THE INTERVIEW - NELEEN STRAUSS
Published: 23 July, 2008
Neleen Strauss, Co-owner, Vivat Bacchus, London. Interview: Josie Butchart
Read more...THE INTERVIEW - JAMES HOCKING
Published: 23 July, 2008
James Hocking, General manager, The Vineyard Cellars, Interview: Christian Davis
Read more...NOT DROWNING BUT WAVING
Published: 23 July, 2008
Though the headline figure for the global surplus looks likely to decline for the third year in succession, the problem of over-supply continues to threaten the existence of wine producers of all kinds all over the world. In his latest update, Neil Beckett assesses the size, colour and increasing quality of the world wine lake
Read more...BRANDING THE BEAST
Published: 23 July, 2008
You've slaved over the vines, sweated in the winery, argued over the label and persuaded your UK agent to take 10,000 cases. All great, but meaningless if the notoriously fickle UK consumer walks on by in the supermarket or off-licence. How do they know that your wine is the one they want to drink with their dinner tonight? Josie Butchart talks to a few experts in the art of advertising
Read more...ANALYSE THIS
Published: 23 July, 2008
The drinks industry - where has it been, who are the top performers and where is it going? Matt Guarente and Rob Griffin ask the Square Mile's top equity analysts to crystallise their thoughts
Read more...THE TANNAT COUNTRY
Published: 23 July, 2008
Uruguay produces wine on a much smaller scale than its larger neighbours in South America. But as Christian Davis discovers, it is fighting bravely to make itself heard
Read more...DRINK ARGENTINA
Published: 23 July, 2008
The Falklands, football, Evita, tango, gauchos... Everyone knows something about Argentina, but how many people know about its wines? Many more soon will, if Wines of Argentina's latest campaign is successful. Christian Davis reports
Read more...BRAND DESIGNS
Published: 23 July, 2008
Latest industry figures confirm that branded wines are driving major sales growth in the UK off-trade. So, with the Old World preparing to take the New World on at its own game, the branded sector itself looks set for considerable expansion. James Aufenast considers the implications for the market and for the consumer
Read more...REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES
Published: 23 July, 2008
Increased use of screwcap closures has highlighted the problems of reduction in wines. But is reductive winemaking always a bad thing? Jamie Goode explains both sides of this complex topic and argues that more research could paint a different picture of terroir-driven wines
Read more...BATON CHARGE
Published: 23 July, 2008
Few personalities could survive a public removal' from Domaine de la Romane-Conti and bounce back with a biodynamic rival. But then, few French producers are as resolute and philosophical as Lalou Bize-Leroy. Monty Waldin meets the woman conducting the cosmic elements at Domaine Leroy.
Read more...TARGET PRACTICE
Published: 23 July, 2008
Having jettisoned the arrogance of Apartheid-era South African winemaking, Cape producers have made significant inroads into the lower price points in the UK market. Now, key exporters are targeting the higher price points, with greater emphasis on premium wines. Tim Atkin MW reports on their chances of making the leap
Read more...SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS
Published: 23 July, 2008
The days are getting longer, we have already had some good weather - it's time to break out the T-shirts, scrape down the barbie and stock up with crisp whites, juicy reds, ross and fizz. Christian Davis considers the stocking equations and in-store promotions at the weather-watching retailers
Read more...EVENT HORIZON
Published: 23 July, 2008
As the wine trade's annual get-together settles into the second year at its new home at ExCeL, David Williams talks to organisers Andrew Evans and James Murray of Brintex about what's new for this year, and previews the product launches, events and tastings that will be pulling the punters to Docklands for the 2003 LIWSF
Read more...CHILE: A SUCCESS STORY, BUT WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Published: 23 July, 2008
The following is an edited transcript of the WSET Lecture delivered by Eduardo Chadwick, president of Via Errazuriz, on 3 March
Read more...THE GREEN MILES
Published: 23 July, 2008
Like its polar opposite, FABs, organic wine has been one of the drinks industry's biggest growth markets over the past decade. But can the boom survive a recession? David Williams assesses the current and future health of the UK's green wine scene
Read more...GLUT IS GOOD
Published: 23 July, 2008
It has been a tough year for America, and with the news that grape prices in California have slumped along with demand, it isn't getting any easier. Yet the mainstream UK wine drinker is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the US. Brand California is on a roll, as Christian Davis reports
Read more...WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS
Published: 23 July, 2008
Far from being geared merely towards the large-scale production of mediocre wines, Joanne Simon discovers that two Italian co-operatives are driving quality production in two very diverse regions, Trentino and the Marches
Read more...MOVE OVER NOUVEAU
Published: 23 July, 2008
The race for Beaujolais Nouveau may be over, but more serious wines have joined the fight for market share. James Aufenast reportsThe race for Beaujolais Nouveau may be over, but more serious wines have joined the fight for market share. James Aufenast reportsThe race for Beaujolais Nouveau may be over, but more serious wines have joined the fight for market share. James Aufenast reports
Read more...SUNSHINE AND SHOWERS
Published: 23 July, 2008
Europeans often fall into the trap of thinking that Southern Hemisphere summers are as consistent as ours are fickle. But the 2002 vintage confounded that notion, with Australia experiencing its coldest-ever summer in some areas, and the south of Chile one of its wettest. Harpers reviews the mixed harvest in key New World countries
Read more...THE CHANGING FACE OF WINE - PART 2
Published: 23 July, 2008
This week, Harpers concludes its review of The Fifth International Symposium of the Institute of Masters of Wine, held in Vienna between 11-13 July. In sessions and workshops, key speakers debated a range of thorny issues, from GM to RO, brands to corks, and custom-made wines to the spirit of AOC. Neil Beckett and Tim Atkin MW report
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