http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/ Wine News Elcatavinos.com Elcatavinos.com - RSS en sáb, 25 may 2013 02:58:01 GMT http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11035 mié, 13 mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT 'Wine and the Environment, Organic, Biodynamic, and Natural', the latest book by Britt and Per Karlsson (of BKWine), has won two prizes. It was first named 'Best Wine Book for Professionals' in Sweden. Then it was awarded silver, second place, in the category 'World's Best Educational Wine Book 2012'. Both awards were given by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11034 jue, 27 sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Wine tasting is one of the most encompassing sensory experiences because it intensely involves sight, smell and taste. Each wine is, in fact, a unique and harmonious ensemble of color nuances, scents and flavors that convey multiple sensations in a direct and immediate way. http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11033 lun, 18 jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Tomas Cusiné winery inthe Costers del Segre has been awarded the prize for the best cellarat the 2012Ceremony heldby the Catalan Association of Sommeliers onJune 4th. The entrepreneur and winemaker Tomas Cusiné decided to undertake, in the village of El Vilosell, a new wine project in which todirect allthe passion and knowledge he hascollected overthirty years dedicated to viticulture. ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11032 mar, 14 feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The year 2012 brings a great novelty for Vinicola Benanti, that is considered a point of reference for the Sicilian oenology and creator of the phenomenon "Etna". In fact, from the beginning of the year, the technical management of the cellar was entrusted to the Friulian enologist Michele Beàn who has more than ten years of experience in Italy, Eastern Europe and the United Stat ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11031 mar, 02 ago 2011 00:00:00 GMT The IWSR Duty Free/Travel Retail Summary Report 2011 reveals that global travel retail wines and spirits sales reached 25.4m cases in 2010, the highest level since 1999, when intra-EU duty free sales were abolished. The report, which highlights the top-performing brands, categories and markets and pinpoints long-term growth opportunities in the travel retail liquor sector, shows that glob ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11030 mié, 23 mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT It is over 160 years since Baron Joseph James Forrester created his iconic map of the River Douro and its Port wine quintas: charting the river from S. João da Foz on the Atlantic coast. all the way to Barca d'Alva near the frontier with Spain. Since that time, no artist has undertaken an updated Douro map. Inspired by Baron Forrester's original work, English artist David Eley has created ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11029 mié, 16 mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Winemakers Cooperage (WC), established by Treasury Wine Estates in Cloverdale in 1999, has been acquired by Groupe Charlois (GC), the French producer of such notable brands as Saury, Leroi, Ermitage and Berthomieu. WC, with a current capacity of up to 33,000 barrels annually, has been producing French and American Oak barrels for various Treasury Wine Estates brands, including Beringer. Un ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11028 mar, 30 nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Peter Lehmann Shiraz Sommelier Award, now a classic in ASI competitions, took place,in Alsace, France, on the occasion of the 12th Contest of the Best Sommelier of Europe organized in Alsace by ASI, Association de la Sommellerie Internationale and UDSF, Union de la Sommellerie Française. The 35 candidates, from different European countries, had to answer a questionnaire about shiraz, i ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11027 mié, 24 nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The wine and spirits industry is on the path to recovery following a hard 2009 during which many markets were affected by the credit crunch, according to The IWSR's Forecast Report 2010-2015. Several countries and categories are returning to stability or growth in 2010, but the time and speed of recovery will vary considerably depending on local circumstances. The global spirits market ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11026 vie, 19 nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Throughout the Expo, the Rhône-Alpes region invited key business players from the area to host a themed week in the Rhône-Alpes Pavilion in order to promote their products and expertise to the Chinese general public and trade and raise their awareness of Rhone Valley wines. This was an opportunity to showcase flagship brands: Castel has a strong presence in this winemaking region, with a c ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11025 mié, 20 oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Cafayate, Argentina. Hess Family Estates has acquired Bodega Familia Muñoz, in the wine capital of Cafayate, furthering a commitment to Argentina's Calchaqui Valley, where Hess already has its flagship Bodega Colomé, one of Argentina's best known and most prestigious wineries. The winery, which includes 200 acres of vineyards planted to Malbec, Torrontes, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11024 mié, 06 oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT A project funded by the Spanish National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA), carried out by researchers at the Ifapa Rancho la Merced Centre, has managed to make a red wine enriched with antioxidants from grapes irradiated with ultraviolet light. The treatment applied to the grapes, which is followed by a controlled vinification process, has given rise to a wine with a high resveratrol an ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11023 mar, 21 sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The number of brands meeting the strict criteria of The IWSR's Elite Brands has fallen from 22 in 2009 to just 10 in 2010. The impact of the global economic crisis has taken its toll on some of the top-selling brands; those that have made it onto the list this year have proved their long-term resilience. Five brands have managed to earn the title of Elite Brand every year since the firs ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11022 mar, 22 jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT At Tbilisi, on the 21st of June 2010, before the President of the Republic of Georgia, Mr. Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's Minister of Agriculture, Mr Bakur Kvezereli, and the official representatives of the 45 member States and observers of the OIV, during the 33rd World Congress on Wine and Vine, Mr Federico Castellucci, the CEO of the OIV, presented the main trends that marked the global w ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11020 vie, 28 may 2010 00:00:00 GMT No doubt because of the high levels of quality that has reached the txakoli of Bizkaia.Product quality, yet in many cases is not accompanied by a service that will match our txakoli deserve. Aware of this reality, the DO Regulatory CouncilBizkaiko Txakolina, sponsored by Ipar Kutxa, have decided to establish an award that serves as a stimulus to the trade to file and serve txakoli of Biscay ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11021 vie, 28 may 2010 00:00:00 GMT Sleek, elegant, amber glass and wrapped in a handmade white linen network.This has presented the fourth and fifth generation family Roneros Teachers Brugal, D.Fernando Ortega Brugal (fourth), Don William Abbott Brugal (fourth) and D.Gustavo Ortega Brugal Zeller (fifth), the new bottle of Brugal Extra Viejo with a new look that stays true to the tradition and essence of rum.These artisans have ... http://www.elcatavinos.com/english/program/view.asp?ID=11019 jue, 27 may 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Denomination of Origin gives an impetus to marketing in the food channel for 'The Pleasure of Hitting ", an action aimed at professionals and clients The Council of the Designation of Origin Navarra wine starts in June at a promotional 35 stores industry benchmark of the wine trade in Madrid, with the aim of increasing sales of its wineries.The initiative is based on Mystery Shop ...