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[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 of the Valley. The list of successes is long: a record year for international television appearances (The Food Network, FOX and Utilisima spent entire seasons of some programs to Valle de Guadalupe), the Wine Route was named best tourist route [...]

The new wine regions to rediscover old.

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We offer this slight picture of some of the most traditional wine regions and which have now been reinvented and well worth the know and re-meet. By Juan Manuel Solis Scale (@ wamawine). Leaving behind the traditional techniques that for centuries have been implemented in the wine industry [...]

Georgian wines aspire to successful foreign conquest.

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The author shares a 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 wineries and distributors on the use of new media in their communication. I do not mean that their market has completely died, but that the segments that [...]

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

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

The wine Guateque craft.

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

[Report Ensenada] Ensenadawood

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It's a common belief among winemakers think Ensenada Valle de Guadalupe is a laboratory. With more than 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. Apuliadestination.com original text in 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 Valle de Guadalupe. The more positioning acquired the fame of the Baja California wine, the greater the number of people who want to dig deep to winemaking. Or at least look that [...]

To understand a great wine, 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 [...]

White Mexico: Promoting 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. We offer 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 of the New World. We offer a couple of pictures of the regions of Stellenbosch and Robertson Wine Valley. by Alvaro José del Valle Gamboa

Jean-Luc Thunevin: an evening with the wine maker garage

Jean-Luc Thunevin: an evening with the wine maker garage

Within the panorama of contemporary Bordeaux wine, Thunevin, born in Algeria is one of its most liberal exponents. We present a small chronic treatment with the bad boy of French wine, wine garage concept creator and owner of the prestigious Château Valandraud, located on the outskirts of Saint-Émilion. Text and photos [...]

Five days in Bordeaux

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Did you say something the names Médoc, Saint-Emilion and Sauternes? ¿Lafite, Latour and Mouton Rothschild? All have one thing in common: they belong to the French region of Bordeaux, one of the pillars of the Old World winemaking. We present a chronicle of a brief but substantial trip to the ancient capital [...]