE Das Weinmagazin, FAZ editor Dr. Daniel Deckers reports how, after meticulous research, he finally discovered the world’s oldest vineyard map – and thus, the very first classification of wine ever – in the State Library of Hesse in Wiesbaden. The map belongs to the appendix of the book “Viticulture in Nassau” by Friedrich Wilhelm Dünkelberg, secretary general of the Association of Agriculture and Forestry in Nassau.
The rediscovered map of the Rheingau from 1867 replaces the map of viticulture of the Mosel and Saar for the administrative region Trier from 1869 that has so far been considered thus far to the oldest map of classification in the world.
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