Articles Archive for février 2012
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Every day, more international news about Wine ! Today « We said goodbye to Ramsay. Here’s hoping Suckling is next. », Should It Be Burgundy Or Bordeaux Wine Investment? , Wine lovers to find Shangri-La and much more.
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From winemakers to lawmakers, bankers to bloggers, master sommeliers to celebrities, IntoWine.com reveals a comprehensive list of the top people in wine for 2012.
IntoWine.com, an interactive wine website based in San Francisco, recently published its first annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the U.S. Wine Industry. »This is our first annual IntoWine.com ‘Top 100 Most Influential People in the U.S. Wine Industry’ list. This list is designed to help educate our readers -and all wine enthusiasts- on the influential work being done by so many wine industry professionals right here in America, » said Brad Prescott, Founder of IntoWine.com.
« The U.S. wine industry has grown substantially in terms of sheer production and global credibility in just a few decades. We are delighted to acknowledge those people…
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Every day, more international news about Wine ! Today The Perrin family , Jin Shan Zhang buys chateau for ‘Chinese-French cultural exchange’ , New winemaker at Craggy Range and much more.
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Il y a quelques semaines, dans une interview donnée à la revue anglaise Decanter (lire ici « Chapoutier pours scorn on natural winemakers« ), Michel Chapoutier a été assez critique vis à vis des personnes qui défendent les vins dits « naturels ». Il a ainsi ajouté au débat sur les vins « naturels » en dénonçant des vignerons qui font des vins avec des défauts. Aujourd’hui Michel Chapoutier donne son avis sur ce qu’est un vin «naturel» et parle des principes éthiques qu’un vigneron « nature » devrait respecter.
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Every day, more international news about Wine ! Today Fruits, Flowers, Leaves and Roots mourn Maria Thun, « Grandmother of Biodynamics » , Michel Chapoutier Discusses What Ethical Principles a « Natural » Winemaker Should Respect. , Heitz Martha’s Vineyard: A Grand Cru wine in Napa Valley and much more.
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A few weeks ago, in a recent interview from the UK Decanter Magazine (read here « Chapoutier pours scorn on natural winemakers« ), Michel Chapoutier was highly critical of people who defend so-called “natural” wines. He has added to the natural wine debate by denouncing natural winemakers as out-of-touch hippies making defective wines. Today Michel Chapoutier shares his thoughts on what is a « natural » wine and discusses what ethical principles a « natural » winemaker should respect.
Michel Chapoutier, you said in Decanter Magazine that making natural wine is like making vinegar. Is not it a bit tough?
Michel Chapoutier: « It’s not an attack on the concerned wine…
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Every day, more international news about Wine ! Today Why the wines of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti are so special ? , Moët-Hennessy to produce red wine in China , Why the wines of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti are so special ? and much more.
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Every day, more international news about Wine ! Today Armani Wine Bar Opens in Tokyo, Moët-Hennessy to produce red wine in China , Marius by Michel Chapoutier : A New Wine in Town and much more.
Editorials »
Editorial by Guillaume Jourdan
Fine wine fund managers, private collectors…I received a great amount of e-mails concerning my editorial « Fine Wine Investment Funds: What should they learn from the past to make Great Returns over the Next 10 Years? ». In fact, I understood there was a huge reflexion nowadays on that topic and directions taken by decision makers were not all the same. Of course, results will differ over the next few years (when I write results, I mean return on investment here) but there were some very convincing ideas including a suggestion recently made by a wine fund management specialist: buy the exclusive and underpriced Chateau d’Yquem.
Chateau d’Yquem, the next Lafite? Lunzer Wine Investments predicts rapid rise in value of investments in Chateau d’Yquem. In fact, Lunzer analyzed the impact expected on the wine investment market place…
Life & Style »
Did you know that St Marius was the best friend of St. Valentine? The legend says that Valentine and Marius were performing marriages in secret while Emperor Claudius II cancelled them in Rome. So let’s celebrate Valentine’s Day with a glass of Marius wine and with the book « Any News of Marius Chapoutier ? » released today.
Last year, Maison M. Chapoutier made a pleasant surprise by launching MARIUS by Michel Chapoutier. This year, to celebrate the white / rosé and red versions, a book « Any News of Marius Chapoutier? » tells some stories of Marius Chapoutier during his life. « A good wine is a wine you want to taste again » always said Marius. This book pays a tribute to this great man who was the great-great-grandfather of Michel Chapoutier, founder and talented developer of this wine estate. The english version of the book is released on Valentine’s Day. But why on St Valentine’s Day ?
