Safely ensconced in Chile for the inauguration of Errazuriz's new winery Don Maximiano in
Aconcagua. A 24-hour plus journey rather beats the hour and twenty minute jaunt down to William Reed HQ. However. catering and onboard entertainment facilities of Brazilian airline,TAM, on a par with Network South.
Chilean wine producer, Errazuriz, has set itself a target of becoming the country's number one sustainable icon and super premium winery by 2020.
Errazuriz's president, Eduardo Chadwick, still recognises the need, despite the group's international success, to cement its image around the world as a producer of super premium wine.
Wines of Chile has developed a new strategy that it hopes will make it the number one producer of sustainable and diverse premium wine in the New World by 2020.
News of Paul Henry's departure from Wine Australia has brought underlying tensions about the generic body's marketing strategy to the surface, according to a report in today's Harpers Wine & Spirit.
Pernod Ricard has reported a 10% rise in first-quarter sales, helped by strong growth in Asia.
Pernod Ricard Group has sold some of its New Zealand Wine brands, including Lindauer, to a consortium of buyers from Lion Nathan and Indevin, for NZ $88 million (circa £42 million).
Pernod Ricard Group has sold some of its New Zealand Wine brands, including Lindauer, to a consortium of buyers from Lion Nathan and Indevin, for NZ $88 million (circa £42 million).
Pernod Ricard has sold the Renault Cognac brand to the Finnish drinks operation Altia for €10 million.
Read more...French wine producer, Skalli has opened a new tourist centre at its winery in the heart of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Read more...Join Harpers Wine & Spirit for a jam-packed day of masterclasses, educational tasting zones and panel debates at the inaugural Chilean Summit 2010 in association with Wines of Chile.
Read more...Australian wine brand Wolf Blass has launched a national TV advertising campaign.
Read more...Australian wine brand Wolf Blass has launched a national TV advertising campaign.
Read more...Pernod Ricard is to group its key international wine brands together under one umbrella - Premium Wine Brands - following a strategic review.
Read more...Constellation Wines, is to expand its solar initiative to become the producer of the largest amount of solar energy in the U.S. wine industry.
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Foster's EMEA has revealed the outcome of the restructuring of its wine division, Treasury Wine Estates, which will see Dan Townsend switch from Louis Latour Agencies to become its general manager for UK and Ireland.
The best thing about Monday's Pinot Puzzle was that all wines were served blind, having everyone guessing and trying to find common threads in the different country flights. London's wine glitterati (yes, they all turned up) were debating the comparative alcoholic heat, the integration of oak and the use of different clones in a spectacular line-up of Pinot Noirs from Oregon, Chile, New Zealand and Australia. Were those balanced, almost tender and pale wines at home in the Willamette Valley? Was the heat and power of one flight down to Californian, Australian or Central Otago sunshine? Did acidity and fruit-forwardness really point to Chile or was it Mornington Peninsula? Almost all got some flights spot on but mixed up others - also scrutinising bottles for clues via closures and bottle weight. The 66 wines were presented in Hardy's Brasserie, a small enough space to encourage lively discussion.
Read more...Geoffrey Dean writes for The Times and is currently studying for WSET exams.
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