From Marcel Merz, at 13. March 2013 17:03
by David Furer - Bordeaux-based consultant Denis Dubourdieu has teamed up with winemaker Giorgio Dalla Cia, formerly of Meerlust, to create what is being touted as the ‘First Growth of the Cape’.
G is a new wine from the winery 4G. The initial 2010 blend of 3410 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot and Cabernet Franc is selected from twelve Western Cape vineyards of 10-20 years of age with which the 4G owners have long-term contracts.Dubourdieu and Dalla Cia are part owners of the winemaking enterprise, and are pricing bottles at a ‘first growth’ level of US$350 or £250.
Cape Klein and Wineservice Ltd are the UK distributors, with none yet for the US. The Swiss management team are private wine enthusiasts selling into Switzerland both through their company and a Basel merchant.
From Sigi Hiss, at 13. March 2013 17:00
Montag, dem 25. März 2013, von 11 bis 12 Uhr auf der ProWein 2013 - Halle 6, in der Falstaff-Lounge: Stand F08
Eine Stunde lang gehört die Falstaff-Lounge 13 Winzern, wenn diese ihren ganz besonderen Wein präsentieren: Veltliner, Furmint & Neuburger. Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt & St. Laurent. 13 Winzer rücken ihren Herzblut-Wein ins Rampenlicht. 13 Momentaufnahmen als Panoramabild österreichischer Weinstile. Und Christian Petz vomHoly-Moly! am Badeschiff kocht Wiener Beuschel. Nehmen Sie hoch das Bein, treten Sie ein!
Die Winzer
From Peter Niederhauser, at 11. March 2013 09:28
by Richard Woodard - The first 1,000 cases of wine produced by Hollywood A-listers Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were snapped up within hours of going on sale on the internet.
BIn the pink: Miraval sold out in five hours
In all, some 6,000 bottles of Miraval 2012 rosé – made for the couple by the Perrin family and priced at €105 per half-dozen – were sold in just five hours on Thursday morning. The back label of the wine, which has the appellation Côtes de Provence, says: ‘Mis en bouteille par Jolie-Pitt & Perrin.’
According to the wine’s website, orders for the 2012 vintage are now closed, although a further 100,000 bottles have been sold to restaurants and wine merchants.
The 60-hectare Jolie-Pitt vineyard, part of the Château Miraval estate in Provence which the film star pair bought for a reputed €40m in 2008, also produces red and white wines.
The news comes a month after Decanter.com revealed that the couple had enlisted the help of Château Beaucastel owners, the Perrin family, to produce and market the wines of Miraval, in Correns.
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From Franz Aregger, at 13. March 2013 06:18
