It was clear that the 2006 Bordeaux vintage was going to be anything but easy.
Yields were down and there was little stock of older vintages on the market. Meininger's Wine Business International followed the play as it unfolded.
”Italy is a country with many ‘heads’ and many ideas”, says Angelo Gaja. It prides itself on individualism, which is treated as if it were a national sport. Every one has a different opinion, especially about politics – even wine politics, observes Michèle Shah.
“Our message has been all about value and I think we've now squarely got to say that
there's a premium to be paid for Australia“, said Paul Henry of the Australian Wine and
Brandy Corporation as he unveiled Directions to 2025. James Halliday takes a closer look.
Logistics, logistics, logistics. Ask anyone about Vinexpo 2007, and they will mention one or all three problems. Nonetheless, few doubt that Vinexpo is still the world’s leading wine fair, observes Sophie Kevaney.
The recent decision of the Indian government not to cut its swingeing duty rates on European wine contrasts with the steady reductions in Chinese wine duty since 2001. Robert Joseph compares the appeal for the world’s wine industry of China and and India.
This year’s London International Wine and Spirits Fair (LIWSF) will open its doors soon. Joel B. Payne spoke with Managing Director Malcolm Taylor, Exhibition Director James Murray and Marketing Director Will Broadfoot about their expectations for 2007.
The sorry saga of the revised Cru Bourgeois classification is all too illustrative of the producer-driven approach that still propels the French wine industry. Robert Joseph questions whether it is even worth resurrecting the old list.
After years of unparalleled success, nature has thrown a curve ball at Australian producers already reeling from overproduction, falling prices and declining margins. But is the cure worse than the disease?
Wine lovers have strong feelings about provenance. They are, however, happy to buy Italian shoes from China, Toyota cars from British factories and Leica camera lenses from Japan.
As the film Sideways revealed in 2004, wine tourism is big business in California. In France and many other regions, however, the notion of visiting wineries for fun is still in its infancy.
