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White and rosé wines to taste with seafood or fish, alone or accompanied.

Fluxus Blanco - Vinos Fluxus

In more than one occasion the 'experts' session tasters have opined that in Mexico there are no good white wines, or pink, for that matter-but the reality is different. In this paper the author relates his experience of the Spring Festival in Ensenada, where he could have a [...]

This left the third edition of 100 Mexican Wines

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The past 3 and 4 March were busy days for the Mexican wine. Vineyards Round in Ezequiel Montes, Queretaro convened for the third time to an event that must be said, was very good level. By Cecilia García Muñoz @ CECIGARMU The success of previous editions [...]

[Report Ensenada] 2011: The Year of the Valle de Guadalupe (so far)

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There is no doubt that 2011 was the year Valley. The list of successes is long: a record year for international television appearances (The Food Network and Utilisima-FOX spent entire seasons of some programs to Valle de Guadalupe), the Wine Route was named the best tourist route [...]

The new wine regions to rediscover old.

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Here is our light photograph of some of the regions and most traditional wineries which have now been reinvented and well worth the know and re-meet. By Juan Manuel Solis Scale (@ wamawine). Leaving behind the techniques traditionalists who for centuries have been implemented in the wine [...]

Georgian wines aspire to successful foreign conquest.

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The author shares with us a complete picture, and his recent experience with the wines of the former Soviet republic, which some historians is the birthplace of wine grape cultivation and fermentation practices. Dr. József Kosárka Budapest, 08.12.2011. In recent years the Georgian wine [...]

The wineries in the days of Twitter

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"Your market is dead." With this phrase I like to start some presentations and advice I do to wineries and distributors on the use of new media in their communication. I do not mean that their market has died completely, but to the segments to which [...]

Hungary launches wine to commemorate the bicentenary of the great composer.

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The author presents a profile of Hungarian wine in hand with a little history of Liszt, and the details of the wines that pay homage to purpose of the bicentennial of his birth. By Dr. Jozsef Kosárka in this country that prides itself not only [...]

The wine Guateque craft.

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Ensenada (Mexico). Birth. Skip adolescence. Graduate. Procreate. Die. A sample of the rites of passage in life that mark a step forward in experience exist. For the wine, which comes from the vine and the soil, the most important step is to appear. Log. Be noticed. Praise with [...]

[Report Ensenada] Ensenadawood

El Chef Aquiles Chávez en Manzanilla previo a su grabación

It is a common belief among winemakers think Ensenada Valle de Guadalupe is a laboratory. With over 40 varieties of grapes planted and in production, including Grenache, Tempranillo, Cabernet and Nebbiolo, it is worth thinking that the statement has some truth. By Erick Falcon. [...]

Apulia, a land of a thousand contrasts.

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We Puglia: Traditional name until this day is given to the territory, referring to the many microcosms in which their complex identity dissolves dramatically. Text and Photos of Sg. Antonio Ruggieri. Original text in Apuliadestination.com Apulia, or La Puglia is a region in [...]

[Report Ensenada] Wine Country Living, the latest trend in the Valle de Guadalupe

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The rise of the wine industry in Baja California has brought benefits and indirect consequences for the Guadalupe Valley. The more positioning acquired the fame of the Baja California wine, the greater the number of people who want to dig deep to viticulture. Or at least appear to [...]

To understand a great wine, the vertical tasting.

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The vertical tasting is a test session where the same wine-say-same label of the winery, but of different vintages or vintages. That is, in a session you can try the same wine in their harvests 1999, 2000 and 2001. By Carlos Valenzuela Last year I had [...]

Mexico White: They bet on national identity with white wine (from grapes).

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Commenting on the recent-and why not say, discrete-release of White Mexico, we offer this brief overview of this new stock Bodegas de Santo Tomas. A little background. Bodegas de Santo Tomas, a little over 120 years of existence, has been an important player [...]

Portugal: Beyond the port and vinho verde

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Vinho Verde, Douro, Dão, Alentejo. Here is a tour of the four major wine regions of the Lusitanian nation. For Manuel Antonio Pires de Carvalho

South Africa: journey to the ends of the land of wine

South Africa: journey to the ends of the land of wine

In these times of turmoil soccer, it is worth remembering that, on wines, South Africa is one of the most outstanding countries of the New World. Here is a couple of pictures of the regions of Stellenbosch and Robertson Wine Valley. by Suzanne Gamboa Valley and Alvaro