by Jane Anson in Bordeaux- Chateaux Guiraud and Pontet Canet have become Bordeaux’s first classed growths to be certified organic.
Pontet Canet in Pauillac, and Chateau Guiraud in Sauternes, have achieved full Agence Bio (AB) organic certification – Pontet Canet for its 2010 vintage and Guiraud from 2011.
16. April 2011: Ball des Weines: Asien verzaubert – der VDP im Land des Lächelns
Freuen Sie sich auf eines der schönsten Feste der Deutschen Weinwelt: Den Ball des Weines 2011. Die Ball-Gäste erwartet eine Entdeckungsreise in die faszinierende Welt der besten Weine Deutschlands und in die seiner spannenden Begleiter. Dieses Mal steht Asien im Mittelpunkt der kulinarischen, kulturellen und vinophilen Allianz.
Sigi Hiss – 1911 war im Burgund ein großes Jahr, nicht nur auf dem Papier. Ich kann das ohne Bauchweh bestätigen, denn nahezu alle probierten 1911er Burgunder waren sehr gut bis hervorragend. Ausnahmen gibt es immer. Diesmal kommt aber ein 1911 Lanessan aus dem Haut-Medoc an die Reihe. 1911 im Bordeaux war auch alles andere als schlecht,
Napa Valley’s Cosentino Signature Wines bought by Vintage Wine Estates |
Vintage Wine Estates has scooped up the assets of fellow wine group Cosentino Signature Wines, after the producer fell into bankruptcy late last year.
Santa Rosa-based Vintage Wine Estates has acquired Cosentino’s assets for an undisclosed fee, it announced this week. Cosentino, based in Napa Valley, was founded in 1980 but filed for banruptcy in November last year.
The group was unable to secure funds to meet debt repayments and it officially closed for business on 30 December.
“We look forward to upholding the Cosentino Winery tradition of producing exceptional, high quality wines and furthering our mission of cultivating small, hand-crafted artisanal wineries in Napa and Sonoma,” said the president
by Jane Anson in Bordeaux- As further indication of Bordeaux’s increasing dependence on the Asian market, China – when taken together with Hong Kong – is due to overtake Germany as the largest volume importer of the Bordeaux wines.
China alone became the largest value importer outside of the EU in May 2010, and when taken together with Hong Kong is due to overtake the UK for value of imports.