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Veni, vidi, gustavi: Thoughts and impressions
about Southern France’s largest wine exhibition

February 28, 2010

I’m just back from the February 22-24 Vinisud, the ninth edition of this massive, international exhibition of Mediterranean wines and spirits. It was exhausting trying to see even a portion of the 1,600 exhibitors from (primarily) the Languedoc-Roussillon region, but present, as well, were many winemakers from the Rhône Valley, Provence, Corsica, Southwest France, Italy, [...]

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Red Bicyclette scandal: there’s un pigeon born every day

February 7, 2010

On several occasions over the years, my wife and I have house hunted in France. Sometimes it was just curiosity; before our children were born, we could take leisurely holidays, and we’d sometimes view an interesting looking property advertised in the window of one of the area’s local real estate agencies. And there’s been, as [...]

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Furbo-powered scandals

December 16, 2009

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will need up to several weeks rest following his attack while giving a speech on the evening of December 13 in front of Milan’s Duomo, the city’s massive Gothic cathedral. A 42-year-old man with a history of mental illness hurled a softball-sized souvenir statue of the cathedral at Berlusconi’s face, [...]

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Aux armes, citoyens: French wine lobby fights back

December 1, 2009

As reported on Decanter.com on November 19, the main wine appellations in France are working to counteract the “vilifying” of wine in France. Burgundy Wine Board (BIVB) President Pierre-Henry Gagey announced the pro-wine lobbying effort at the annual Hospices de Beaune charity wine auction. In addition to Burgundy, the Bordeaux and Champagne appellations will contribute [...]

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Tough love: Wine writer Andrew Jefford’s
take on wine writing and Australian wine

November 24, 2009

One of my favorite wine writers, Andrew Jefford, is halfway through a year as the wine-writer-in-residence at the University of Adelaide, while he researches a book about Australian terroir. On November 10, he delivered a speech—“Falling in Love Again: Australian Wine and the International Press” at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide.
The speech is quite [...]

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