Jan 17 2013
VinItaly Today I want to talk about VinItaly. According to its organizers, VinItaly is the world’s very first wine fair. It was held first in 1977. Ever since the fair has been held in the world-heritage city Verona, Italy. Over the years, Vinitaly grew immensely and it is today the world’s largest wine fair. This …
Dec 05 2012
Le Nez du Vin Recently I acquired the masterkit of Le Nez du Vin from Jean Lenoir. Now if you’re not familiar with Le Nez du Vin or with the work of Jean Lenoir then let me give you a quick overview. Jean Lenoir is born in Burgundy and a pioneer when it comes to …
Nov 29 2012
Mulled Wine Germany has a long tradition when it comes to Mulled Wine. The oldest documented Glühwein tankard dates back to 1420. It belonged Count John IV of Katzenelnbogen who is said to be the very first vintner to ever have planted the Riesling grape on a large scale. Glühwein is the traditional German Christmas …
Nov 22 2012
Is Wine Spectator biased? The new Wine Spectator 2012 top 100 list is now online and can be viewed for free until November 27th at their site. I wanted to take the opportunity to express why I dislike Wine Spectator. There have been many rumors that the Wine Spectator (WS) gets paid for the awards …
Nov 15 2012
More wines, more impressions, more Forum Vini Enough Loacker for one day and so I thought to visit the Veneto area once again. This time I was looking for Valpolicella Superiore and Amarone. I only found one stand with these wines and they turned out to be a flop. So I decided not to …
