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Mendoza, overview and recent statistics
A quick look at Argentina Argentina has a wine history that stretches some five hundred years back. In the middle and latter part of the 19th century a lot of immigrants came to Argentina from [...]
Wine Reviews – Carménère and Alvarinho
Wine Reviews * ** Two nice wines for your Summer BBQ, one Carménère from Chile, and one Alvarinho from Portugal. Short versions Torres Las Mulas 2016 Riserva is an organic, budget dry red wine [...]
Wine Reviews – Rosé With Muscles
Rosé. Fruity, chilled, and served while you’re resting in your favourite chair, in the shadow, on the veranda. On a warm Summers Day.... . Do you like? Or not? I used to say that Rosé is “a [...]
2017 is an excellent year for Sangiovese in Tuscany
2017 is an excellent year for Sangiovese in Tuscany How can it be that Sangiovese is reported to arrive at excellent quality in a year with Spring frost, Summer draught, and boar feeding on grapes [...]
Tuscany Wine Production Slumps in 2017
Tuscany Wine Production Slumps in 2017 2017 is an all-time low for Tuscany Wine Production 2017 is turning out to be the worst year in Tuscany's documented wine history. For the whole region, production is [...]
News on 2017’s Harvest – Mostly Discouraging News With Burgundy as a Pleasing Exception
Most countries in Europe has been hit by one or several problems during this years season. Storm in March, Frost in April, hail storms, too much rainfall in the wrong period - make your pick. [...]