From Markus Schmidli, at 19. March 2011 19:53
By Magdalena Morales – MENDOZA, Argentina (Reuters Life!) – Winemakers in Mendoza, where prized Malbec vines grow beneath Andean peaks, celebrated the end of grape-picking this month with a traditional parade of harvest queens and floats laden with flowers.
From Markus Schmidli, at 19. March 2011 19:50
(Reuters Life!) – The U.S. has given approval for the iconic Italian wine Brunello di Montalcino, which had been involved in a quality scandal, to be imported into the country.
The U.S. Department of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), in a statement released last week, said that since Italy had certified the 2006 vintage it would allow the vintage to be sold in the U.S.
From Sigi Hiss, at 18. March 2011 15:41
Präsentation von Schweizer Spitzenweinen der vergangenen zehn Jahrgänge Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Kursaal, 7310 Bad Ragaz Donnerstag, 31. März 2011, 15.00–19.00 Uhr
Die renommierte Vereinigung für den Schweizer Wein Mémoire des Vins Suisses öffnet einmal pro Jahr ihre Schatzkammer von memorablen Weinen. Darin lagert eine lu¨ckenlose Sammlung teilweise längst ausverkaufter Jahrgänge von heute bereits 45 hochklassigen Weinen aus der ganzen Schweiz. Ziel der exklusiven Degustationen ist es, das unterschätzte Alterungspotenzial und damit die Nobilität von grossen Schweizer Weinen aufzuzeigen.
From Marcel Merz, at 17. March 2011 18:30
by Adam Lechmere – Rhone veteran Michel Chapoutier is about to release his first Alsace Riesling in the UK. Chapoutier is one of the most renowned producers in the Rhone, producing a wide range of biodynamic wines from Crozes Hermitage to Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Berry Bros describes the Chapoutier Sélections Parcellaires as ‘some of the most celebrated and rare wines in the entire Rhône Valley’.
From Franz Aregger, at 17. March 2011 18:28
by Adam Lechmere – Champagne Piper-Heidsieck and Charles Heidsieck have been bought by French company Societe
Europeenne de Participations Industrielles (EPI), Decanter.com can confirm.
No details have yet been given but Decanter.com can confirm that EPI will not split the company, and there will be no major staff changes.
The deal is reported to be worth €400m. EPI is taking on an inventory of 40m bottles and 800ha of vineyards,
EPI is the holding company of the Descours family, which owns a number of upmarket French clothing brands including JM Weston, François Pinet, children’s clothes firm Bonpoint, and men’s shirt store Alain Figaret.
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