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The AOC Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux launches its Open Days On September 6 & 7, 2014 come to attend the First Open Days of the AOC Côtes de Castillon Bordeaux After the first edition of brunch in the vineyard in the fall of 2013, the Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux wine…
Six Sauternes come to Buckingham Palace It is the initiative of a the parliamentary member Gilles Savary that the union of Sauternes and Barsac sent a case of 6 bottles of Sauternes wines to Elizabeth II, Queen of England. The story takes place on June 2014 at the commemoration of the Normandy landings. It was on this occasion that the…
20TH EDITION OF « Balades en Cadillac »! On August, 23 and 24, 2014 come to visit the vineyard of the AOC Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux The summer event, the « Balades en Cadillac » is back on August 23 & 24 to celebrate its 20th edition. The program consists…
Château Ferrière launches itself to the wine-tourism industry! The Château Ferrière, 3ème Cru Classé Margaux opens a souvenir shop and lauches a wine tourism offert In April 2014, shortly before the opening of the wine tourism season and after 2 years of work the Château Ferrière re-opens its door to…
Champagne & Renoir’works Pairing A unique combination of masterpieces and Champagne for a special vintage “Renoir en Champagnes” … On 29 April 2014, a tasting committee composed of winemakers, sommeliers and journalists, met in Essoyes, at the house of Renoir to achieve a unique experience: associate his paintings to independent…
Jura Wine Awards 2014 Award-winning wines at the “Concours des Vins du Jura” and spotlight on Jura’ wines During the month of July, 170 wine tasters gathered at Domblans for the Jura’ wines Awards. Over 500 samples were tasted and rated. The jury tested the AOC Arbois, AOC Côtes du Jura, AOC Château-Chalon and AOC L’Etoile, each with different…
Saint-Emilion Jazz Festival 2014 Second Edition of the Jazz Festival of Saint-Emilion On July 19 and 20, 2014, after the success of the first edition (2013), the medieval city of Saint-Emilion will host the second Saint-Emilion Jazz Festival. This year there will be 12 groups, 71 musicians and 13…
Tokaj: Climate change transforms global wine market The results of terroir research help wine regions adapt to changing environmental conditions In the coming years and decades climate change will cause several internationally recognized wine regions to face falling crop yields, the emergence of the need for irrigation, and the narrowing of the…
Vinexpo wants to organize the 2019 World’s Best Sommelier Competition The International Sommelier Association will celebrates (perhaps) his 50th birthday at Vinexpo Bordeaux On July 9, 2014 to the General Assembly of the International Sommelier Association (ASI) which took place in Reims, the General Director of Vinexpo Guillaume Deglise said that he want to organize the 16th edition of the World’s Best Sommelier…
Château Peyrabon launches a wine tourism offer: “from the vine to the harvest” Château Peyrabon, owned by Millésima, opens itself to winetourism A new tourism season (June to September) begins at Château Peyrabon that, on this occasion, offers a new theme tour in the vineyards, “the vine to the harvest,”…
The AOC Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux launches its Open Days On September 6 & 7, 2014 come to attend the First Open Days of the AOC Côtes de Castillon Bordeaux After the first edition of brunch in the vineyard in the fall of 2013, the Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux wine…
Six Sauternes come to Buckingham Palace It is the initiative of a the parliamentary member Gilles Savary that the union of Sauternes and Barsac sent a case of 6 bottles of Sauternes wines to Elizabeth II, Queen of England. The story takes place on June 2014 at the commemoration of the Normandy landings. It was on this occasion that the…
20TH EDITION OF « Balades en Cadillac »! On August, 23 and 24, 2014 come to visit the vineyard of the AOC Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux The summer event, the « Balades en Cadillac » is back on August 23 & 24 to celebrate its 20th edition. The program consists…
Château Ferrière launches itself to the wine-tourism industry! The Château Ferrière, 3ème Cru Classé Margaux opens a souvenir shop and lauches a wine tourism offert In April 2014, shortly before the opening of the wine tourism season and after 2 years of work the Château Ferrière re-opens its door to…
Champagne & Renoir’works Pairing A unique combination of masterpieces and Champagne for a special vintage “Renoir en Champagnes” … On 29 April 2014, a tasting committee composed of winemakers, sommeliers and journalists, met in Essoyes, at the house of Renoir to achieve a unique experience: associate his paintings to independent…
Jura Wine Awards 2014 Award-winning wines at the “Concours des Vins du Jura” and spotlight on Jura’ wines During the month of July, 170 wine tasters gathered at Domblans for the Jura’ wines Awards. Over 500 samples were tasted and rated. The jury tested the AOC Arbois, AOC Côtes du Jura, AOC Château-Chalon and AOC L’Etoile, each with different…
Saint-Emilion Jazz Festival 2014 Second Edition of the Jazz Festival of Saint-Emilion On July 19 and 20, 2014, after the success of the first edition (2013), the medieval city of Saint-Emilion will host the second Saint-Emilion Jazz Festival. This year there will be 12 groups, 71 musicians and 13…
Tokaj: Climate change transforms global wine market The results of terroir research help wine regions adapt to changing environmental conditions In the coming years and decades climate change will cause several internationally recognized wine regions to face falling crop yields, the emergence of the need for irrigation, and the narrowing of the…
Vinexpo wants to organize the 2019 World’s Best Sommelier Competition The International Sommelier Association will celebrates (perhaps) his 50th birthday at Vinexpo Bordeaux On July 9, 2014 to the General Assembly of the International Sommelier Association (ASI) which took place in Reims, the General Director of Vinexpo Guillaume Deglise said that he want to organize the 16th edition of the World’s Best Sommelier…
Château Peyrabon launches a wine tourism offer: “from the vine to the harvest” Château Peyrabon, owned by Millésima, opens itself to winetourism A new tourism season (June to September) begins at Château Peyrabon that, on this occasion, offers a new theme tour in the vineyards, “the vine to the harvest,”…