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La Cité du Vin – a temple of wine opens in Bordeaux
Features04 Jun 2016

La Cité du Vin – a temple of wine opens in Bordeaux

Soaring 180 ft above Bordeaux’s Garonne River and 10-floors high with a shiny, metallic facade, La Cité du Vin is an impressive sight. A dramatic contrast to the 18th century buildings nearby, the City of Wine which opened …

Buying En Primeur – risky gamble or smart investment?
Features28 May 2016

Buying En Primeur – risky gamble or smart investment?

Indian wine collectors are eager to learn about the latest vintage of Bordeaux well before the wines are released on the market. En primeur wines are barrel samples that differ in varying degrees from what gets bottled eventually and released …

Exploring historic Buena Vista winery, California
Features28 May 2016

Exploring historic Buena Vista winery, California

Mira Advani-Honeycutt shares the story of the Buena Vista winery in Sonoma – the one that Jean-Charles Boisset acquired and renovated in 2011… Buena Vista winery was founded in 1857 in the town of Sonoma …

WOSA Sommelier Cup attracts Asian sommeliers
Features06 May 2016

WOSA Sommelier Cup attracts Asian sommeliers

Held every three years, the competition is for sommeliers and professionals working in the wine service industry to compete for the Sommelier Cup title in the finals in South Africa. The competition is now open …

Sula wins prestigious award for wine tourism
Features06 May 2016

Sula wins prestigious award for wine tourism

Adding another feather to its cap, The Drinks Business recognised Sula’s contribution to promoting oeno-tourism with its award for “Best contribution to Wine and Spirits Tourism”. CEO Rajeev Samant accepted the award  on May 4th at the 13th Annual Drinks Business Awards ceremony …

Wine, Hasty Pudding and Pie
Features21 Apr 2016

Wine, Hasty Pudding and Pie

April 2016 If you were thinking of throwing wine on a person’s face will the quality of the wine in your hand determine whether you would actually go ahead with the act? asks Raghu Bahadur …

Climate Change – Good or bad for wine?
Features21 Apr 2016

Climate Change – Good or bad for wine?

In March I gave several talks in Tokyo to Japan’s exceptionally numerous and exceptionally polite wine lovers in which I extolled the newfound virtues of English sparkling wine, writes Jancis Robinson in her column in …

Chateau Petrus
Features19 Apr 2016

Biodynamics in winemaking, A Global Trend

Stephen Quinn spoke to winemakers in France, Chile, Italy, Australia and New Zealand to find out why they believe that biodynamic practices make for better wine – and happier workers. Monty Waldin, a British winemaker based …