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Interviews
07.10.2008
In discussion with Miguel Torres
"We plan to be CO².neutral in five years time"
From Uwe Kauss
 The Torres wine dynasty is one of the most important pioneers in the Spanish wine industry. The family operation was founded in 1870, and currently operates more than 2000 hectares of vineyards, owning wine estates in Chile and California. In this interview, 67-year-old Miguel Torres, president of the group of companies, talks about Tempranillo, climate change, his bioreactor and why organic wine is not good for the soil.
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20.08.2008
On the other side of the mountains – the other South Africa (3)
The Far East
From Wolfgang Faßbender
 The wine list at the „La Vierge“ restaurant makes great reading. This has recently become one of the leading trendy restaurants, listing a half dozen sparkling wines by the glass, and half of these are genuine Champagne. One must stress this, imported from France for hard Euros, highly valued against the weak South African Rand, yet they are only marginally more expensive than the top local sparkling wines...
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01.08.2008
The other side of the mountains – the other South Africa (2)
In apple country
From Wolfgang Faßbender
At first sight, Grabouw is an unprepossessing little place. That does not change at second sight. The small centre of town boasts a few supermarkets and a few pubs, and even at the height of summer foreigner walking the streets are an exception...
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20.07.2008
On the other side of the mountain – the other South Africa (1)
A Bruwer seldom comes on his or her own
From Wolfgang Faßbender
Indeed, it is raining lightly in Robertson, the temperature is extremely moderate at only 19 degrees Celsius. Not exactly typical for a spring day in this warm region in South Africa – after all, the typical average summer temperature here is around 29 degrees, and still a balmy 21 degrees in winter. However, October and November 2007 turned out to be rather cool...
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07.07.2008
Gavi
A different type of Piemont
From Maurizio Gily
 When you arrive in the Gavi region – or even better, when you return to it – you will perceive a “sense of place”, which turns this territory into something unique, and distinguishes it from other well-known wine regions in southern Piemont, such as the Langhe and Monferrato...
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25.06.2008
Cultwines on eBay
No crises for Fine Wines
From Werner Feldner
 In the first half of the year 2007 when the sub-prime crises occurred, the behaviour of the group of buyers, who see Fine Wines as a term of investment, changed. Wines of best quality sold cheaper. Petrus, Lafleur, Le Pin, Ausone and the Premiers from Medoc also lost in value...
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26.05.2008
Grignolino
The anarchist of the Monferrato region
From Maurizio Gily
 The province of Alessandria in the Piemont region stretches over a very wide area, and includes five different winegrowing regions: the Acquese, the Ovadese, the Gaviese, the Tortonese and the Casalese. They represent the most easterly part of the southern Piemont...
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14.05.2008
Dolcetto – the king of Alto Monferrato - Part 2
The wine – multi-facetted, and with a great personality
From Maurizio Gily
 How to describe Dolcetto without sounding too banal? Let’s try. First of all, one notes the colour, a full and deep ruby red that tends to be more intense than that of Barbera...
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16.04.2008
Dolcetto
The king of Alto Monferrato - Part 1
From Maurizio Gily
A king whose kingdom is slowly disappearing; The vineyard area planted with Dolcetto has been decreasing each year, and thus in Piemonte we find some 100 hectares fewer planted with this variety than was the case ten years ago. Many producers have planted Nebbiolo instead...
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10.03.2008
On Cabernet, Stavroto, Limnio and Batiki
The wine routes of northern Greece
From Karl Bajano
 Although there is little doubt that the oldest wine-related archaeological finds are from Mesopotamia, it is equally right to consider Greece to be the cradle of wine culture as far as Central Europe is concerned. The wine industry stagnated for a long time, now it is catching up with a high level of activity and innovation. That is not only a result of...
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05.03.2008
Blue chips
Parkers´ Wine Advocate brings new hype for Italian Wines
From Werner Feldner
After a slack period with Italian Wines things have changed since the exceptional vintage 2004 in Tuscany. Wines of that region are again sought after and more popular at the moment than the very high-priced Bordeaux Clarets!
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29.02.2008
Timorasso
Culture and identity of the Colli Tortonesi
From Katrin Walter
When one hears the word Piemonte, on tends to immediately think of Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera and certainly mainly of red wines. But right at the border of Piemonte, in the commune of Tortona, between Alessandria and Voghera lie the Colli Tortonesi. In the DOC region of the same name you will find, tucked away among lots of Barbera, that the Timorasso grape is also cultivated.
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25.02.2008
Alto Adige goes green
Part 3: The stars go green too
From Roland Brunner
 In the third part of the series „Alto Adige goes green“ author Roland Brunner looks at some of the best-known wine producers in Alto Adige, and at their organic wine projects.
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Interviews
22.02.2008
Organic wine and its positioning in the marketplace
A discussion with Jürgen Schmücking, marketing-head of Bio-Austria
From Karl Bajano
 An interview with Jürgen Schmücking, marketing-head of Bio-Austria, about the challenges to position organic wines on the marketplace.
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15.02.2008
Alto Adige goes green
Part 2: Green cooperatives
From Roland Brunner
In the second part of the series "Alto Adige goes green", author Roland Brunner looks at some of the projects initiated by wine co-operatives in Alto Adige, and focuses on the Solos project of the Kaltern winery.
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08.02.2008
Kremstal DAC
First-hand information
From Karl Bajano, Elisabeth Rathbauer
 An interview with the chairman of the new DAC in the Krems valley, Sepp Mantler. What will the DAC-Wines be like, where is the criteria and how to handle the different winemaking styles in the region. The interview was hosted by Karl Bajano and Elisabeth Rathbauer.
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05.02.2008
Alto Adige goes green
Part 1: Rainer Loacker
From Roland Brunner
In his four-part report „Alto Adige goes green“, Roland Brunner describes the developments in the organic wine scene in Alto Adige in detail. The first part is devoted to the pioneer of organic wine production in Alto Adige: Rainer Loacker.
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12.01.2008
Forest fires destroy wine estate on the Peloponnes peninsula:
The green hills of hope
From Uwe Kauss
 They said there was no danger anymore, and went off duty themselves later, going back down to the village for a well-earned break. The next morning, the 34-year-old wine producer got up early to go up to his wine estate. But that was no longer there. All he could see in front of him was a wildly burning heap of rubble. The fire had come during the night.
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17.12.2007
Xynomavro
Black, indigenous and interesting
From Karl Bajano
 The Xynomavro is a red grape variety and, something that is the rule rather than the exception in Greece, an indigenous variety. The name translates as “black and sour”, which does not sound too appealing, particularly in an age of fruit-driven, approachable, soft wines. And apart from that?
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30.10.2007
The small millstones of a great region
The D.O. Ribera del Duero turns 25
From Joachim Buchta
 At the time, the founding fathers of the region had only one objective in mind: to create a proper, regulated production and marketing environment. Nobody at the time had dared to think that only a decade later they would be turning the world of Spanish wines upside down...
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| On the other side of the mountains – the other South Africa (3) - The Far East Read more |
| The other side of the mountains – the other South Africa (2) - In apple country Read more |
| On the other side of the mountain – the other South Africa (1) - A Bruwer seldom comes on his or her own Read more |
| Gavi - A different type of Piemont Read more |
| Cultwines on eBay - No crises for Fine Wines Read more |
| Grignolino - The anarchist of the Monferrato region Read more |
| Dolcetto – the king of Alto Monferrato - Part 2 - The wine – multi-facetted, and with a great personality Read more |
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| In discussion with Miguel Torres - "We plan to be CO².neutral in five years time" Read more |
| Organic wine and its positioning in the marketplace - A discussion with Jürgen Schmücking, marketing-head of Bio-Austria Read more |
| Kremstal DAC - First-hand information Read more |
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