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Amazon dancing with wine and tech enters physical retail
Grapevine22 Jan 2018

Amazon dancing with wine and tech enters physical retail

Those of you who sit at the intersection of wine and technology the way I do, would probably be amused to discover that Amazon (the world’s third largest retailer) has made another foray into the world …

Cecilia Oldne – former VP marketing at Sula Vineyards
Grapevine21 Dec 2017

Cecilia Oldne – former VP marketing at Sula Vineyards

Alok Chandra interviewed Cecilia Oldne who was a key member of the core team at Sula. She’s been a national-level gymnast and champion dancer in her younger days. Now about 30-plus, a sommelier, wine writer …

Q&A with Ann Colgin of Colgin Cellars in Napa Valley
Grapevine14 Dec 2017

Q&A with Ann Colgin of Colgin Cellars in Napa Valley

May 2017 – Ann Colgin is the owner-vintner at Colgin Cellars in St Helena, Napa Valley, which produces top-flight Cabernets that are world renowned and only available in select restaurants or on allocation through an exclusive mailing …

Kādu by Sula – Wine for a Cause
Grapevine13 Dec 2017

Kādu by Sula – Wine for a Cause

Wineries around the world are renowned for giving back to the community or supporting a favourite cause. By launching Kādu, (pronounced Kaa-du), the first premium wine from its Karnataka vineyards, as a Wine for a …

Gerhard Richter created the new Château Mouton Rothschild wine label
Grapevine22 Nov 2017

Gerhard Richter created the new Château Mouton Rothschild wine label

Famous for his “photo paintings” of portraits, still-lifes, and landscapes, with their characteristic “blur”, German artist, Gerhard Richter (pictured, left) is a master of abstract style, a virtuoso who plays with all the possibilities offered by …

Auriga - India's first ever sparkling wine with gold flakes
Grapevine05 Nov 2017

Auriga – the first Indian sparkling wine with gold flakes

November 2017: To celebrate 25 glorious years of winemaking, Grover Zampa Vineyards recently launched Auriga – India’s first sparkling wine with gold flakes. An extravagant addition to indulgence and celebration, the gently aged wine with a dusting …

Vinexpo expands beyond its shores
Grapevine05 Nov 2017

Vinexpo expands beyond its shores

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Renaissance of L’Academie du Vin
Grapevine30 Oct 2017

Renaissance of L’Academie du Vin

On the evening of October 24th, 2017, at 67 Pall Mall,  Steven Spurrier hosted a Master Class to announce the renaissance of L’Academie du Vin, the Paris wine school that he created in 1973 and which …

Winegrowing in Armenia, a historical view
Grapevine30 Oct 2017

Winegrowing in Armenia, a historical view

Winegrowing in Armenia dates back to Biblical times. It is stated in the Book of Genesis, that in 1657 (2104 BCE) God’s chosen one, Noah, after disembarking from the Ark which saved him and …